Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del FuocoNational Fire CorpsComando Provinciale di PisaPisa Province Fire CommandIng. Giuseppe Romano Provincial Fire Commander giuseppe.romano@vigilfuoco.it

Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco

CORPO NAZIONALE VIGILI DEL FUOCOItalian National Fire CorpsThe Italian National Fire Corps belongs to the Ministry of Interior, Department of Fire and Rescue Services and Civil Defense.

A Nationwide organization with more than 30.000 professionals: probably the largest professional Fire and Rescue Organization in the World

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.

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.

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.

The Vv.F. has the charge for the ARFF and the port fire service too.

Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco

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Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco

Our job 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 datedWe know that fail to plan is plan to failWe wont lost any occasion to have success, because our goal is saving livesYour job is in our wishGood luck and

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