Corpo dei vigili del fuoco dello Stato della Città del Vaticano | |
Operational area | |
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Country | Vatican City |
Supporting | Holy See |
Address | Courtyard of the Belvedere 00120 Vatican City |
Agency overview | |
Established | 1941 |
Employees | 37 |
Fire chief | Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti |
Fire captain | Paolo de Angelis |
Facilities and equipment | |
Stations | 1 (Belvedere Courtyard) |
Engines | 3 |
Trucks | 1 |
Rescues | 1 |
Tenders | 2 (tow truck, jeep) |
Website | |
Vatican Fire Brigade |
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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