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State Fire Service ( pl, Państwowa Straż Pożarna, PSP) is a professional
In Poland local inhabitants may create a Voluntary Fire Brigade (''Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna'', ''OSP'') under proper law. Such departments may receive financial assistance from the government for purchasing equipment or training the staff. In certain areas of Poland almost every town and village has a volunteer fire department. Volunteer fire departments are usually fully integrated into the National Fire and Rescue System ''(Krajowy System Ratowniczo-Gaśniczy, KSRG)''. Any call to the fire emergency number is routed to the nearest State Fire Service (PSP) station in
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2016-10-15. Firefighters from State Fire Service (PSP, JRG) use red helmets. Firefighters from Voluntary Fire Service (OSP) use white helmets.
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State Fire Service ( pl, Państwowa Straż Pożarna, PSP) is a professional fire fighting
Firefighting is the act of extinguishing or preventing the spread of unwanted fires from threatening human lives and destroying property and the environment. A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter.
Firefighters typicall ...
service in Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
. It is subordinate to the Polish Ministry of Interior and Administration. The modern State Fire Service is based on the 1992 legislation.
State Fire Service covers the entire territory of Poland. In all the second-level units of local government and administration in Poland - powiat
A ''powiat'' (pronounced ; Polish plural: ''powiaty'') is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture ( LAU-1, formerly NUTS-4) in other countries. The term "''powia ...
(county, district) -, fire brigades operate district headquarters (''Komenda Powiatowa Państwowej Straży Pożarnej),'' city headquarters in bigger cities ''(Komenda Miejska Państwowej Straży Pożarnej)'' with command posts and dispatch centers alongside one or several fire stations (''Jednostka Ratowniczo-Gaśnicza'' JRG). They are subject to 16 provincial headquarters (''Komenda Wojewódzka Państwowej Straży Pożarnej'').
Professional firefighters (PSP) respond immediately after the alarm and are often assisted by volunteers associated in Voluntary Fire Service (''Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna'', OSP) with more than 15,700 fire stations in nearly every bigger settlement.
Structure
*National Headquarters of the State Fire Service (Warsaw
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officia ...
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** Voivodeship Headquarters in Białystok
Białystok is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.
Białystok is located in the Białystok Up ...
** Voivodeship Headquarters in Gdańsk
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** Voivodeship Headquarters in Gorzów Wielkopolski
Gorzów Wielkopolski (; german: Landsberg an der Warthe) often abbreviated to Gorzów Wlkp. or simply Gorzów, is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the second largest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 120,087 inhabitants (Decemb ...
** Voivodeship Headquarters in Katowice
Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popul ...
** Voivodeship Headquarters in Kielce
Kielce (, yi, קעלץ, Keltz) is a city in southern Poland, and the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. In 2021, it had 192,468 inhabitants. The city is in the middle of the Świętokrzyskie Mountains (Holy Cross Mountains), on the bank ...
** Voivodeship Headquarters in Kraków
Kraków (), or Cracow, is the second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city dates back to the seventh century. Kraków was the official capital of Poland until 1596 ...
** Voivodeship Headquarters in Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...
** Voivodeship Headquarters in Łódź
Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...
** Voivodeship Headquarters in Olsztyn
Olsztyn ( , ; german: Allenstein ; Old Prussian: ''Alnāsteini''
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** Voivodeship Headquarters in Opole
Opole (; german: Oppeln ; szl, Ôpole) ;
* Silesian:
** Silesian PLS alphabet: ''Ôpole''
** Steuer's Silesian alphabet: ''Uopole''
* Silesian German: ''Uppeln''
* Czech: ''Opolí''
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** Voivodeship Headquarters in Poznań
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** Voivodeship Headquarters in Rzeszów
Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian Vo ...
** Voivodeship Headquarters in Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...
** Voivodeship Headquarters in Toruń
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** Voivodeship Headquarters in Warszawa
Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...
** Voivodeship Headquarters in Wrocław
Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...
Each Voivodeship Headquarters supervises District Headquarters (335 in 2019) and fire-fighting units.
The State Fire Service operates 5 fire academies:
* Main School of Fire Service
* Central School of State Fire Service in Częstochowa
Częstochowa ( , ; german: Tschenstochau, Czenstochau; la, Czanstochova) is a city in southern Poland on the Warta River with 214,342 inhabitants, making it the thirteenth-largest city in Poland. It is situated in the Silesian Voivodeship (admin ...
* School of Aspirants of the State Fire Service in Kraków
* School of Aspirants of the State Fire Service in Poznań
* Non-commissioned Officers School of the State Fire Service in Bydgoszcz
Voluntary Fire Service
In Poland local inhabitants may create a Voluntary Fire Brigade (''Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna'', ''OSP'') under proper law. Such departments may receive financial assistance from the government for purchasing equipment or training the staff. In certain areas of Poland almost every town and village has a volunteer fire department. Volunteer fire departments are usually fully integrated into the National Fire and Rescue System ''(Krajowy System Ratowniczo-Gaśniczy, KSRG)''. Any call to the fire emergency number is routed to the nearest State Fire Service (PSP) station in powiat
A ''powiat'' (pronounced ; Polish plural: ''powiaty'') is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture ( LAU-1, formerly NUTS-4) in other countries. The term "''powia ...
(''Komenda Powiatowa PSP'') that coordinates the forces in the area. After the alarm, the volunteers arrive to the fire station and then respond to the emergency.
Ranks and rank insignia
Source:2016-10-15. Firefighters from State Fire Service (PSP, JRG) use red helmets. Firefighters from Voluntary Fire Service (OSP) use white helmets.
See also
* Ochotnicza straż pożarna w Polsce Volunteer Fire Brigade (Polish) *Warsaw Fire Guard
Warsaw Fire Guard ( pl, Warszawska Straż Ogniowa) was a fire fighting unit in the city of Warsaw. Formed as Warsaw's first permanent fire service in 1834, it remained an independent and city-owned venture until its nationalization by the Nazi Ger ...
(Defunct)
* Zakładowa straż pożarna Factory Fire Guards (Polish)
References
External links
Official homepage
English language version {{authority control 1992 establishments in Poland Organizations established in 1992 Fire departments Government agencies of Poland