EMERGENCY SERVICES IN MALTA

CIVIL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT
(ASSISTANCE AND RESCUE FORCE)

The Malta Police Fire Brigade has been transferred to the newly established Civil Protection Department (Dipartiment ghall-Protezzjoni Civili). This was part of the reform of the Malta Police Corps, under which reform, all work connected with rescue and fire-fighting, undertaken by the Malta Police Fire Brigade has been transferred to the Civil Protection Department. The Civil Protection Act has now been approved by the House of Representatives.

MEET THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES

At the moment there are four CPD fire stations in Malta and one in Gozo. These stations are located at Floriana (Police Garage), Kordin, Xemxija and at Hal Far; and one in Victoria, Gozo. The Xemxija Station has just been refurbished while there are plans for the refurbishing of the Kordin Station, while a new station is to be set up at Santa Venera area.

The Civil Protection Department is using Ta' Kandja Centre as an operations centre and Headquarters. Furthermore, the Department has a Marine Unit berthed at Marsa, but in the summer months one of the ships (the M/V Garibaldi) is moored at Xemxija Bay.

Click on the Station icons to read more about the Fire Service.