The fire-fighting system only became independent of the National Police Administration in March of 1995, at which time it became the National Fire Administration under the Ministry of the Interior (MOI). Under its administration, the fire departments around the island have become Taiwan's most capable disaster relief teams.
消防體系甫於八十四年三月自警政體系獨立出來，成為直屬內政部的消防署，其轄下的各地區消防隊在國內可算是救災能力最強的隊伍。