About Us
On the 16th June 1976 the City Fire Brigade and Fire Services Ordinance, was passed in the Gibraltar House of Assembly (now Gibraltar Parliament). The Ordinance (now Act) provides for the formation of a Fire Brigade for the purpose of fire fighting, prevention of fires, elimination of fire hazards, to carry out rescues and attend to any other calamities which may occur anywhere in Gibraltar.
In addition to this since 2000 the Brigade also mobilise the Emergency Ambulance service for the Gibraltar Health Authority and provide a fully equipped and manned Emergency Ambulance.
The Brigade consists of a single Headquarters station situated outside the City Centre at Grand Parade adjacent to the Cable Car station and the entrance to the Botanic Gardens. Its furthest point of response is seven minutes away.
The Brigade is self-sufficient having its own M/T maintenance
section, Breathing Apparatus Training Chambers, Maintenance
workshops, and a Mobilising Centre.
Emergency Fire and Ambulance calls are received on telephone
number 190 or the GSM mobile telephone service international
emergency number 112. The Brigade follows the guidance of the
British Fire Service in relation to its structure and training.
Promotion within the service is of the Single Tier System, which
means that even the Chief Fire Officer starts his career as a
firefighter.
New Firefighters undergo 3 months Recruit training at the
Fire Service College
Moreton-in-Marsh, or at
Severn Park
Fire & Rescue Training Centre, Bristol, England. Operational Officer
development and instructor courses and Fire Safety and Fire
Investigation training are also carried out at the Fire Service
College.
Training courses in specialist fields such as Ship Fire Fighting,
Road Traffic Collision, Cliff and Mountain Rescue, Urban Search
and Rescue, HAZMAT etc., are carried out at the Fire Service
College and other accredited centres in the U.K., Divers are
trained by brigade BSAC instructors and ambulance First Responder
training is carried out under the supervision of the Gibraltar
Health Authority.
HQ and ADMINISTRATION
The City Fire Brigade Administration Division is composed of the
Headquarters and Administration staff within the Headquarters
building.
It is comprised of the following personnel who provide logistic
and administrative support to the Operational Department;
The Chief Fire Officer
Deputy Chief Fire Officer
Divisional Officer - Operations and Training
1 Leading Fire Control Officer, 7 F.C.O.s ( FCO Page )
1 Fire-fighter Mechanic I.C. M/T Workshop ( MT Workshop Page )
2 Mechanics
1 Fire-fighter handyman
4 Civilian clerical staff
