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
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.

function	Pictorial representation	West inscription
Operations Manager		Operations Manager
Operations section leader		Section Head
Platoon leader		Platoon leader
Squad leader		Group leader or vehicle identification
Expert advisor		Label of the specialist area (dangerous goods, press, ...)
Head emergency doctor		Head emergency doctor
Emergency doctor		no
Organizational head of the rescue service		none or OrgL

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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
2. ↑ 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