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The Fire Services Bureau[1] (Chinese: 消防局;[2] Portuguese: Corpo de Bombeiros,[a][3]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 | |
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| 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 |
| Fire Services Bureau | |||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| 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.[4]
The organization has a total of 739 uniformed firefighters and paramedics serving from seven fire stations in Macau with one central HQ on Macau.
Macau's fire brigade began with a single station in 1883 and had three by 1916:
As of 2011[update], there are seven fire stations in Macau:
Mainland
Taipa
Coloane
Cotai
Hengqin
Central Command Centre and Museum is a two-storey colonial building formerly Station 1 and fire headquarters.
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The following ranks are observed in the CB in accordance with Law No. 2/2008 (Restructure of the Careers in the Security Forces and Departments):[6][7]
Superior Career (高級職程; Carreiras Superiores)
Basic Career (基礎職程; Carreira de Base)
Japan
Germany
Sweden
United Kingdom Sweden Sweden Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Germany Sweden Germany Germany Japan Germany – Ambulância de Macau Japan
Italy Germany Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan United Kingdom Japan Japan Germany – Ambulância de Macau
China
Austria
United States United States – managed by Macau Marine Department
Portugal – for use at airportSky Shuttle Helicopters can provides search and rescue support when victims need to be transported by area to hospital for treatment.
Ambulances are European standard Type B.
The uniform and insignia worn by CB personnel follows the model worn by the firefighters of Portugal.
The gear worn by the CB are similar to ones worn in Hong Kong:
Firefighters wear yellow helmets, while senior officers use blue.
Ambulance officers use chartreuse safety helmet with visor.
