# Fire and Rescue Department (Brunei)

The Fire and Rescue Department (FRD), Malay: Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (JBP), Jawi: جابتن بومبا دان ڤڽلامت, also known as Brunei Fire and Rescue Department (BFRD), (Malay: Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Brunei – JBPB) is a government agency of Brunei Darussalam, responsible for firefighting, animal rescue, and technical rescue. Bomba is a Malay word derived from the Portuguese bombeiros, which means 'firefighters'. The department's main headquarters are located at Bandar Seri Begawan, in the Brunei-Muara District of the Sultanate of Brunei.
It is the primary and main public service firefighting force in Brunei, though there are other firefighting units run by other government agencies. Furthermore, there are additional private firefighting entities, such as the BSP Fire and Emergency Response service operated by Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP), which own fire stations (along with firefighting vehicles and emergency ambulances) located at Anduki Airfield and Panaga, Belait District. Moreover, they also owned a single Sikorsky S-92 for search and rescue (SaR) operations.
995 is the emergency telephone number used to contact the Fire and Rescue service in Brunei.

## History

The Fire Service (Malay: Perkhidmatan Bomba) was originally formed under the Administration of the Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) in order to preserve peace and stability. On 1 January 1960; 65 years ago (1960-01-01), the Fire Brigade (Malay: Pasukan Bomba) was officially fully established independent from the RBPF. After the formation, 36 police officers, including an Inspector were either permanently or temporarily transferred to the newly established brigade; Inspector Mohammad became the first Superintendent of Fire Brigade. Despite being independent form the RBPF, the Fire Act 1966 was still kept, until the Amendment of the Fire Services Act 2002 came into force.
The Fire Supply (Malay: Pasokan Bomba) was formed in mid-1963; 62 years ago (1963), in which Lam Soo Man, an officer loaned from the Hong Kong Fire Service was selected to be the Fire Inspector (Malay: Pemeriksa Bomba) of the Brunei State Fire Brigade (Malay: Bomba Negeri Brunei) until 1969. On 4 August 1966; 58 years ago (1966-08-04), the Fire Services Enactment was passed and put into service. In 1968, the Government of Brunei commenced a project to build a fire station in Tutong, on the river bank of the Tutong river. Since the establishment of the Fire Supply, officers have been loaned from Hong Kong and United Kingdom until 1980. The first local commander Dato Paduka Awang Haji Yaakob bin haji Mohd Yussof, was entrusted in 1981.
On 9 November 1987; 37 years ago (1987-11-09), the department was renamed from Fire Supply (Pasokan Bomba) to Fire Services Department (Malay: Jabatan Perkhidmatan Bombadan) and again on 9 March 2006; 18 years ago (2006-03-09), in which it became its present name. More than B$1.3 million cost in damage caused by fires was recorded by the FRD during the first quarter of 2007. In 2010; 15 years ago (2010), the Sungai Liang Industrial Park (SPARK) fire station, Sungai Liang was designed and constructed in a collaboration with the FRD. A 4.5 metres (15 feet) long crocodile was captured by the Brunei Fire and Rescue Department near a shop in Kampong Salar, and later transferred to the Wildlife Division.

