National Fire and Rescue Administration
National Fire and Rescue Administration (国家消防救援局) is the state emergency service force for firefighting and rescue in China, which is part of the civil service and is administered by the Ministry of Emergency Management (MEM).
| 国家消防救援局 | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 2018 |
| Commissioner | Minister of Emergency Management |
| Fire chief | Wang Yupu Fire and rescue commissioner |
| Website | |
| 119.gov.cn | |
China Fire and Rescue Force is divided into two departments: fire and rescue and forestry fire. Its predecessors were the fire department of the Ministry of Public Security and People's Armed Police forestry troops. The Fire and Rescue Department of MEM and the forestry fire department of MEM are the leading and commanding organs of the fire and rescue force and the forestry fire force respectively. China Fire and Rescue Force is responsible for preventing and resolving major safety risks, dealing with all kinds of disasters and accidents, and undertaking relevant functions of national fire prevention and emergency rescue due to law.