Corps of Firefighters of the Vatican City State

Corps of Firefighters of the Vatican City State
Corpo dei vigili del fuoco dello Stato della Città del Vaticano
Operational area
Country Vatican City
Supporting Holy See
AddressCourtyard of the Belvedere
00120 Vatican City
Agency overview
Established1941
Employees37
Fire chiefGianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti
Fire captainPaolo de Angelis
Facilities and equipment
Stations1 (Belvedere Courtyard)
Engines3
Trucks1
Rescues1
Tenders2 (tow truck, jeep)
Website
Vatican Fire Brigade
Vatican Fire Brigade headquarters at Belvedere Courtyard, Vatican City with some equipment

The Corps of Firefighters of the Vatican City State (Italian: Corpo dei vigili del fuoco dello Stato della Città del Vaticano) is the fire brigade of the Vatican City State. It was founded in its present form by Pope Pius XII in 1941, although its origins are much older.

The patron saints of the Corps are Pope Leo IV, to whom tradition attributes the miraculous extinction of a fire in the Borgo district (event represented by Raphael's fresco of the Fire in the Borgo) and Saint Barbara, also the patron saint of firefighters in Italy. The anniversary of the celebration of the Corps is on 4 December.


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