Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence

The Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ফায়ার সার্ভিস ও সিভিল ডিফেন্স) of the People's Republic of Bangladesh is an emergency service responsible for firefighting and rescue on land and rivers. It provides an emergency ambulance service and gives fire protection advice to the public. The department operates under the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence
বাংলাদেশ ফায়ার সার্ভিস ও সিভিল ডিফেন্স
Speed, Service, Sacrifice
Operational area
Country Bangladesh
Address38-46 Kazi Alauddin Road, Dhaka-1000
Agency overview
Established1982 (38 years ago)
Employees10,000
Fire chiefBrigadier General Md Sazzad Hossain
Facilities and equipment
Stations427
Engines507
Ambulances185
Fireboats8
Website
Official website

History

In 1982 Fire Service (fire defence agency) and Civil Defence (unarmed rescue force) and the general rescue force was amalgamated into Bangladesh Fire Service & Civil Defence.[1][2][3][4]

Rank Structure
  • Director General
  • Director / Project Director
  • Deputy Director / Principal
  • Assistant Director / Vice Principal
  • Deputy Assistant Director / Instructor / Senior Staff officer / PO cum Adjutant
  • Senior Station Officer / Asst Instructor/Officer in charge(Control Room) / Store Officer
  • Warehouse Inspector
  • Station Officer / Staff officer / Junior Instructor / Mobilizing Officer
  • Sub Officer
  • Leader
  • Driver
  • Fireman / Nursing attendant / Diver
  • Community Volunteer

Employees

The FSCD[5] currently has over 10,000 regular employees and approximately 30,000 trained volunteers. There is one Director General, three Directors, nine Deputy Directors, 20 Assistant Directors and 80 Deputy Assistant Director.

Stations

The FSCD currently has 427 stations, some first class having a Senior Station Officer, more manpower and firefighting vehicles, the rest are second class having a Station Officer and less manpower. There are only 5 river stations in a country where flows 230 rivers.

  • Isuzu NPR fire tender
  • Foton Tunland pickup
  • SPV-SinoTruk 220 foam tender
  • Firefighters at work infront of Fire Service & Civil Defence headquarters building
  • Firefighters extinguishing fire

References
  1. "Six fire stations to be set up in Ctg city | Dhaka Tribune". 2016-08-31. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  2. "BCIC chairman: Toxic gas leak in Ctg merely an accident | Dhaka Tribune". 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  3. "Industries ministry forms probe body over Tongi fire". Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  4. "China to provide Bangladesh 1000 firefighting motorcycles". Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  5. "Could smell gas, injured Tampaco worker claims". 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
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