After the failure of repeated attempts to improve and modernize the existing municipal fire brigades, Rescue 1122 also accepted the challenge of establishing the first modern, professionally trained Fire Service in Pakistan. In order to achieve this challenge, six officers received fire instructor training from Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Training Centre in the United Kingdom due to twinning of Lahore with Glasgow City. Later on, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was also signed between Scottish Fire & Rescue Service and Punjab Emergency Service.

The first trained modern Fire Service was launched on 5th June, 2007 in Lahore which was subsequently replicated in all Districts of Punjab. In a short span of time, the Fire Wing has achieved various landmarks and significant work has been initiated for fire prevention and installation of fire hydrants in all high risk areas.

As a result of timely response and professional firefighting on modern lines while responding to over 245,000 fire incidents, the Rescue 1122 Fire Service has been able to save many precious human lives and losses worth over PKR 688 billion since 2007.