Giessen fire department
| Giessen fire department | |
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 City of Giessen Office
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| Professional fire brigade | |
| Founding year: | 1914 |
| Locations: | 1 |
| Employee: | 70 |
| Volunteer firefighter | |
| Founding year: | 1855 |
| Departments: | 8th |
| Active members: | approx. 200 |
| www.feuerwehr.giessen.de | |
The Giessen fire brigade in the Hessian university town of Giessen consists of a professional fire brigade and six volunteer fire brigades . The fire brigade is subordinate to the Office for Fire and Civil Protection of the University City of Giessen. Office and fire brigade have been headed by fire chief Martina Klee since February 1st, 2012 Klee is the first female head of a professional fire brigade in Germany.
Professional fire brigade
The professional fire brigade Gießen was founded in 1914 and consists of:
- three watch departments
- the management of the Giessen fire department
- the preventive fire protection department
Volunteer firefighter
The city's volunteer fire department was founded in 1855. It has its locations in
- Giessen-Allendorf
- Pouring center
- Giessen-Kleinlinden
- Giessen-Lützellinden
- Giessen-Rödgen
- Giessen-Wieseck
- SEG Special Rescue (SEG SR) rescues in heights, depths and tightness
Area of responsibility
The Giessen fire brigade, as a public fire brigade based on the Hessian Fire and Disaster Protection Act, with 70 full-time and over 200 volunteer fire brigade members, is responsible for fire and disaster protection in the city and in the vicinity of Giessen and drives up to 1500 missions a year.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Gießener Allgemeine from December 21, 2011, accessed on February 20, 2012
- ↑ 150 years of the Giessen volunteer fire brigade .
- ↑ Press release on the 2008 annual general meeting of the volunteer fire brigades in Giessen
- ↑ See excerpts from the half-yearly reports 2007 [1] .
Coordinates: 50 ° 35 ′ 18.6 " N , 8 ° 40 ′ 12.7" E