Matinkylä fire station

Information on accidents is provided through press and media releases.

The Rescue Department cooperates with different actors to prevent fires and accidents and to reduce and limit the impacts of accidents.

An animal in need of rescue may be a wild or domestic animal or a pet. If an animal causes a significant safety hazard, you should call 112.

The purpose of chemicals control is to prevent personal injuries and damage to property or the environment caused by the manufacture, use,...

The purpose of civil defence is to safeguard the population from the destruction caused by war and other similar conditions, to limit the damage...

Customers are sent an invoice for emergency care ambulance transport. The invoiced amount is based on the decree on the compensation rate of...

Evacuation refers to a situation where authorities guide the population or a part of it away from an area under threat and place them into a safer...

The aim of fire inspections is to monitor compliance with the obligations specified in the Rescue Act and the Chemicals Safety Act and to give...

The Rescue Department guides and advises customers on fire-related issues during land use planning and design phases.

The Rescue Department must be notified in advance of private use of fireworks.

What would you do if the power was out, the mobile phone network down, there was no running water and fallen trees had blocked the roads?

The Rescue Department must always be notified of prescribed burning or use of fire that generates a substantial amount of smoke.

Notification of an obvious fire hazard or other accident risk.

The Western Uusimaa Rescue Department is responsible for oil spill response in the region’s land areas, inland waters, coastal areas and inland...

The Rescue Department’s on-duty fire prevention officer answers questions concerning fire safety.

The on-duty fire prevention officer provides advice on permits, emergency plans and accident prevention related to public events.

The objective of public safety communication is to improve people’s attitudes, knowledge and skills related to safety issues in order to prevent...

The Länsi-Uusimaa Rescue Department is responsible for rescue operations in 10 municipalities and is ready to respond to emergencies around the...

A self-assessment of fire safety in a building is carried out by the occupant of the building using instructions and materials provided by the...

Warning the population includes sounding a general alarm using public warning sirens.