The National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior (NFA; ) is a statutory agency under the

Ministry of the Interior An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministr ...

of the Republic of China (

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the no ...

). The agency provides emergency medical,

fire prevention Fire prevention is a function of many fire departments. The goal of fire prevention is to educate the public on the precautions which should be taken to prevent potentially harmful fires and how to survive these fires in the event that they do o ...

, 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 agency was established in March 1995.

Departmental structure

The National Fire Agency is composed of the following divisions: *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

Transportation

The agency headquarters is accessible within walking distance from

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of the

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Rank insignia

References

{{coord missing, Taiwan 1995 establishments in Taiwan Executive Yuan Fire departments Firefighting in Taiwan Organizations based in New Taipei Government agencies established in 1995