Fire Department Stuttgart

Fire Department Stuttgart
Office of the City of Stuttgart
Professional fire brigade
Founding year:	1891
Locations:	5
Employee:	542
Volunteer firefighter
Founding year:	1852
Departments:	24
Active members:	1000
Youth fire brigade
Founding year:	1965
Groups:	22 + youth music train
Members:	380
Children's fire brigade
Groups:	3
www.feuerwehr-stuttgart.de

The fire department Stuttgart as part of the fire department an organ of the municipal fire authorities of Baden-Wuerttemberg state capital Stuttgart .

history

Before the Stuttgart professional fire brigade was founded in 1891, there was a voluntary fire brigade in Stuttgart and in the suburbs of Karlsvorstadt Heslach, the suburb of Berg and the suburb of Gablenberg there were independent volunteer fire brigades with their own deployment districts. In 1873 the first pure fire station in Stuttgart was built for the volunteer fire brigade founded in 1852. As early as 1888, today's fire station 1 was built for the 1st battalion of the Stuttgart volunteer fire department before the professional fire department was actually established . After the professional fire brigade was founded in 1891, the building served as a hostel for 31 firefighters, six horses and a hand-held sprayer, a hydrant car, a machine ladder and a team car. After three years, the professional fire brigade took up the ambulance and kept it up until 1943, when it had to be handed over to the German Red Cross due to the war.

In 1897, with the dissolution of the volunteer fire brigade and the associated commissioning of a second professional fire station, the urban area was divided into two guard districts. In Wache 1, which was now called the City Main Fire Station , the staff was increased and a steam syringe was also stationed.

In October 1906, after the incorporation of Cannstatt the year before, the 3rd fire station of the professional fire brigade was put into operation. A short time later, the water rescue service was also introduced there. The crew consisted of 16 men, six horses, a team car, a turntable ladder, a steam pump and a prison car.

In 1913 the first automobile syringe was procured in the Kingdom of Württemberg . By 1920 the entire fleet was converted to fire trucks.

Due to the steady increase in staff and vehicles, a larger guard had to be built in Cannstatt, which was inaugurated in 1938 as the largest and most modern fire station.

The fourth professional fire station went into operation on March 10, 1943. As early as 1927, the building was built as a municipal power station. The crew of the guard with the name Feuerschutzpolizeiwache 4 in Feuerbach was severely decimated during the Second World War. In 1948 the fire engines of the Feuerbach volunteer fire brigade were closed due to a lack of members, the rest were handed over to the professional fire brigade.

As the last of the five fire stations in Stuttgart, the fire police station 5 in Möhringen went into operation in 1944 . The cast of 25 men had to be separated from other guards. They resided in a provisionally furnished farm building. In the 1960s, the local council then determined the urgent need for the new building, which was inaugurated in 1966.

In 1976, fire station 5 became a fire and rescue station (FRW 5). The first ambulance was stationed there. In 1998, rescue at heights was also added to fire station 5.

Professional fire brigade

Fire station 1

Location: Heusteigstrasse 12 in Stuttgart-Mitte .
The fire station 1 (also called fire station 1 south) on the edge of the old town has a "fire fighting train" (definition see fire fighting train ) (target strength according to the Stuttgart model 12 emergency services) consisting of a command vehicle , two rescue vehicles and a turntable ladder DLK 23/12 with rear axle steering . In addition, a small emergency vehicle technical assistance is stationed here , which specializes in opening doors in addition to small technical assistance such as pumping out water or removing shop windows. A second identical vehicle is stationed here as a reserve. The fire station staff is trained as elevator operators.

The specialist departments for preventive fire and hazard protection and the staff of the Deployment & Organization department are based at fire station 1. The central image archive is also housed there.

The fire station is manned by 66 officers. Distributed over three guard departments, these provide a 24-hour change service.

