Ranks of the fire brigade in Saxony
The voluntary and full-time fire brigade members are identified in the Free State of Saxony in accordance with the administrative regulations of the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior on the organization of volunteers and compulsory fire brigades .
Volunteer firefighter
Depending on the level of training and length of membership in the fire service, a volunteer fire service member is awarded a rank.
Teams | Function designation | Requirements / qualifications | |
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Firefighter candidate (FFrA / FMA) | Entry into the fire brigade, minimum age 16 years | ||
Firefighter (FFr / FM) | Squad woman / squad man | successful squad training , 2 years of service | |
Senior firefighter
(OFFr / OFM) |
Squad leader | Squad leader training, 1 special course, 3 years of service | |
Chief firefighter
(HFFr / HFM) |
Squad leader | Squad leader training, 2 special courses, 4 years of service | |
Unterführer | |||
Extinguishing supervisor (LM) | Squad leader with a special function | Squad leader training, 3 special courses, 4 years of service | |
Chief Fire Officer (HLM) | Squad leader | Group leader training, 3 special courses, 4 years of service | |
Executives | |||
Fire chief (BM) | Platoon leader, circuit instructor | Train driver training, 4 special courses, 6 years of service | |
Chief Fire Officer (OBM) | Defense ladder up to 2 platoons | Head of a fire brigade training, 5 special courses, 8 years of service | |
Chief Fire Supervisor (HBM) | Defense ladder up to 3 platoons | Leading units of large train - training, 5 special courses, 10 years of service | |
Fire Inspector (BI) | Defense ladder over 3 platoons | Leading units of large train - training, 6 special courses, 12 years of service | |
Fire service technicians | |||
Chief Fire Inspector (OBI) | deputy district fire chief | Leadership of operations management - training, 7 special courses, 14 years of service | |
Chief Fire Inspector (HBI) | District fire chief | Ongoing training - training, 7 special courses, 16 years of service |
Professional fire brigade / full-time fire brigade
The rank of full-time fire brigade depends on the career path and the post.
Medium fire service | Function designation | Requirements / qualifications | |
---|---|---|---|
Fire chief candidate (BMA) | Preparatory service | ||
Fire chief (BM) | Squad woman / squad man | Successfully completed basic course for professional fire departments at a state fire department school | |
Chief Fire Officer (OBM) | Machinist, squad leader | Special function | |
Chief Fire Supervisor (HBM) | Squad leader | successfully completed group leader course for professional fire brigades at a state fire brigade school | |
Main fire chief with allowance (HBM) | Head of the watch department | special post | |
High-class fire service | |||
Fire Chief Inspector Candidate (BOIA) | Preparatory service | ||
Fire Inspector (BI) | for promotion officials only | ||
Fire Chief Inspector (BOI) | successful career examination at a state fire brigade school | ||
Fire officer (BA) | |||
Fire Department Councilor (BAR) | |||
Brandoberamtsratsin / Brandoberamtsrat (BOAR) | |||
Higher fire service | |||
Fire trainee (BRef) | Preparatory service | ||
Fire Councilor (BR) | Successful career test at the Institute of the North Rhine-Westphalia Fire Brigade | ||
Fire Chief Councilor (BOR) | |||
Fire Director (BD) | |||
Chief Fire Director (LtdBD) | |||
Senior Director (LtdD) or Director of the Fire Brigade (DdF) |
Helmet labeling
The helmet identification serves only as a distinguishing feature of the professional qualification of the fire service member. The function actually performed in the field may differ from this.
Squad leader | Platoon leader | Local armed forces chief | Community defense chief |
Identification vests
When deployed, managers wear a colored vest with additional functional inscription on the chest and back for identification. The vest is worn over the respective combat clothing. The colors are assigned to different functions.
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.revosax.sachsen.de/vorschrift/2215-Saechsische-Feuerwehrverordnung#anl1 , Saxon Fire Brigade Ordinance of October 21, 2005 (SächsGVBl. P. 291), last amended by the ordinance of August 20, 2012 (SächsGVBl . P. 458), accessed on June 8, 2017
- ↑ Ordinance of the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior on emergency service planning in the Free State of Saxony (Sächsische Landesrettungsdienstplanverordnung - SächsLRettDPVO), State Ministry of the Interior, December 5, 2006, as of May 9, 2013