## List of fire stations

List of all fire stations (public and private) in Brunei Darussalam :
| Fire station name | Location | Mukim | District | Coordinates | Notes, equipment |
| Bangar Fire Station | Bangar | Bangar | Temburong | 04°42′37″N 115°04′19″E﻿ / ﻿4.71028°N 115.07194°E﻿ / 4.71028; 115.07194﻿ (Bandar Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'G' |
| Rataie Fire Station | Rataie | Bokok | Temburong | 04°39′27″N 115°03′47″E﻿ / ﻿4.65750°N 115.06306°E﻿ / 4.65750; 115.06306﻿ (Rataie Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'G' |
| Berakas Fire Station | Bandar Seri Begawan | Berakas 'A' | Brunei-Muara | 04°55′26″N 114°55′54″E﻿ / ﻿4.92389°N 114.93167°E﻿ / 4.92389; 114.93167﻿ (Berakas Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'C', Headquarters of the BFRD |
| Women Operations Unit Fire Station | Bandar Seri Begawan | Berakas 'A' | Brunei-Muara | 04°55′31″N 114°55′58″E﻿ / ﻿4.92528°N 114.93278°E﻿ / 4.92528; 114.93278﻿ (Women Operations Unit Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'C' |
| Berakas Garrison Fire Station | Berakas Garrison | Berakas 'A' | Brunei-Muara | 04°59′51″N 114°56′30″E﻿ / ﻿4.99750°N 114.94167°E﻿ / 4.99750; 114.94167﻿ (Berakas Garrison Fire Station) | Operated by the Fire and Security Services of the Logistics Department RBAF |
| Brunei International Airport Fire Station | Bandar Seri Begawan | Berakas 'B' | Brunei-Muara | 04°56′24″N 114°55′45″E﻿ / ﻿4.94000°N 114.92917°E﻿ / 4.94000; 114.92917﻿ (Brunei International Airport Fire Station) | Operated by the Royal Brunei Air Force (RBAirF), part of the air traffic control tower |
| Royal Brunei Air Force Fire Station | Rimba Air Force Base | Berakas 'B' | Brunei-Muara | 04°56′34″N 114°55′23″E﻿ / ﻿4.94278°N 114.92306°E﻿ / 4.94278; 114.92306﻿ (Royal Brunei Air Force Fire Station) | Operated by the Fire and Security Services of the Logistics Department RBAF |
| Lambak Kanan Fire Station | Bandar Seri Begawan | Berakas 'B' | Brunei-Muara | 04°58′21″N 114°57′54″E﻿ / ﻿4.97250°N 114.96500°E﻿ / 4.97250; 114.96500﻿ (Lambak Kanan Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'C', alongside training centre |
| Bandar Seri Begawan Fire Station | Bandar Seri Begawan | Kianggeh | Brunei-Muara | 04°53′38″N 114°56′13″E﻿ / ﻿4.89389°N 114.93694°E﻿ / 4.89389; 114.93694﻿ (Bandar Seri Begawan Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'A' |
| Tumasek Fire Station | Bandar Seri Begawan | Kianggeh | Brunei-Muara | 04°52′35″N 114°55′28″E﻿ / ﻿4.87639°N 114.92444°E﻿ / 4.87639; 114.92444﻿ (Tumasek Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'F' |
| Rimba Fire Station | Bandar Seri Begawan | Gadong 'A' | Brunei-Muara | 04°57′13″N 114°54′31″E﻿ / ﻿4.95361°N 114.90861°E﻿ / 4.95361; 114.90861﻿ (Rimba Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'C' |
| Beribi Fire Station | Beribi | Gadong 'B' | Brunei-Muara | 04°53′32″N 114°54′19″E﻿ / ﻿4.89222°N 114.90528°E﻿ / 4.89222; 114.90528﻿ (Beribi Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'A', alongside workshop division |
| Jerudong Fire Station | Jerudong | Sengkurong | Brunei-Muara | 04°55′35″N 114°50′19″E﻿ / ﻿4.92639°N 114.83861°E﻿ / 4.92639; 114.83861﻿ (Jerudong Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'F' |
| Mentiri Fire Station | Mentiri | Mentiri | Brunei-Muara | 04°58′22″N 115°01′59″E﻿ / ﻿4.97278°N 115.03306°E﻿ / 4.97278; 115.03306﻿ (Mentiri Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'A' |
| Muara Fire Station | Muara | Serasa | Brunei-Muara | 05°01′40″N 115°03′56″E﻿ / ﻿5.02778°N 115.06556°E﻿ / 5.02778; 115.06556﻿ (Muara Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'A' |
