Fire brigade in Poland
The fire brigade in Poland is divided into state-organized professional fire brigades (Polish: Państwowa Straż Pożarna ) and volunteer fire brigades (Polish: Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna , OSP), plant fire brigades (Polish: Zakładowa Straż Pożarna ) and airport fire brigades . The voluntary fire brigades, plant fire brigades and airport fire brigades are considered non-governmental organizations and are therefore not subordinate to the professional fire brigades.
General
A central management and organizational structure, the establishment of efficient fire protection equipment and the modernization of the vehicle fleet have determined the development of the fire service in Poland in recent years. The state fire brigade is based on the law on the state fire brigade , which is supplemented by various laws and ordinances , such as safety laws , environmental protection ordinances , standards legislation .
State-organized fire brigade
The basis of the state-organized fire brigade ( Państwowa Straż Pożarna , PSP) is formed by the 335 municipal (district) command offices of the professional fire brigades in the districts and cities, as well as the 498 extinguishing and rescue units of the professional fire brigades. These are subordinate to the 16 supraregional fire protection administrations (Polish: Komendy Wojewódzkie Państwowej Straży Pożarnej ). These 16 fire protection administrations are in turn subordinate to a main administration (Polish: Komenda Główna Państwowej Straży Pożarnej ), which is subordinate to the Polish Ministry of the Interior.
The professional fire brigade comprises around 30,000 active emergency services (as of 2011). She wears red helmets in action.
Non-governmental fire brigade
The non-governmental volunteer fire brigade ( Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna , OSP) has around 500,000 active members in 16,850 bases (as of 2011). The volunteer fire brigade wears white helmets when on duty.
Fire Brigade Association
The Polish Fire Brigade Association is a member of the World Fire Brigade Association CTIF . From July 24th to 30th, 1989 in the Gwardia Stadium in Warsaw the IX. International fire fighting competitions organized by the World Fire Brigade Association CTIF (Fire Brigade Olympics). The program included Traditional International Fire Brigade Competitions, International Fire Brigade Sports Competitions and International Youth Fire Brigade Competitions.
See also
Web links
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- Wolfgang Jendsch: Eastern European fire engines . 1st edition. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2011, ISBN 978-3-613-03353-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : BF Oppeln: The fire brigade on the Oder . In: Florian Hessen 1/1989 . Munkelt Verlag, 1989, ISSN 0936-5370 , p. 32-34 .
- ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : International fire brigade comradeship . In: Florian Hessen 9/1987 . Munkelt Verlag, 1987, ISSN 0936-5370 , p. 19-20 .
- ^ Franz-Josef Sehr : CTIF World Championships in Warsaw . In: Florian Hessen 10/1989 . Munkelt Verlag, 1989, ISSN 0936-5370 , p. 32-33 .