| 国家消防救援局 | |
 | |
 Flag of the China Fire and Rescue | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | China |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | January 6, 2023 |
| 1st Commissar | Wang Xiangxi |
| Fire Chief | Zhou Tian [zh] |
| Political Commissar | Li Liangsheng [zh] |
| Website | |
| 119.gov.cn | |
National Fire and Rescue Administration (国家消防救援局) (NFRA),[1] is an agency under theMinistry of Emergency Management (MEM) which oversees theChina Fire and Rescue, China's firefighter force.[2]
On January 6, 2023, the NFRA was founded by merging the MEM'sFire and Rescue Bureau [zh] andForest Fire Bureau [zh].[2]
Before the institutional reform, the fire-fighting force primarily consisted of theChina Fire Services [zh], along with volunteer fire departments operated by local governments and enterprises. The Public Security Fire Brigade served as the core force and operated under the leadership of public security authorities. Its management system combined both sectoral and hierarchical oversight, and it was classified within the armed police structure.[3][4][5]
Each province and city has a fire and rescue department, while county level subdivisions have a fire battalion.[6]
Following the Framework Programme for the Formation of the National Comprehensive Fire and Rescue Corps, the new structure designates fire and rescue headquarters at the provincial level, fire and rescue detachments at the district level, and fire and rescue brigades at the county level. These brigades oversee fire and rescue stations (squadrons), ensuring a more structured and coordinated approach to emergency response.[7]
There are 31 firefighting departments and 3 training corps:[8][9][10]
There are 9 forest fire departments:[8][9][11]
Additionally, the NFRA has theAdministration Mobile Detachment [zh], theDaqing Aerial Rescue Detachment [zh] and theKunming Aerial Rescue Detachment [zh]. They operateZ-8 helicopters.[12][13][14]
NFRA manages theChina Fire Museum