Hong Kong Fire Services Department

Hong Kong emergency services agency Hong Kong Fire Services Department香港消防處AddressHong Kong Fire Services Headquarters Building, 1 Hong Chong Road, Tsim Sha Tsui East, West Kowloon, Hong KongAgency overviewEstablished9 May 1868; 158 years ago (1868-05-09)Employees11,476 (2024)Annual budget8,634 million HKD (2024)Director of Fire ServicesAndy Yeung Yan-kin [zh-yue]EMS levelALSFacilities and equipmentStations84 (2024)Engines713 (2023)Ambulances536 (2023)Fireboats12Rescue boats3 diving 2 commandWebsiteOfficial Page Hong Kong Fire Services DepartmentTraditional Chinese消防處Simplified Chinese消防处TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinXiāofángchùYue: CantoneseYale RomanizationSīufòhng ChyuJyutpingSiu1fong4 Cyu3IPA[siw˥.fɔŋ˩ tsʰy˧] The Hong Kong Fire Services Department is an emergency service responsible for firefighting and rescue on land and sea. It also provides an emergency ambulance service for the sick and the injured and gives fire protection advice to the public. It is under the Secretary for Security who heads the Security Bureau. History Flag of Fire Services Department before 1997. Note the use of the British Crown Badge of Fire Services Depar