Hong Kong Fire Services Department

Hong Kong Fire Services Department
AddressHong Kong Fire Services Headquarters Building,
1 Hong Chong Road,
Tsim Sha Tsui East,
West Kowloon, Hong Kong
Agency overview
Established9 May 1868; 156 years ago (1868-05-09)
Employees11,701
Facilities and equipment
Stations81
Website
www.hkfsd.gov.hk Edit this at Wikidata
Hong Kong Fire Services Department
Traditional Chinese消防處
Simplified Chinese消防处
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiāofángchù
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationSīufòhng Chyu
JyutpingSiu1fong4 Cyu3
IPA[siw˥.fɔŋ˩ tsʰy˧]

The Hong Kong Fire Services Department is an emergency service responsible for firefighting and rescue on land and sea. It also provides an emergency ambulance service for the sick and the injured and gives fire protection advice to the public. It is under the Secretary for Security who heads the Security Bureau.