Organization

The Department has an establishment of about 9,100 uniformed personnel and about 600 civilian members. It is divided into three operational Fire Commands, a Fire Safety Command, a Licensing and Certification Command, an Ambulance Command, a Fire Services Headquarters Command and an Administration Division. Commanding more than 9,500-strong Service is the Director of Fire Services who is assisted by a Deputy Director.

Each of the three operational Fire Commands - Hong Kong (H), Kowloon (K) and the New Territories (NT) - is headed by an Assistant Director of Chief Fire Officer rank. H Command and K Command are each organized into four geographical divisions, each containing four to seven fire stations. NT Command is organized into five geographical divisions.

The Fire Safety Command (FS), commanded by an Assistant Director of Chief Fire Officer rank, comprises five functional divisions - Building Improvement 1, Building Improvement 2, Railway Development Strategy, New Projects and Support.

The Licensing & Certification Command (LC), led by an Assistant Director of Chief Fire Officer rank, comprising seven functional divisions - Policy, Dangerous Goods, two Fire Protection Regional Offices, Fire Service Installations Task Force, Fire Service Installations and Ventilation.

The Ambulance Command (Amb), supervised by an Assistant Director of Chief Fire Officer rank, has two operational regions (Hong Kong & Kowloon Region and the New Territories Region) and the Command Headquarters. Each operational region is split into two geographical divisions.

The Fire Services Headquarters Command (HQ), headed by an Assistant Director of Chief Fire Officer rank, comprises a number of central units, including the Fire Services Training School.

The Administration Division, staffed by civilians, is headed by the Departmental Secretary who is a Principal Executive Officer.