| Royal Brunei Navy Fire Station | Muara | Serasa | Brunei-Muara | 05°02′08″N 115°05′09″E﻿ / ﻿5.03556°N 115.08583°E﻿ / 5.03556; 115.08583﻿ (Royal Brunei Navy Fire Station) | Operated by the Fire and Security Services of the Logistics Department RBAF |
| Sungai Kebun Fire Station | Sungai Kebun | Sungai Kebun | Brunei-Muara | 04°52′48″N 114°56′37″E﻿ / ﻿4.88000°N 114.94361°E﻿ / 4.88000; 114.94361﻿ (Sungai Kebun Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'D' |
| Sungai Lampai Fire Station | Sungai Lampai | Kota Batu | Brunei-Muara | 04°52′29″N 114°57′02″E﻿ / ﻿4.87472°N 114.95056°E﻿ / 4.87472; 114.95056﻿ (Sungai Lampai Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'D', demolished |
| Pangkalan Batu Fire Station | Pangkalan Batu | Pangkalan Batu | Brunei-Muara | 04°47′21″N 114°49′31″E﻿ / ﻿4.78917°N 114.82528°E﻿ / 4.78917; 114.82528﻿ (Pangkalan Batu Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'F' |
| Lamunin Fire Station | Lamunin | Lamunin | Tutong | 04°40′39″N 114°42′43″E﻿ / ﻿4.67750°N 114.71194°E﻿ / 4.67750; 114.71194﻿ (Lamunin Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'E' |
| Tutong Fire Station | Tutong | Pekan Tutong | Tutong | 04°48′12″N 114°39′22″E﻿ / ﻿4.80333°N 114.65611°E﻿ / 4.80333; 114.65611﻿ (Tutong Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'E' |
| Tutong Camp Fire Station | Tutong Camp | Pekan Tutong | Tutong | 04°50′01″N 114°40′27″E﻿ / ﻿4.83361°N 114.67417°E﻿ / 4.83361; 114.67417﻿ (Tutong Camp Fire Station) | Operated by the Fire and Security Services of the Logistics Department RBAF |
| Penanjong Fire Station | Penanjong | Pekan Tutong | Tutong | 04°51′00″N 114°42′17″E﻿ / ﻿4.85000°N 114.70472°E﻿ / 4.85000; 114.70472﻿ (Penanjong Fire Station) | Operated by the Fire and Security Services of the Logistics Department RBAF |
| Bukit Beruang Fire Station | Bukit Beruang | Telisai | Tutong | 04°43′55″N 114°36′26″E﻿ / ﻿4.73194°N 114.60722°E﻿ / 4.73194; 114.60722﻿ (Bukit Beruang Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'E' |
| Anduki Airfield Fire Station | Anduki | Seria | Belait | 04°38′01″N 114°22′44″E﻿ / ﻿4.63361°N 114.37889°E﻿ / 4.63361; 114.37889﻿ (Anduki Airfield Fire Station) | Operated by Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) |
| Brunei Shell Petroleum Fire Station | Panaga | Seria | Belait | 04°36′21″N 114°18′05″E﻿ / ﻿4.60583°N 114.30139°E﻿ / 4.60583; 114.30139﻿ (Brunei Shell Petroleum Fire Station) | Operated by Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) |
| Seria Fire Station | Seria | Seria | Belait | 04°36′20.6″N 114°18′05.5″E﻿ / ﻿4.605722°N 114.301528°E﻿ / 4.605722; 114.301528﻿ (Seria Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'B' |
| Kuala Belait Fire Station | Kuala Belait | Kuala Belait | Belait | 04°34′37″N 114°12′11″E﻿ / ﻿4.57694°N 114.20306°E﻿ / 4.57694; 114.20306﻿ (Kuala Belait Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'B' |
| Sungai Liang Fire Station | Sungai Liang | Liang | Belait | 04°42′14″N 114°31′30″E﻿ / ﻿4.70389°N 114.52500°E﻿ / 4.70389; 114.52500﻿ (Sungai Liang Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'B' |
| SPARK Fire Station | Sungai Liang | Liang | Belait | 04°40′15″N 114°28′53″E﻿ / ﻿4.67083°N 114.48139°E﻿ / 4.67083; 114.48139﻿ (SPARK Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'B' |
| Lumut Camp Fire Station | Lumut Camp | Liang | Belait | 04°38′11″N 114°25′22″E﻿ / ﻿4.63639°N 114.42278°E﻿ / 4.63639; 114.42278﻿ (Lumut Camp Fire Station) | Operated by the Fire and Security Services of the Logistics Department RBAF |
| Labi Fire Station | Rampayoh | Labi | Belait | 04°22′59″N 114°27′49″E﻿ / ﻿4.38306°N 114.46361°E﻿ / 4.38306; 114.46361﻿ (Labi Fire Station) | Operation Branch 'B' |