Central unit for hydraulics, chainsaws, cut-off machines and lifting bags

The central office maintains, checks and repairs over 90 chainsaws, a rescue saw, cut-off machines and over 30 hydraulic units with a wide variety of rescue equipment. Five officers are busy at fire station 1 South. The devices of the professional fire brigade are dealt with in the normal security service, the volunteer fire brigades are visited on site during daytime duty. A soundproof cabin with smoke evacuation was integrated in the workshop for noise protection.

The central office always has replacement devices ready. In this way, the operational readiness of the individual vehicles can be maintained.

Fire station 2

Location: Weimarstrasse 36 in Stuttgart-Mitte
The fire station 2 (west) is characterized by a special guard district, in which there is a very high population density as well as large bank and commercial buildings. There are also several larger clinics and a large number of underground transport facilities in the guard's territory. In addition to the standard fire brigade of the Stuttgart fire brigade, a number of special vehicles for all types of hazardous substance accidents are stationed at the station. This includes two identical environmental protection rescue vehicles , and two swap-body vehicles are available for six roll-off containers. In detail, these are the roll-off container respiratory protection / decontamination, roll-off container environmental protection, roll-off container environmental protection tank, roll-off container environmental protection large tank and a trough, as well as the roll-off container ventilation with the second fire-fighting support vehicle LuF. There are also two logistics equipment trolleys , one on a standard transporter, the other on a truck chassis.

The fire station is manned by 78 officers, who are on a 24-hour change service across three guard departments.

Main fire station (fire station 3)

Fire station 3 in Bad Cannstatt

Location: Mercedesstrasse 35 in Stuttgart- Bad Cannstatt

Fire station 3, also called Wache Bad Cannstatt, encompasses the entire urban Neckar area, a lot of industry, the port and large residential areas. As on all professional fire stations, the typical fire-fighting train as well as a command vehicle 2 , three command vehicles for the management service , a fire brigade crane and an emergency vehicle with rail attachment are housed, as is a roll-off container rail as a reserve for the RW-S, which is not assigned a carrier vehicle. If necessary, a vehicle from fire station 2 or 5 is used. Various cars and the vehicles of the car workshop are also stationed here. A waste roll-off container was procured for internal tasks.

Several vehicles from the training department are also housed here.

The headquarters of the office management as well as the training, technology and administration departments are located in the fire station; it was renamed the main fire station in 2002. In April 2006, the control center for security and mobility Stuttgart, SIMOS for short, was put into operation on the premises of the main fire station. The building houses the integrated control center for the fire and rescue services.

Water rescue

For water rescue two vehicles are at the fire station 3 is available. In addition to a water equipment trolley and an identical reserve vehicle, there is also a trailer: the fire truck trailer oil barrier. The MS Stadt Stuttgart, a fire boat from the city of Stuttgart, is in the harbor . The ship may only be driven by members of the Stuttgart fire brigade with a C2 professional inland skipper.

At the fire station z. Currently 45 specially trained rescue divers are on duty. There are also eight fire service instructors on site in three shifts. In Stuttgart, fire service diving at level 2 is used in accordance with fire service regulation 8. This includes operations for the rescue or recovery of people, the recovery of objects, including simple technical measures. It is allowed to dive to a maximum depth of 30 meters.

Fire station 4

Location: Bregenzer Straße 47 in Stuttgart- Feuerbach
In the guard area of fire station 4 there are not only business and office areas but also industrial areas, high-rise buildings and the old exhibition center on Killesberg as well as the federal highways B 10 , B 27 and B 295 . In addition, a rail network runs through the guard area, which is used by the ICE to the S-Bahn.

In addition to the standard fire engine and a further reserve rescue vehicle, some special vehicles are stationed for the central workshops, respiratory protection and fittings. An equipment trolley based on a small van is available for the radio workshop, which is also located there.

63 police officers are on duty 24/7 across three guard departments.

