Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco
National Fire Corps
Comando Provinciale di Pisa
Pisa Province Fire Command
Ing. Giuseppe Romano – Provincial Fire Commander
[email protected]
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The Italian National Fire Corps belongs to the Ministry of Interior, Department of Fire
and Rescue Services and Civil Defense.
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A Nationwide organization with more than 30.000 professionals: probably the largest
professional Fire and Rescue Organization in the World
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More than 1.500 Senior Technical Officers with a degree in Engineering, Architecture,
Geology or a High School Technical Diploma in Industrial Processes or Building
Constructions.
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The Department of Fire and Rescue Services and Civil Defense has 1 Central
Directorate in Rome and 16 Regional Directorates. The fire and rescue services are
provided by the 101 Provincial Departments with more fire stations.
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There is a complete interoperability between each Provincial Department since they
are part of the same Organization with same standards, same training, same
communication systems, same equipment.
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The Vv.F. has the charge for the ARFF and the port fire service too.
Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco
CORPO NAZIONALE VIGILI DEL FUOCO
Italian National Fire Corps
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Airplane incident AZZORRE
Flood TUNISIA
Earthquake MEXICO
Earthquake ARMENIA
Earthquake HOLLAND
Earthquake GREECE
Earthquake ALGERIA
Earthquake CAMERUN
Earthquake SALVADOR
Nuclear power plant CHERNOBYL
Earthquake TURKEY
Humanitarian Emergency ALBANIA
Chemical pollution KOSOVO
Earthquake IRAN
Tsunami SRI LANKA
Flood GEORGIA (Europe)
Chemical fire LYBIA
Forest Fires FRANCE
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Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco
International cooperation
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As well as all people, we hope to not have
emergencies and we trust strongly in prevention
with codes, standards, training, lay out, etc.
But our job ask us to be always ready, to have
procedures and plans good and up to dated
We know that “fail to plan is plan to fail”
We won’t lost any occasion to have success,
because our goal is saving lives
Your job is in our wish
Good luck and …
Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco
Our job …
Thank you very much for your
kind participation!