Professional fire brigade St. Gallen
As a professional fire brigade St. Gallen , the two full lines of fire brigade St. Gallen in Switzerland called. In addition to the professional fire brigade, the city of St. Gallen has two other militia fire brigade companies with 200 members.
The St. Gallen professional fire brigade is responsible for the area of the city of St. Gallen and the municipality of Untereggen . Around 80,000 people live in their primary area of operation. The professional fire brigade provides the aerial rescue vehicle for other communities in the surrounding area . The professional fire brigade also manned the emergency vehicle of the St. Gallen rescue service .
The St. Gallen fire brigade employed 41 people in 2020, 19 each on the two trains and 3 on the management level. The professional firefighters work 24-hour shifts, after which they have 24 hours off. A train is occupied by 11 people. The professional fire brigade is subordinate to the Office for Fire Brigade and Civil Protection.
The fire department depot of the professional fire department is located at Notkerstrasse 44, in the immediate vicinity of the cantonal hospital and on the A1 motorway. On average, the professional fire brigade handles around 1000 missions a year independently, i.e. without a request from the militia fire brigade. In addition, there are around 1,300 missions with the emergency doctor's vehicle, which is stationed at the cantonal hospital.