National Fire Agency Formed 1 March 1995 Jurisdiction Taiwan (Republic of China)Headquarters Dapinglin, Xindian , New Taipei Employees Authorized strength 28,978
Establishment strength 16,933
Actual strength 13,313 Agency executive Chi-Tang Yeh, Director-General Parent agency Ministry of the Interior Child agency Local Fire Departments in Taiwan Website www.nfa.gov.tw
The National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior (NFA ; Chinese : 內政部消防署 ; pinyin : Nèizhèngbù Xīaofángshǔ ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī : Luē-chèng-pō͘ Siau-hông-sú ) is a statutory agency under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan ). The agency provides emergency medical, fire prevention , firefighting and disaster rescue service as well as protecting civilian lives, property and safety. The agency is administered by the Director General which reports to the Minister for Interior. The current Director General is Chi-Tang Yeh.
History
The National Fire Agency was established in March 1995. [1] Prior to that, fire departments in Taiwan were part of the National Police Agency .
Departmental structure
Fire station in Taipei
Fire station in Kinmen
The National Fire Agency is composed of the following divisions:[2]
Planning Division
Disaster Management Division
Fire Prevention Division
Hazardous Aerial Management Division
Disaster Rescue Division
Emergency medical Service Division
Fire Investigation Division
Training & Education Division
Civilian Coordination Division
Rescue Command Center
Secretariat
Personnel Office
Accounting Office
Civil Service Ethics Office
Mission units
Information Office
Inspector Office
External Units
Special Search and Rescue Team
Training Center
Internal Units
Keelung Harbor Fire Brigade
Taichung Harbor Fire Brigade
Kaohsiung Harbor Fire Brigade
Hualien Harbor Fire Brigade
Local Fire Departments in Taiwan
Kaohsiung City Fire Department
New Taipei City Fire Department
Taichung City Fire Department
Tainan City Fire Department
Taipei City Fire Department
Chiayi City Fire Department
Hsinchu City Fire Department
Keelung City Fire Department
Changhua County Fire Department
Chiayi County Fire Department
Hsinchu County Fire Department
Hualien County Fire Department
Kinmen County Fire Department
Lienchiang County Fire Department
Miaoli County Fire Department
Nantou County Fire Department
Penghu County Fire Department
Pingtung County Fire Department
Taitung County Fire Department
Taoyuan County Fire Department
Yilan County Fire Department
Yunlin County Fire Department
Transportation
The agency headquarters is accessible within walking distance from Dapinglin Station of the Taipei Metro .
Rank insignia
Level
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Director general
Deputy director general * Fire chief of metropolitan city
Level 3 positions
Level 4 positions
Level 5 positions
Level 6 positions
Level 7 positions
Level 8 positions
Team leader
Team member
Basic level
See also
References