Fire doctor
A fire brigade doctor is a doctor in the service of the fire department . He is primarily responsible for providing specialist medical advice to fire service managers and for medical care, training and prevention / health promotion for fire service members. In Germany, a fire brigade doctor usually wears normal uniforms with an Aesculapian staff as a function symbol and (with protective clothing ) the words “doctor” on the back.
Areas of responsibility
A fire brigade doctor is part of the medical service in the fire department. He is responsible for the medical care of the fire brigade members. He also advises managers on medical issues. The duties of a fire brigade doctor include, for example, participation and medical supervision in training and preventive measures. He is also active in the follow-up work on missions. During an operation (especially in the case of major incidents) he advises the chief of operations and is responsible for the medical security of the emergency services. He is also responsible for coordinating with rescue service organizations. The fire brigade doctor has an important task in the context of respiratory protection , where he can or must judge the suitability of the fire brigade members with the appropriate qualifications.
A fire brigade doctor can also be deployed as part of the fire brigade's rescue service , with the appropriate qualifications also as an emergency doctor , provided that a senior emergency doctor is present.
appointment
Germany
In Germany, fire brigade doctors are usually appointed by the head of the fire brigade. According to the medical service recommendation, the fire brigade of the German Fire Brigade Association should have at least one fire brigade doctor per district or urban district . In addition, there are district, state and federal fire brigade doctors who are appointed by the respective fire brigade association.
| Federal fire department doctor | Term of office |
|---|---|
| Peter Sefrin | July 10, 1991 - June 10, 2010 |
| Hans-Richard Paschen | June 10, 2010 - December 31, 2015 |
| Klaus Friedrich | since January 1, 2016 |
Austria
The fire brigade doctors must be a doctor of all medicine with ius practicandi or be in training or have the right to independent professional training. They are appointed by the State Fire Brigade Association at the suggestion of the fire brigade . In some federal states there is the district fire brigade doctor as a superordinate function, which is headed by the state fire brigade doctor everywhere.
swell
- German Fire Brigade Association: Medical service in the fire brigade, recommendation No. 5/2005. (PDF) December 2, 2005, accessed on February 27, 2010 (104 KB).
- Lower Austrian Fire Brigade Association: Fire Brigade Doctors, Service Instructions 2/2004 1.10.5. (PDF) April 1, 2004, accessed December 26, 2010 (20 KB).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b German Fire Brigade Association: Healthcare and Rescue Service. In: www.feuerwehrverband.de. Retrieved November 2, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Archive link ( Memento from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on June 12, 2010