The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is a Department of the Ministry of Local Government of Jamaica and is the
fire brigade
A fire department (American English) or fire brigade (Commonwealth English), also known as a fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organization that provides fire prevention and fire suppression se ...
of
Jamaica
Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
. It was established in
Kingston in 1871.
Organization
The brigade is split into an Administrative Branch and an Operations Branch.
References
External links
Official site
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Ministries and agencies of the government of Jamaica
Government agencies established in 1871
Firefighting by country
1871 establishments in Jamaica
Fire departments