Ranks of the fire brigade in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

The voluntary fire brigades and compulsory fire brigades in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania award the following ranks:

The numbers in front of some ranks are not serial numbers, but are part of the functional description.

Rank	function	Minimum education
Fireman candidate		Entry into the voluntary fire brigade or plant fire brigade
Firefighter	Troop man	Troop man part I or min. 6 years youth fire brigade with transfer to the active
Chief firefighter	Troop man	Troop man part II + a specialist course
Chief firefighter	a) Squad leader b) Equipment maintenance in fire brigades with basic equipment c) Deputy group leader of a fire brigade with basic equipment d) Deputy youth fire brigade	a) Squad leader b) Machinist, equipment attendant c) group leader d) Squad leader, youth warden (youth leader card)
Extinguishing supervisor	a) Group leader of a fire brigade with basic equipment b) Equipment maintenance of a support or focus fire brigade c) Deputy group leader of a support or focus fire brigade d) Youth fire brigade e) Deputy official or city youth fire brigade	a) Group leader b) Machinist, equipment attendant c) group leader d) Squad leader, youth warden (youth leader card) e) Group leader, youth warden (youth leader card)
Chief fire officer	a) Group leader of a support or focus fire brigade b) Deputy platoon leader of a support or focus fire brigade c) Official or city youth fire brigade d) Deputy district youth fire department warden	a) Group leader b) Group leader and platoon leader c) Group leader, youth warden (youth leader card) d) Group leader, youth warden (youth leader card)
Chief extinguishing supervisor	a) Platoon leader of a support or focus fire brigade b) District trainer squad man / squad leader c) District trainer "specialty" d) District youth fire department warden e) Deputy community or local service leader of a fire brigade with basic equipment	a) Group leader and platoon leader b) Squad leader and group instructor / squad leader c) Group leader and specialist course and circuit trainer in the field d) Group leader, youth warden (youth leader card) e) Group leader and head of a fire brigade
Fire chief	a) Community or local service leader of a fire brigade with basic equipment b) Deputy community or local defense leader of a base fire brigade c) Deputy state youth fire department warden d) Deputy chief of a community fire brigade with local fire brigades, which are classified as fire brigades with basic equipment	a) Group leader and head of a fire brigade b) Group leader and platoon leader and head of a fire brigade c) Group leader, youth warden (youth leader card) d) Group leader and platoon leader and head of a fire brigade
Chief Fire Officer	a) Community or local defense leader of a base fire brigade b) Community fire chief of a community fire brigade with local fire brigades, which are classified as fire brigades with basic equipment c) Deputy community fire brigade of a community fire brigade with local fire brigades, at least one of which is classified as a support or focus fire brigade d) Deputy community or local defense leader of a fire brigade e) State youth fire department warden	a) Group leader and platoon leader and head of a fire brigade b) Group leader and platoon leader and head of a fire brigade c) Group leaders and platoon leaders and leaders of associations and heads of a fire brigade d) Group leaders and platoon leaders and leaders of associations and heads of a fire brigade e) Group leader, youth warden (youth leader card)
Chief fire chief	a) Community fire chief of a community fire brigade with local fire brigades, of which at least one is classified as a support or focus fire brigade b) Community or local service leader of a fire brigade c) Deputy Chief of Defense	a – c) Group leaders and platoon leaders and leaders of associations and heads of a fire brigade
Official fire chief 2nd city fire chief	Military leader Deputy City Army Leader	Group leaders and platoon leaders and leaders of associations and heads of a fire brigade
1st city fire supervisor 2nd district fire supervisor	City Army Leader Deputy District Army Leader	Group leaders and platoon leaders and leaders of associations and heads of a fire brigade
1. District fire supervisor Deputy state fire supervisor	District Army Leader Vice President of the State Fire Brigade Association Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania eV	Group leaders and platoon leaders and leaders of associations and heads of a fire brigade according to Statutes of the state fire brigade association Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania eV
State fire chief	President of the State Fire Brigade Association Mecklenburg-Vorpommern eV	according to Statutes of the state fire brigade association Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania eV

In addition, course badges can be worn on the left arm of the service uniform. This is only possible if the respective course has been successfully completed. This includes:

Leadership courses: