Organization

The Department has an establishment of 8,753 uniformed personnel and 613 civilian members. It is divided into three operational Fire Commands, a Fire Safety Command, a Licensing and Certification Command, an Ambulance Command, a Headquarters Command and an Administration Division. Commanding the 9,366-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 a Chief Fire Officer. 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 a Chief Fire Officer, comprises five functional divisions - Building Improvement & Support , Commercial Buildings & Premises, Community Relations, Railway Development Strategy and New Projects.

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

The Ambulance Command (Amb), supervised by a Chief Ambulance Officer, 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 Headquarters Command (HQ), headed by a Chief Fire Officer, comprises a number of central units, namely the Airport Fire Contingent and the Fire Services Training School.

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