Central workshop respiratory protection

The central workshop for respiratory protection is responsible for respiratory protection, radiation protection and body protection as well as for the area of measurement technology. In the ZW-A, the respiratory protective devices and their accessories are maintained, cleaned, filled and checked centrally for all fire stations and departments of the volunteer fire brigade. Specifically, there are around 400 compressed air breathing apparatus, 80 long-term breathing apparatus, 16 diving equipment and around 1000 breathing air cylinders.

The training facility for wearers of breathing apparatus, which was newly built in 2012, is also located at fire station 4. This is where all new firefighters are trained in respiratory protection. In addition, each institution carries out a stress exercise every year.

A special control vehicle is housed at fire station 4 to support operations involving hazardous substances and goods and for larger respiratory protection operations. It also serves as a workplace for the specialists from the central respiratory protection workshop. The roll-off container for respiratory protection / decontamination 2 is also available as a reserve at the fire station. As the fire station does not have a swap-loader vehicle, a forklift with a maneuvering attachment was procured to maneuver the roll-off container.

Central office fittings

In this workshop, all devices of the Stuttgart fire brigade from which water comes (e.g. jet pipe, standpipe, suction strainer), passed on (e.g. distributor, claw piece), dispensed (e.g. foam pipe, turret) and media are added are (proportioner), serviced and repaired. Three officers from the 3rd watch department are responsible for this.

Fire station 5

Location: Bruno-Jacoby-Weg 5 in Stuttgart- Degerloch.
The fire and rescue station 5 is in the south of Stuttgart. In addition to federal highways and the A 8 motorway , it is conveniently located to Stuttgart Airport and the new state trade fair .

In addition to the standard fire engine (see FW 1), there is also a fire brigade crane with a lifting capacity of 30 tonnes at a 3 meter radius and three swap bodies with numerous roll-off containers stationed on FW 5. The roll-off container armor, a roll-off container accommodation, a roll-off container hose, a roll-off container for special extinguishing agents, a roll-off container ventilation with fire-fighting support vehicle, a roll-off container attachment means for the accessories of the fire service crane and a roll-off container foam and a roll-off container for water supply based on the Hytrans Fire System are available Fire department available. Furthermore, the large-capacity ambulance (GRTW) and the roll-off containers MANV and MedTech are stationed at station 5.

The guard is manned by 102 officers, who are on duty 24 hours a day in three guard departments. In the rescue service, 12 hours per shift are provided on an ambulance or emergency doctor vehicle and 12 hours in the fire engine.

Ambulance service

The ambulance service in Stuttgart has a long tradition. After the first rescue carriage was procured in 1865, the rescue service had to be handed over to the German Red Cross during the war . Only in 1970, when an emergency doctor vehicle was occupied, was it possible to return to work. Six years later, an ambulance financed by donations was procured for the fire department.

Two ambulances have been stationed at the station since 1979, one of which moves around the clock, the second only on weekdays between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.

In addition, an emergency vehicle is stationed at the station, which is on duty around the clock. A second vehicle is kept as a reserve. A heavy-duty ambulance was procured for obese people in 2016 . Before that, obese people were transported with the large-capacity ambulance.

Height rescue

The height rescue group is a special unit that arranges special rescue and high-quality medical first aid for rescue missions at heights and depths. The target strength consists of 36 height rescuers, divided into three guard departments. Two of the twelve height rescuers in a department are instructors. All height rescuers work as paramedics or paramedics in the rescue service.

Two identical, manoeuvrable and off-road first-aid vehicles are available to carry out the tasks. Staffed by five emergency services, they can also be requested for supraregional help. The second vehicle serves as a failure reserve.

