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"כבאות והצלה לישראל" (English: Israel Fire and Rescue) is the system that
provides the Israeli public with various fire and rescue services (such as
rescue services from terror attacks, car accident and dangerous substance
spillages) in routine and emergency situations. Dialing 102 from any telephone
in the country will route the call to the nearest regional fire and rescue
services emergency center for the purpose of receiving an emergency call.
The first group of firefighters in Israel was established in Zichron Yaacov, in 1897, at the
request of Baron Rothschild's clerk , and with the Baron's funding. The main
reason for organizing the group was a number of fires at the Baron Winery in
Zichron Yaacov and in Rishon Lezion. The group that was formed consisted of 32
volunteers from the estate's youth.
In 1925 there was a big flood in the
Brenner neighborhood of Tel Aviv. During the flood many residents gathered at
the scene, and some made rescue attempts, but without tools and proper training
their success was limited. After the flood, Abba Cohen established the Tel Aviv
Fire Brigade, which became the first fire brigade in the locality . The
battalion recruited 73 volunteers. The battalion's fire station was set up in a
hut located on Rothschild Boulevard, at the corner of Nahalat Binyamin Street,
near the municipal police station. In addition, the municipality purchased a
variety of essential equipment for carrying out firefighting and rescue
missions. It was based in the first dedicated fire station in the country.
Throughout the following years, more firefighting companies and fire stations
were established throughout the Yishuv (Jewish settlements before independence
was declared in 1948).
The Fire Services Law (Law No. 5719-1959) (http://main.knesset.gov.il/Activity/Legislation/Laws/Pages/LawPrimary.aspx?t=lawlaws&st=lawlawsnocurrent&lawitemid=2001413)
was passed in 1959 and entered into effect on April 1, 1960. It established a
fully professional firefighting force, as until then, firefighters had
previously been volunteers.
At the beginning of 2011, the Israeli
government approved the transfer of the fire brigade from the Ministry of the
Interior to the Ministry of Public Security (sometimes referred to as Ministry
of Internal Security and even Ministry of Homeland Security) and the
establishment of an air fire brigade
On August 8, 2012 all fire and
rescue issues were to be coordinated via the "מערך כבאות והצלה" (English: Fire
and Rescue System) under the authority of the "חוק הרשות הארצית לכבאות והצלה"
(English: National Fire and Rescue Authority Law (https://www.gov.il/BlobFolder/legalinfo/fire_authority_law/he/FireAuthorityLaw2381.pdf)
passed in 2012, which came into effect on February 8, 2013. The National Fire
and Rescue Authority was established under the Ministry of Public Security. As
part of the reform, the fire services in their previous form were abolished and
transferred from the municipal system (city union) to a national system that
replaces the 24 city fire and rescue associations in seven districts (similar to
the situation in the IPS and the Israel Police).
Sources:
https://www.gov.il/he/departments/about/aboutfireauthority,
https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Fire_and_Rescue_Services
The
flag is a red horizontal background with the logo in the middle.
Esteban Rivera, 4 February 2022
![[Commissioner of Fire and Rescue]](../images/i/il_cifr.gif)
image located by Esteban Rivera
Israel Fire and Rescue is under the command and management of "נציב כבאות
והצלה לישראל" (English: Commissioner of Fire and Rescue for Israel).
Sources:
https://www.gov.il/he/departments/about/aboutfireauthority ,
https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Fire_and_Rescue_Services
The
flag is a red background with the State of Israel flag on the canton and the
logo on the lower right corner towards the fly.
Esteban Rivera, 4 February 2022
