The Bureau of Fire Protection under the supervision of the Department of Interior and Local Government, It is tasked with the protection of lives and properties through firefighting and information and education campaign on fire safety and prevention. The bureau is also responsible for the implementation of the Fire Code of the Philippines (P.D. 185). One non-government firefighting unit, the SCCCI Filipino-Chinese Chamber Volunteer Fire Brigade has its own firetrucks, firefighting equipment, and volunteers responding to firecalls in General Santos and other nearby towns .
General Santos Fire Department has 1 Sub-Station with locations at Barangay Calumpang. There are 30 fire personnel and six firetrucks distributed among the different Fire Station.