Volunteer firefighter

The Stuttgart Voluntary Fire Brigade is divided into 24 departments. While 23 departments take part in operations, one department is responsible for logistics. The individual departments are Birkach , Botnang , Büsnau , Degerloch / Hoffeld, Hedelfingen , Heumaden , Hofen , Mühlhausen , Münster , Obertürkheim , Plieningen , Riedenberg , Rohracker , Rotenberg , Sillenbuch , Sommerrain , Stammheim , Uhlbach , Untertürkheim , Vaihingen , Wangen , Weilimdorf and Zazenhausen as well as the logistics department.

particularities

Control center for security and mobility Stuttgart (SIMOS)

SIMOS, control center for security and mobility Stuttgart

In the Control Center for Security and Mobility Stuttgart, SIMOS for short, four control centers operate without their independence being impaired. The integrated control center of the Stuttgart fire brigade and the rescue service, operated by the German Red Cross, the integrated traffic control center of the Office for Public Order, the Civil Engineering Office, the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG and the Stuttgart Police Headquarters as well as the management and administrative staff of the state capital for extraordinary events and disasters are housed in the building. 54 employees work in shifts in the control center.

SIMOS was built at the main fire station 3 in Mercedesstrasse within 15 months. The technology replaced the ten-year-old operations control computer in the Cannstatter Wache. The pure construction costs amounted to 4.5 million euros, 10 million euros were invested in technology. The shared use of electricity, air conditioning and ventilation technology can save 1.1 million euros. The city will save almost 2 million euros in rental costs alone over the next few years.

The networking of the facilities has created numerous synergy effects. For example, the traffic can be optimally controlled in the event of an accident or damage, because the traffic control center is informed immediately when the fire brigade is deployed and can react immediately.

During events and disasters is mayor as a political overall responsibility for security cause both use measures and administrative measures, coordinate and take responsibility. The senior management and administrative staff who support him also meet in the building.

Rescue train

The German railway has for accidents in tunnels or bridges a special rescue plan, based on a rescue train developed. Such a rescue train is in Kornwestheim. It consists of two transport trolleys, an equipment trolley, an extinguishing agent trolley and an ambulance vehicle; it is operated by two diesel locomotives of the 714 series . In this way the train can be separated fully automatically in the event of an emergency. This concept makes it possible to get passengers out of the danger area as quickly as possible when the rear part of the train is used, while the other half of the train can remain on site.

During an operation, Rapid Response Groups (SEG) from the Johanniter Accident Aid , fire brigade members and several emergency doctors meet to come to the scene as first aiders by train.

Aftercare for emergency services

The emergency services aftercare only begins after the actual deployment. If an assignment is very stressful for the staff, they can ask their specially trained colleagues for advice. Serious accidents with children, personal acquaintance with the victims, terrible sights of the victims or major incidents are particularly stressful for emergency services. Certain images can be memorized or a feeling of guilt can build up.

"... the operation is not over when the vehicle is in the hall, but when the helper has been taken care of", quote from a fire brigade in Stuttgart

Deployment department

The deployment department plans the deployment of the Stuttgart fire brigade. She is also responsible for all tactical and operational planning, coordinates non-police security and civil protection. The alarm and release order is adapted to new vehicles and a special plan is drawn up for various major events such as the Cannstatter Wasen or the football World Cup in 2006. The deployment department also includes the 24 volunteer fire departments and the three Stuttgart-based fire departments .

Prevention department

Preventive fire and hazard protection is of great importance to the fire department. In this way, the necessary structural and organizational requirements are created under the legal basis. The department is also involved in "fire prevention shows" under the leadership of the building law office. Schools formed a focus in 2001. Safety in tunnels is also part of the range of tasks.

Shelter operations service

The shelter operations service was responsible for the maintenance of protective structures with a civil protection obligation, with the costs being borne by the federal government. Until 1990 he belonged to the Office for Civil Defense. After this was dissolved, the fire department carried out its tasks until the end of 2007. In 2008, all of the property management tasks, including the protective structures, were transferred to the Office for Properties and Housing, and the Shelters Service was subordinated to this office. The shelter operations service was a management unit with around 40 helpers who were responsible for maintenance. These were mainly conscripts released from the military to work in the shelter operations service. Beginning in 2007, the civil protection link was lifted, so the shelters could also be used for other purposes or given up entirely. Federal funding was dropped for approved shelters. Therefore, the shelter operations service was reduced and discontinued with the abolition of compulsory military service. The obligated helpers were released.