Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence
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বাংলাদেশ ফায়ার সার্ভিস ও সিভিল ডিফেন্স | |
"Speed, Service, Sacrifice" | |
Operational area | |
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Country | Bangladesh |
Address | Kazi Alauddin Road, Dhaka |
Coordinates | 23°43′N 90°24′E / 23.72°N 90.40°ECoordinates: 23°43′N 90°24′E / 23.72°N 90.40°E |
Agency overview | |
Established | April 9, 1981 |
Employees | 13,058 |
Director General | Brigadier General Md Sazzad Hussain ndc, afwc, psc, mphil |
EMS level | BLS |
Facilities and equipment | |
Stations | 456 |
Engines | 593 |
Ladders | 10 |
Rescues | 35 |
Ambulances | 185 |
Tenders | 70 |
HAZMAT | 5 |
Fireboats | 7 |
Rescue boats | 10 |
Light and air | 14 |
Aerial Ladder Platforms | 12 |
Website | |
fireservice.gov.bd |
Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ফায়ার সার্ভিস ও সিভিল ডিফেন্স) is a fire and rescue service in Bangladesh that is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The department's main goal is to provide fire protection, emergency medical care, and other critical public safety services to the people of Bangladesh. The department also works to continually educate the public in fire, life safety and disaster preparedness.
Organisation[]
The department is organised in a system of administration, finance, training, planning, development, operations, and maintenance. During an emergency, volunteers provide additional assistance to the department. Currently, the department has approximately 48,000 civilian volunteers.
Operation[]
Firefighting operations
- Fire suppression
- Technical rescue
- Hazardous materials mitigation [1]
- Airport fire and rescue
- Seaport fire and rescue
Fire prevention
- Inspection of buildings
- Hazardous materials safety measures
- Fire prevention inspection
- Fire protection management guidance
- Fire investigation
Emergency medical services
- First-aid education and training
- Emergency telephone consultation
Staffing[]
The department currently has over 13,058 employees. In addition to the director general, there are three directors, nine deputy directors, twenty assistant directors, and eighty deputy assistant directors.
Station[]
The department responds from 456 fire stations across the country.
- 88 (A rated stations)
- 251 (B rated stations)
- 2 (B rated land cum river stations)
- 104 (C rated stations)
- 11 (river fire stations)
History[]
The then British government created Fire Service in 1939–40 in undivided India. During the Partition, the Calcutta Fire Service was created for the city of Calcutta at the regional level and the Bengal Fire Service for undivided Bengal. In 1947, the fire service in the region was renamed the East Pakistan Fire Service.
During World War II, the Department of Civil Defense in India was initially created with Air Raid Precautions (ARP) at an early stage and the Department of Civil Defense at a later stage in 1951 through legal process. For the purpose of work management, a Rescue Department was created under the Roads and Highways Department.
On April 9, 1981, the then Fire Service Directorate and the Civil Defense Department merged to form the Department of Fire Service and Civil Defense.[2][3][4][5] Later the Rescue Department was included in the Department of Fire Service & Civil Defence. The FSCD is currently 40 years old.
Rank structure[]
- Director General
- Director
- Deputy Director / Principal
- Assistant Director / Vice Principal
- Deputy Assistant Director / Instructor / Senior Staff officer / PO cum Adjutant
- Senior Station Officer / Assistant Instructor / Officer in charge / Store Officer
- Warehouse Inspector
- Station Officer / Staff officer / Junior Instructor / Mobilizing Officer
- Sub Officer
- Leader
- Firefighter / Nursing attendant / Diver
- Driver
Equipment[]
Name | Image | Origin | Type |
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Isuzu NPR fire tender | Japan | Fire Engine | |
Mitsubishi L200 Pickup | Japan | Pickup | |
Kingstar Neptune L6 Ambulance | China | Ambulance | |
Foton Tunland Pickup | China | Rescue Command Vehicle | |
SPV-SinoTruk 320 water tender | China | water tender | |
Isuzu FTR Chemical Tender | Japan | Chemical tender | |
SPV-SinoTruk 220 foam tender | China | Foam Tender | |
Magirus MultiStar 2 | Germany | Multipurpose Vehicle |
In popular culture[]
The drama Aguner Nona Jol portrays the FSCD, with a fictional Officer and shows his life as a Senior Station Officer (SSO). Additionally members of the FSCD served as actors and advisers for the drama.
References[]
- ^ "Could smell gas, injured Tampaco worker claims". The Daily Star. 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Six fire stations to be set up in Ctg city". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "BCIC chairman: Toxic gas leak in Ctg merely an accident". Dhaka Tribune. 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Industries ministry forms probe body over Tongi fire". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "China to provide Bangladesh 1000 firefighting motorcycles". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
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