## Equipment
### Land vehicles

List of all fire vehicles operated by official government agencies (public) in Brunei Darussalam :
| Chassis make and model / Equipment manufacturer | Type | Water capacity / Other fire suppressants | Base (no.) | Notes |
| Bedford TK / Carmiachel | Canteen vehicle (CV) | | Berakas (CV3) | |
| Bucher Duro | Light fire attack vehicle (LFAV) | 50 litres (11 imp gal; 13 US gal) | Berakas (LFAV) | |
| Carmichael 4x4 / Ziegler Advancer FLF 60/50-8 | Rapid intervention vehicle (RIV) | 5,000 litres (1,100 imp gal; 1,321 US gal), water; 500 litres (110 imp gal; 132 US gal), foam | | Operated by the RBAirF at Brunei International Airport |
| Daihatsu Charmant A35/45/55 | Liaison car | | Berakas (BG 5696) | |
| Daihatsu V32B | Bus (BUS) | | Berakas (BG 6202) | BG 6201 retired from service. |
| Daihatsu Delta | General purpose vehicle (GPV) | | Tutong (GPV4) | |
| Dennis DFD / McAlister | Recovery vehicle (RV) | | Beribi (RV2) | |
| Isuzu Elf (5th gen) / SK Rosenbauer | Light pumper (LP) | | Seria, Sungai Liang, Lamunin and Tutong | |
| Holden Commodore (VY) | Staff car | | | |
| Iveco Trakker | Breathing apparatus tender (BAT) | | Berakas (BAT1) | |
| Iveco EuroCargo / Magirus | Water tender ladder (WRL) | | Bukit Beruang | |
| Iveco Eurofire / Magirus | Turntable ladder (TTL) | | Berakas (TTL1) and Jerudong | |
| Land Rover Defender TDI | Command and control vehicle (CC) | | | |
| Land Rover 90 | Light pumper (LP) | | Beribi (LP10) | |
| MAN TGS | HAZMAT tender | | | |
| MAN TGS | Foam water tender (FWT) | | SPARK (FWT3) | |
| Mercedes-Benz Actros / SK Rosenbauer | Rapid intervention vehicle (RIV) | | | Operated by the RBAirF at Brunei International Airport |
| Mercedes-Benz Actros / SK Rosenbauer | Water tender ladder (WRL) | 7,000 litres (1,540 imp gal; 1,849 US gal) | | Operated by the RBAF |
| Mercedes-Benz Atego / SK Rosenbauer | Water tender ladder (WRL) | 4,500 litres (990 imp gal; 1,189 US gal) | Berakas (WRL11), and Tutong | |
| Mercedes-Benz Axor | Water tender ladder (WRL) | | Bangar (WRL34) | |
| Mercedes-Benz Ecoliner / SK Rosenbauer | Rapid intervention vehicle (RIV) | | Beribi (RIV5) | |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 412D / Fabristeel | Emergency tender (ET) | | | |
| Mercedes-Benz 508D / SK Rosenbauer | Emergency tender (ET) | | Belait (ET8) | |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 906 (facelift) | Emergency tender (ET) | | Bandar Seri Begawan, Bukit Beruang, and Mentiri | |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 907/910 | Emergency tender (ET) | | Bangar | |
| Mercedes-Benz 3538 / Bronto Skylift | Hydraulic platform (HP) | | Tumasek (HP15) | |
| Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 903 / SK Rosenbauer | Accident unit (AU) | | Jerudong (AU4) | |
| Mitsubishi Pajero | Command and control vehicle (CC) | | Beribi (CC11) and Sungai Liang (CC17) | |
| Mitsubishi Pajero | Rescue tender (RT) | | Belait | |
| Mitsubishi Triton L200 (2nd gen) | Multi purpose vehicle (MPV) | | Belait | |
