Service uniform for German fire brigades

In addition to the operational clothing , the service clothing of the fire services also includes a service uniform for the German fire services . Colloquially, this dress uniform is also called a service suit or dress suit. Most members of the fire brigade, especially members of voluntary fire brigades, only wear the service uniform on special occasions. In the case of fire brigade employees, it is their daily work clothing, unless the respective authority regulates otherwise.

Components

The service uniform basically consists of:

• Peaked cap
• Uniform jacket
• Uniform pants
• Uniform shirt
• binder
• Shoes and stockings (usually have to be bought yourself)

in women there may also be deviations in the form of:

• Women's hat
• Uniform skirt
• Kerchief
• Ladies blouse

Additional clothing can be:

• Body strap / belt
• Gloves
• Uniform coat
• Uniform parka / anorak
• Uniform blouse
• Uniform sweater with shoulder flaps
• Uniform cardigan
• Fleece and softshell jacket

Wearing occasions

Referee at the district elimination in Saxony-Anhalt

The service uniform may only be used for official purposes. These occasions can be:

• Annual general meeting
• Honors from comrades
• Courses at the state fire brigade schools or at district or local level
• Meetings of the fire service associations
• Meeting of the heads of the fire departments
• Referees at competitions

However, it is also worn as work clothing by fire service employees of the supervisory authorities and state fire service schools in their daily work. The higher a member is in the hierarchy of the fire department, the more often they wear the service uniform.

Ranks and awards

Fire Brigade Badge of Honor (Germany)

The rank of a fire brigade member can be seen on the shoulder flaps of the uniform jacket or uniform shirt / women's blouse. Depending on the state guidelines on awarding the ranks, a level of training can also be derived. However, this is not always the case, especially with older comrades it may be that they have a rank that they would not receive according to the current guideline. In this case, however, the protection of the existing status takes effect, degradation due to a change in the law is not permitted.

In addition to the ranks, special functions can also be worn on the sleeve, such as B .: Mission functions

• Respirator wearer
• Radio operator
• machinist

Administrative functions

• Head of a fire brigade and deputy head of a fire brigade
• Youth fire chief and deputy youth fire chief
• Section Head
• District fire supervisor and deputy district fire supervisor
• State fire chief and deputy state fire chief

Furthermore, the awards received can be worn over the left breast pocket and a pendant with the national coat of arms can be worn on the left breast pocket. The regulations of the respective federal state and the guidelines for the presentation and wearing of awards apply.

Decrees, regulations and ordinances

Most of the federal states in Germany have a decree, ordinance or regulation on wearing work clothing. These regulate the wearing of a service suit, the only exceptions are the city ​​states of Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg. In addition to the regulation that the service uniform is part of the work clothing, the components and their properties are also regulated. In addition, the manner in which awards are worn and the ranks of the fire brigade members are also usually regulated. If a federal state does not determine how to wear the awards itself, the direct application of the guideline of the German Fire Brigade Association for the presentation and wearing of awards is obvious.

coat of arms	country	law
	Baden-Württemberg	Administrative regulation of the Ministry of the Interior on uniform clothing, ranks as well as rank and function badges in the fire services and in the fire service in Baden-Württemberg
	Bavaria	Ordinance on the implementation of the Bavarian Fire Brigade Act
	Berlin	Business instruction "Wearing badges, medals, decorations and nameplates at the Berlin fire brigade"
	Brandenburg	Decree of the Ministry of the Interior on the wearing of rank badges in fire protection of the state of Brandenburg
	Bremen	no provisions
	Hamburg	no provisions
	Hesse	Hessian regulation on service and protective clothing, ranks, functions, markings and requirements for obtaining the ranks and functions of members of the public fire brigade
	Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Rank and dress regulations for volunteer fire brigades and plant fire brigades in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
	Lower Saxony	Ordinance on municipal fire brigades
	North Rhine-Westphalia	Regulation on the uniform uniform of the fire brigades, the institute of the fire brigade NRW and the supervisory authorities of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
	Rhineland-Palatinate	Fire Brigade Ordinance
	Saarland	Administrative regulations on fire fighting clothing in Saarland
	Saxony	Saxon Fire Brigade Ordinance
	Saxony-Anhalt	Ordinance on uniforms for fire brigades
	Schleswig-Holstein	Uniform regulations for the fire brigades in Schleswig-Holstein
	Thuringia	Thuringian Fire Brigade Organization Ordinance

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Presentation and wearing of awards on the HP of the German Fire Brigade Association, accessed on April 11, 2016
2. ↑ Administrative regulation of the Ministry of the Interior on uniform clothing, ranks as well as rank and function badges in the fire brigades and in the fire service in Baden-Württemberg
3. ^ Ordinance on the implementation of the Bavarian Fire Brigade Act
4. ↑ Circular of the Ministry of the Interior on fire-fighting clothing. State school and technical facility for fire and disaster control in Brandenburg, November 20, 2014, accessed on June 28, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Hessian Ordinance on Service and Protective Clothing, Ranks, Functions, Markings and Requirements for Obtaining Ranks and Functions of Members of the Public Fire Brigade from 19 Dec. 2012, accessed on 22 Jan 2018 (PDF)
6. ↑ Rank and dress regulations for volunteer fire brigades and plant fire brigades in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
7. ↑ Ordinance on uniforms, rank badges and personal equipment of the members of the volunteer fire brigades in Lower Saxony from 2005 ( memento of the original from November 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Regulation on the uniform uniforms of the fire brigades, the institute of the fire brigade NRW and the supervisory authorities of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
9. ↑ Fire Brigade Ordinance Rhineland-Palatinate
10. ↑ Ministry of the Interior and Sport: Administrative regulation on fire brigade clothing in Saarland (VV fire brigade clothing) ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ Saxon Fire Brigade Ordinance
12. ↑ Ordinance on uniforms for the fire brigades in Saxony-Anhalt ( Memento from April 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ Uniform regulations for the fire brigades in the state of Schleswig-Holstein
14. ↑ Thuringian Fire Brigade Organization Ordinance