The Directorate General, Civil Defence was established by MHA on 17th November, 1962. There were only four sections during that time i.e. Fire Section, Civil Defence, Home Guards and Communication Section. On 7th January 2003, this office has been declared as an attached office of MHA under Disaster Management Division and two more sections i.e. Cash and Establishment were added. On 2nd September,2004 it was re-designated as Director General, National Emergency Response Force and Civil Defence. On 01st December, 2006 it was re-designated as Director General, National Disaster Response Force & Civil Defence. Again, on 26th February, 2014 it was re-designated as Director General, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards.