Fire protection

In Hesse, defensive fire protection and assistance is the responsibility of the municipalities in their area. In particular, they must set up, equip, maintain and deploy an efficient fire department in line with local conditions. In towns with more than 100,000 inhabitants, a professional fire department must be set up.

The fire departments have to fulfill preventive fire protection tasks and help people and animals in the event of fires, accidents or other emergencies.

Active members of volunteer fire departments can only be persons who are in good health and have reached the age of 17 but not yet 60 (if it is in the interest of the service, the period of service can be extended beyond the age of 60 for a certain period of time, but no longer than the age of 65, at the request of the volunteer firefighter).

Persons interested in becoming a member can contact their local authority (volunteer fire department).

The volunteer fire department of your municipality or in the cities of Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Gießen, Kassel, Offenbach, Wiesbaden to the professional fire department.

Further information can be found on the website of the Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sport under the keywords "fire department" and "disaster control".