Graz sector

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The Graz Sector (FI Graz Special Services) is a special unit of the Federal Police in the Styrian capital Graz . The unit is requested primarily for operations with an increased degree of risk. The Graz Sector is stationed in Paulustorgasse to ensure that all locations in the city can be reached as quickly as possible .

Badge of the SECTOR Graz

Area of ​​responsibility

The Graz Sector is not a standing, but an operational unit, which supports the forces of the police inspections in Graz and the Graz area and can also be requested by them. Furthermore, the Graz sector is also requested by units such as the criminal police or the LVT to provide support. As part of the GSOD , the Graz sector (analogous to the WEGA Vienna special unit ) acts as a riot squad unit, at football games, demonstrations or events with a violent counterpart. The Graz Sector has the following areas of responsibility:

  • rampaging people
  • barricaded people
  • Suicidal
  • Priority searches and controls where resistance is expected
  • risky arrests
  • other missions where resistance is to be expected
  • Dissolution of squatting
  • Attack troop operations as part of the GSOD
  • Technical deployment train as part of the GSOD ( IFEX , MZP )
  • Protection of endangered objects and people
  • The operational training for colleagues from the police inspections in Graz
  • Mission training basic training in the basic police training course in the Styrian police school

organization

The sector officials provide their service with specially equipped sector vehicles in three-man teams. The advantage of this system is that an access team, equipped with special training and special equipment, is immediately on site in the shortest possible time. The system and structure is analogous to that of the special unit WEGA and various American SWAT teams. All those situations are resolved which exceed the risk limits of the police stations or which require special equipment and special training, but which do not yet fall within the scope of the task area Cobra . However, it is quite possible that sector forces support the Cobra Task Force on high-risk operations, for example through security activities or other access-supporting measures.

The civil servants in the sector are trained through ongoing training, on the one hand within the framework of service operations and on the other through their own training days. Training takes place in-house only, which means that Sector Officials train other Sector Officials. With this one would like to exclude that training contents are carried outwards.

The focus is on shooting, operational techniques (close combat) and operational tactics. All sector officials are required to undergo an annual sports check-up, during which each individual's fitness level is checked. (Further details on this review are not known). Belonging to the Graz sector is linked to the positive annual performance review.

The counterpart to the Graz sector in Linz is the Linz sector .

Recruitment and training

The Graz Sector officials are primarily recruited from the Styrian police station. All applicants are subjected to a recording inspection, which is divided into the areas of physical fitness (3000m run and 6 test), tactics and technique, shooting and a psychological interview. During this screening, points are awarded and, at the end, a ranking is created based on the performance provided. The best graduates of this screening are then called up for a two-month basic training.

The basic training focuses on tactics, hand-to-hand combat and overwhelming techniques, as well as shooting training. At the end of this training, the new civil servants will be accepted into the operations of the Graz Sector.

equipment

The sector officials use the Glock 17 pistol with an additional light module as their primary weapon . The sector vehicles are also equipped with the Steyr AUG A3 and Taser X2. The equipment of the officers also includes the multi-purpose pistol ( MZP from Heckler and Koch ) for shooting tear gas and fluorescent screens and the baton ( Tonfa ). Furthermore, the sector vehicles are equipped with a large pepper spray container , various ballistic protective equipment and door opening tools.

history

The special services sector Graz was founded on July 1st, 2002 in Graz and consisted of colleagues from the MEK Graz, which was dissolved on July 1st, 2002. At that time, all MEK in Austria were integrated into the Cobra Task Force and dissolved. Those officers who were not integrated into the Cobra commando were on duty at PI Paulustorgasse from this point on. After a few reforms, this police inspection became the specialist inspection special services "Sector Graz", which took on new competencies in the GSOD and operational trainer area.

With the dissolution of the MEK Graz, not only the name of the office changed, but also its badge. The “Hackher lion” was used symbolically as a badge, as this lion was the guardian and protector of the city of Graz during the French siege of 1809.

literature

  • Mike Ryan, Chris Mann, Alexander Stilwell: The Encyclopedia of Special Forces. Tactics-story-strategy-weapons. Pabel-Moewig Verlag, Rastatt 2003, ISBN 3-8118-1895-3 .

Web links

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