Serious fires which lasted for two days in December 1959 led to calls for a permanent fire service, and the Andorran Fire Brigade was formed on 21 April 1961.
sˈɪɹiəs fˈaɪɚz wˌɪtʃ lˈæstᵻd fɔːɹ tˈuː dˈeɪz ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn lˈɛd tə kˈɔːlz fɚɹə pˈɜːmənənt fˈaɪɚ sˈɜːvɪs, ænd ðɪ ˈændɔɹən fˈaɪɚ bɹɪɡˈeɪd wʌz fˈɔːɹmd ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn.