Firefighters battle a simulated blaze at the opening of the Fire and Ambulance Services Academy in Tseung Kwan O in March. The state-of-the-art facility provides training for a wide range of situations. Courses are also held for overseas participants.

The Fire Services Department's training demonstrations: the Urban Search and Rescue Team shows how it combs the rubble for buried victims at the academy's opening in March.

The Fire Services Department's training demonstrations: fire personnel demonstrate a rescue operation amid swift currents at the academy's opening in March.

The Fire Services Department's training demonstrations: fire and ambulance crews attend to mass casualties in a simulated train incident at the academy's opening in March.

The academy's opening in March.

The High Angle Rescue Team trains at Ngong Ping 360 to maintain a high level of preparedness in case a cable car incident happens.

Firefighters worked selflessly for more than 100 hours in June to control a major blaze in a mini-storage facility at the Amoycan Industrial Centre in Ngau Tau Kok.

Firefighters worked selflessly for more than 100 hours in June to control a major blaze in a mini-storage facility at the Amoycan Industrial Centre in Ngau Tau Kok.

Firefighters worked selflessly for more than 100 hours in June to control a major blaze in a mini-storage facility at the Amoycan Industrial Centre in Ngau Tau Kok.

Firefighters worked selflessly for more than 100 hours in June to control a major blaze in a mini-storage facility at the Amoycan Industrial Centre in Ngau Tau Kok.

Residents show their appreciation for the firefighters' tireless efforts.

Residents show their appreciation for the firefighters' tireless efforts.

The two firemen who lost their lives fighting the fire – Senior Station Officer Mr Thomas Cheung Y F and Senior Fireman Mr Samuel Hui Chi-kit – received official funerals with full honours for their ultimate sacrifice.