The Vigili del Fuoco is Italy's institutional agency for fire and rescue service. It is part of the Ministry of Interior's Dipartimento dei Vigili del Fuoco, del Soccorso Pubblico e della Difesa Civile. The Corps' task is to provide safety for people, animals, and property, and to give technical assistance to industries, as well as providing fire prevention advice. It also ensures public safety in terrorist emergencies such as chemical, bacteriological, radiological, and nuclear attacks.
Vigili del Fuoco
Italian Fire Service Iveco Magirus Eurofire Stralis AT400
Autopompa Iveco Baribbi 190-26 of the Vigili del Fuoco
Vigili del fuoco in a parade on 2 June in Rome.
Ministry of the Interior (Italy)
The Ministry of the Interior is a government agency of Italy, headquartered in Rome. It is a cabinet-level ministry of the Italian Republic. As of October 2022, Matteo Piantedosi, former Prefect of Rome, is the minister.
Palazzo delle Segreterie, in Turin; first seat of the Ministry of the Interior of the Italian State (until 1865) and now the headquarters of the Prefecture
Palazzo Medici Riccardi, in Florence, seat of the Ministry from 1865 to 1871; now seat of the provincial government
Palazzo Braschi in Rome, seat of the Ministry of the Interior from 1871 to 1925, now the site of a museum
Palazzo del Viminale
