Algerian Civil Defence
| الحماية المدنية (Protection Civile) ⵜⵖⴻⵍⵍⵉⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴻⵥⵍⵉ | |
Algerian FireFighting truck with Algerian Civil Defence logo on the side | |
| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | Algeria |
| Languages : | Berber, Arabic, French |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | April 15, 1964 |
| Staffing | 70 000 |
| Minister | Kamel Beldjoud |
| Director | Colonel Boualem Boughlef |
| Motto | "save life at the risk of one's own" |
| Website | |
| www.protectioncivile.dz | |
The Algerian Civil Defense (Tamazight:ⵜⵖⴻⵍⵍⵉⵙⵜ ⵏ ⵜⵎⴻⵥⵍⵉ (Latinized: Tɣellist n Tmeẓli) ,French : Protection Civile, Arabic: الحماية المدنية) also known in Algeria as "Les pompiers" is a unit of the Algerian government responsible for firefighting, rescue services, and emergency response.