The role of National Fire Authority’s services has broadened significantly from its traditional role of firefighting to emergency services. The quality of our response to fires and emergencies determines the impact of the emergency event to life, property and the environment. The NFA recognizes the need to continually enhance its service delivery model to meet the growing expectations of Government and the Fijian public. 

 The essential services provided by the National Fire Authority no longer just involves firefighting but they are also skilled in :

• Responding to road accident rescue operations
• Hazardous materials response and rescue operations
• Flood and swift water rescue operations
• Providing emergency ambulance services and first aid assistance and
• Carrying out urban search rescues operations.

The NFA also provides fire training in a number of areas for businesses and private industries. There are a

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The National Fire Authority (NFA) was established by Government to take effect from 1st February 1995 when it assumed responsibility to provide a national fire service. NFA took over the fire service, which was then operated by the Board of Fire Commissioners of Suva and the Municipal Councils.

NFA has since evolved over the years from its informal beginnings to a nation-wide emergency service organization, providing a diverse range of risk reduction and fire suppression services to minimize the impact of fires and other life threatening emergencies in the community.

NFA is wholly committed to prevention, preparedness, response and recovery phases of emergency situations.

In exercising its powers under the National Fire Service Act, the NFA’s responsibilities include:

• The corporate governance of the NFA including the establishment of sub-committees
• Administration and operations of the national fire services
• Establishing

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