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The Paris Fire Brigade (French Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris, BSPP), is a French Army unit which serves as the primary fire and rescue service for Paris and certain sites of national strategic importance.
The brigade's main area of responsibility is the City of Paris and the surrounding départements of Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, and Hauts-de-Seine. It also serves the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, the Military Rocket Test Centre in Biscarosse, and the gas plant of Lacq-Artix.
The brigade is a unit of the French Army's Engineering Arm (l'arme du génie) and the firefighters are therefore sappers (sapeurs, thus sapeurs-pompiers). With 8,550 firemen, it is the largest fire brigade in Europe and the third largest urban fire service in the world, after the Tokyo Fire Department and New York City Fire Department. The brigade is placed at the disposal of the Paris Prefecture of Police in an arrangement similar to that of the French Gendarmerie. Its motto is "Save or Perish" (French "Sauver ou périr").
Another military force responsible for firefighting in France is the Marseille Naval Fire Battalion (BMPM). The remainder of France has civilian fire and rescue services (services départementaux d'incendie et de secours).
Mission
As any French firefighter, their missions are
Fire Suppression
Emergency Basic Life Support ambulance
Utility Safety – Gas Leaks et al.
Personal Assistance – Victims services, SAR lost persons
Motor vehicle collision response
Protection of beings
Patrol, Reconnaissance and Research
Animal rescue
Pollution control and HAZMAT Response
Alarm response
They defend Paris and its "little crown" (close suburbs), but also specific sites :
Guiana Space Centre of Kourou Guyane.
test field for missiles in Biscarosse.
site for extraction and processing of natural gas in Lacq-Artix.
Special missions for Bastille Day
Traditionally,the Paris Fire Brigade parades twice during the Bastille Day military parade: once on foot, and a second time with its vehicles.
During the parade members are armed with the FAMAS, the famous French bullpup-style assault rifle, reminding them of their membership in the armed forces. Different fire stations of the Paris Fire Brigade organize each July 13 or 14th an evening dance party within the walls of the barracks, called Bal des pompiers (firemen's ball in English).
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 organisation by imperial decree by Emperor Napoléon. On 18 September 1811, it became the Bataillon de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris and was expanded to the Régiment de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris in 1867. On 1 March 1967 became the Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris.
Selection and training
The operational personnel (hommes du rang i.e. privates) are usually engaged for five years. They must have French nationality, be between 18 and 25 years old, have a clean criminal record and have at least a vocational training CAP certificate. The selection is three days long, with sports tests, psychomotor tests, medical examination, etc.
Training takes place in the Instruction Grouping (Groupement d'instruction, GI), at the fort of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. The first period lasts two months, with the first aid and first responder training, and basic military instruction (including shooting).
The sapper then undertakes practical training of four months in an operational fire company (compagnie d'incendie); he takes part in personal assistance and utility safety operations.
The sapper then returns to the Instruction Grouping for two further months for his fire training. He is then permanently attached to a fire company.
Resources
The BSPP consists of 8,550 personnel with 81 stations and facilities who conduct 1200 operations daily.
463 pieces of equipment
130 Pumpers
63 Aerial Devices
66 Ambulances
71 Command and Patrol vehicles
133 Special Engines
Fireboats
All terrain vehicles
Four wheel drives
The brigade is commanded by a Brigade General as part of the French Army's engineering arm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Fire_Brigade
The brigade's main area of responsibility is the City of Paris and the surrounding départements of Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, and Hauts-de-Seine. It also serves the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, the Military Rocket Test Centre in Biscarosse, and the gas plant of Lacq-Artix.
The brigade is a unit of the French Army's Engineering Arm (l'arme du génie) and the firefighters are therefore sappers (sapeurs, thus sapeurs-pompiers). With 8,550 firemen, it is the largest fire brigade in Europe and the third largest urban fire service in the world, after the Tokyo Fire Department and New York City Fire Department. The brigade is placed at the disposal of the Paris Prefecture of Police in an arrangement similar to that of the French Gendarmerie. Its motto is "Save or Perish" (French "Sauver ou périr").
Another military force responsible for firefighting in France is the Marseille Naval Fire Battalion (BMPM). The remainder of France has civilian fire and rescue services (services départementaux d'incendie et de secours).
Mission
As any French firefighter, their missions are
Fire Suppression
Emergency Basic Life Support ambulance
Utility Safety – Gas Leaks et al.
Personal Assistance – Victims services, SAR lost persons
Motor vehicle collision response
Protection of beings
Patrol, Reconnaissance and Research
Animal rescue
Pollution control and HAZMAT Response
Alarm response
They defend Paris and its "little crown" (close suburbs), but also specific sites :
Guiana Space Centre of Kourou Guyane.
test field for missiles in Biscarosse.
site for extraction and processing of natural gas in Lacq-Artix.
Special missions for Bastille Day
Traditionally,the Paris Fire Brigade parades twice during the Bastille Day military parade: once on foot, and a second time with its vehicles.
During the parade members are armed with the FAMAS, the famous French bullpup-style assault rifle, reminding them of their membership in the armed forces. Different fire stations of the Paris Fire Brigade organize each July 13 or 14th an evening dance party within the walls of the barracks, called Bal des pompiers (firemen's ball in English).
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 organisation by imperial decree by Emperor Napoléon. On 18 September 1811, it became the Bataillon de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris and was expanded to the Régiment de sapeurs-pompiers de Paris in 1867. On 1 March 1967 became the Brigade des sapeurs-pompiers de Paris.
Selection and training
The operational personnel (hommes du rang i.e. privates) are usually engaged for five years. They must have French nationality, be between 18 and 25 years old, have a clean criminal record and have at least a vocational training CAP certificate. The selection is three days long, with sports tests, psychomotor tests, medical examination, etc.
Training takes place in the Instruction Grouping (Groupement d'instruction, GI), at the fort of Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. The first period lasts two months, with the first aid and first responder training, and basic military instruction (including shooting).
The sapper then undertakes practical training of four months in an operational fire company (compagnie d'incendie); he takes part in personal assistance and utility safety operations.
The sapper then returns to the Instruction Grouping for two further months for his fire training. He is then permanently attached to a fire company.
Resources
The BSPP consists of 8,550 personnel with 81 stations and facilities who conduct 1200 operations daily.
463 pieces of equipment
130 Pumpers
63 Aerial Devices
66 Ambulances
71 Command and Patrol vehicles
133 Special Engines
Fireboats
All terrain vehicles
Four wheel drives
The brigade is commanded by a Brigade General as part of the French Army's engineering arm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Fire_Brigade
