Fire Services Bureau
The Fire Services Bureau (Chinese: 消防局; Portuguese: Corpo de Bombeiros, CB) is responsible for fire and rescue services in Macau. Volunteer fire brigades in Macau dates back to 1851 and full-time department in 1883. Prior to 1851, the Portuguese military provided fire services in the colony. In 1999, the CB became a fully civilian agency. Today the department is organized under the Macau Security Force (since 1976 after decades as a division of public works, Leal Senado and municipal control). The brigade is responsible for fire and rescue for both land and air.
| 消防局 Corpo de Bombeiros | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Established | 1851; renamed 1976 |
| Employees | 739 |
| Commissioner | Secretariat for Security |
| Fire chief | Commander |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 7 |
| Trucks | 38 |
| Ambulances | 9 |
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| Chinese | 消防局 | ||||||||||
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| Portuguese | Corpo de Bombeiros | ||||||||||
The CB operates an ambulance service (Ambulância de Macau), but the Macau Red Cross also operates ambulances (Toyota HiAce vans) for emergency and non-emergencies to local hospitals with volunteer staff.
The organization has a total of 739 uniformed firefighters and paramedics serving from seven fire stations in Macau with one central HQ on Macau.