| Mitsubishi Triton KA/KB (4th gen) | Multi purpose vehicle (MPV) | | Kuala Belait, Jerudong, and Rimba | |
| Mitsubishi L300 | Utility (UT) | | | |
| Mitsubishi Fuso Canter (6th gen) | General purpose vehicle (GPV) | | Sungai Liang and Seria | |
| Mitsubishi Fuso Canter (6th gen) / Fabristeel | Emergency tender (ET) | | Sungai Liang | |
| Mitsubishi Fuso Canter (7th gen) / Fabristeel | Rescue tender (RT) | | Berakas | |
| Mitsubishi Fuso Fighter FM / Holes | Recovery vehicle (RV) | | Lambak Kanan | |
| Mitsubishi Fuso Fighter FM / Hi-Ab | General purpose vehicle (GPV) | | Lambak Kanan | |
| Mitsubishi Fuso Fighter FN 617D / GHK | Water tanker (WRT) | 8,000 litres (1,760 imp gal; 2,113 US gal) | Muara | |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FP / Morita MLK 4-30 | Turntable ladder (TTL) | | Seria | |
| Mitsubishi Fuso FP / Fabristeel | Water tanker (WRT) | 15,000 litres (3,300 imp gal; 3,963 US gal) | Seria | |
| Mitsubishi Fuso Rosa (4th gen) | Bus (BUS) | | Kuala Belait | |
| Mitsubishi Magna TE/KE (3rd gen) | Staff car | | | |
| Nissan Urvan E25 (5th gen) | Van | | Berakas | |
| Scania P 310 / ISS Wawrzaszek GCBA 8/56 | Water tender ladder (WRL) | 8,000 litres (1,760 imp gal; 2,113 US gal) | | |
| Simon Gloster Saro 4x4 T4500/540/225 Protector | Rapid intervention vehicle (RIV) | | | Operated by the RBAirF at Brunei International Airport |
| Toyota Coaster U10/B10 | Bus (BUS) | | Berakas | |
| Toyota HiAce (2nd gen) | Workshop van | | Beribi | |
| Toyota Hilux (4th gen) | Multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) | | Berakas and SPARK | |
| Toyota Land Cruiser Prado | Command and control vehicle (CC) | | Tutong | |
| Volvo FL7 6x4 / SK Rosenbauer | Foam water tender (FWT) | 8,000 litres (1,760 imp gal; 2,113 US gal), water; plus foam and dry powder | Bandar Seri Begawan | |
| Volvo FL10 6x4 / SK Rosenbauer | Water tender ladder (WRL) | | Berakas and Seria | |
| Volvo FL10 6x4 / Fabristeel | Water tender and mobile rescue unit | | Berakas | |
| Volvo FM 6x4 / SK Rosenbauer | Foam water tender (FWT) | 7,000 litres (1,540 imp gal; 1,849 US gal), water; 1,000 litres (220 imp gal; 264 US gal), foam | Bandar Seri Begawan | Operated by the RBAF |
| Volvo FM10 | HAZMAT tender | | Berakas | |
| Yamaha FZ6 Fazer S2 | Fire motorcycle | Hipress extinguisher | Berakas | |
| Suzuki GS300E | Fire motorcycle | Fire extinguisher | Berakas | |

### Marine vehicles

| Name | Type | Water capacity / Other fire suppressants | Base | Notes |
| JBP 2 | Rescue boat | | Bandar Seri Begawan | |
| JBP 8 | Rescue boat | | | |
| JBP 13 | Rescue boat | | Tutong | |
| JBP 15 | Rescue boat | | | |
| JBP 16 | Fire boat | | | |
| JBP 17 | Rescue boat | | | |
| JBP 18 | Rescue boat | | | |
| JBP 19 | Fire boat | 1 × high pressure pump 3 × water detector | Sungai Lampai | |
| JBP 20 | Fire boat | 2 × high pressure pumps 2 × water detector | Kuala Belait | Main fireboat for Belait District |
| BFR 21 | Rescue boat | | | |
| JBP 26 | Rescue boat | | Sungai Kebun | |
| JBP 27 | Fire boat | | | |
| JBP 28 | Rescue boat | | Bandar Seri Begawan | |