The Fire and Rescue service () is a government department in the

Republic of Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares l ...

responsible for preventing dangers related to the spread of fires, protecting citizens’ lives and property affected by the fires while being involved in rescue and relief operations and providing recovery following a disaster. The PMNZSH operates at a local level in conjunction with the

General Directorate of Civil Emergencies The National Agency for Civil Protection ( sq, Agjencia Kombëtare e Mbrojtjes Civile) is an Agency within the Ministry of Defence of Albania that is responsible for disaster risk assessment and civil protection The head of the new Agency is Hak ...

and the

Ministry of Internal Affairs 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" * Ministry ...

History

The agency was established in 1945 under the name ''Firefighting Police'', which was then part of the “People's Police”. In 1991, during the transition of the political system in Albania, several changes were made to the Law on Firefighters. Until 2017 the ''Fire and Rescue service'' was commanded by the prefect for each of the 12

counties of Albania Counties ( sq, or ), also sometimes known as prefectures (), are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Albania, replacing the earlier districts. Since 2000, there have been 12 counties. Since 2015, they have been divided into 61 munic ...

. But with the growing need for the service and the need for renovation and upgrading of all departments and vehicle fleets across the country, the "

Council of Ministers A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/ shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or nati ...

" decided to decentralize some of the Fire and Rescue services and pass their direction to the municipalities.

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Service Emergency services in Albania

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

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History

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