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The Paris Fire Brigade , in French la Brigade Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris(BSPP), is the fire service for the city of Paris and the surrounding departments of Seine-Saint-Denis , Val-de-Marne , Hauts-de-Seine. The remaining departments in the Paris Metropole have their own fire brigades. The brigade is a branch of the French Army and consists of military personnel, like the French Gendarmerie, who are placed at the disposal of the Paris Prefecture of Police.

Mission

  • 1. Fire Suppression
  • 2. Emergency ambulance
  • 3. Utility Safety - Gas Leaks et al
  • 4. Personal Assistance - Victims services, SAR lost persons
  • 5. Motor vehicle collision response
  • 6. Protection of biens
  • 7. Patrol, Reconnaissance and Research
  • 8. Animal rescue
  • 9. Pollution control and HAZMAT Response
  • 10. Alarm response

History

Founded in 1793 as the Corps des gardes-pompes de la ville de Paris and following the 23 hour Austrian Embassy Fire in 1810 became a military organization by Imperial Decree by the Emperor Napolean Bonaparte. On 18 September 1811, it became the Battalion de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris and was expanded to the Regiment de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris in 1867. On 1 March 1967 became the Brigade de Sapeurs-Pompiers de Paris.

Resources

The BSPP consists of 7,000 personnel who man 81 stations and facilities who conduct 1200 operations daily.

Corporate Organization

Commanded by a General, who directly controls the Information and Public Relations Bureau, and is assisted a Colonel-Adjutant, a General Council called a Cabinet and a Chief of Staff who controlls the following Bureaus :

  • General Studies Bureau
  • Financial Programs and Budget Bureau

and three Assistant Chiefs of Staff:

  • Assistant Chief for Employment
    • Operations Bureau
    • Formation and Instrustion Bureau
    • Prevention Bureau
  • Assistant Chief for Logistics
    • Techniques Service
    • Infrastructure Service
    • Administrative Service
    • Telecommunications and Informations Service
  • Assistant Chief for Human Resources
    • Human resources Bureau
    • Personnel Welfare Bureau
  • Chief Doctor

Field Organization

each contains eight Fire Companies and an Emergency Medical Service

Special Services

Controlled by Headquarters

See Also

Official Website - French Only

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