The Paris Fire Brigade, in French 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 (they end the yearly Bastille Day parade, and are traditionally the most applauded unit).
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 Napoléon Bonaparte. 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.
Resources
The BSPP consists of 7,000 personnel who man 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
Corporate Organization
Commanded by a General, who directly controls the Information and Public Relations Bureau, and who 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
- First fire group — Northeast Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis
- Second fire group — Southeast Paris and Val-de-Marne
- Third fire group — west Paris and Hauts-de-Seine
each contains eight Fire companies and an Emergency medical service
- Instructions group
- Services group
First fire group (Premier groupement d'incendie)
The First fire group of the Paris Fire Brigade covers Northeast Paris and Seine-Saint-Denis and is Headquartered at:
- 12 rue carpeaux 75018 Paris tel: 01.42.26.83.18
and consist of the following units:
- Fire Group Staff
- EMS/SAMU
- Facilities (Maintenance) Group
and 8 Fire Companies (CEI)
Second fire group (Deuxième groupement d'incendie)
The Second Fire Group of the Paris Fire Brigade covers Southeast Paris and Val-de-Marne and is Headquartered at:
- 16 avenue boutrex 75013 Paris Tel: 01.45.82.58.18
and consist of the following:
- Fire Group Staff
- EMS/SAMU
- Facilities (Maintenance) Group
and 8 Fire Companies (CEI)
- 1st at Chaligny
- 2nd at Masseia
- 8th at Rousseau
- 11th at Sevigne
- 15th at Champigny
- 17th at Creteil
- 22nd at Rungis
- 23rd at Saint Maur
Third fire group (Troisième groupement d'incendie)
The Third Fire Group of the Paris Fire Brigade covers Western Paris and Haut-de-Seine and is Headquartered at:
- 14 rue henry regnault 92400 Courbevoi Telephone: 01.49.04.74.18
and consists of the following units:
- Fire Group Staff
- EMS/SAMU
- Atelier Group
and 8 Fire Companies:
Instructions Group (Groupement d'instruction)
The Instructions Group of the Paris Fire Brigade provides education and training to all Paris firefighters. It consists of the following:
- Group Staff
- EMS/SAMU
- Center for Formation and Cadres
- Center for the Instruction of Recruits
- Basic Training Company
- Auto School, driving and repairs
- Support Company
Special Services
Controlled by Headquarters
Operations
The BSPP has about 1 200 interventions per day. In 2001:
- 1st fire group: 163 081 interventions amongst which 9 606 fires;
- 2nd fire group: 136 078 interventions amongst which 5 583 fires;
- 3rd fire group: 150 376 interventions amongst which 5 234 incendies.
Note that Paris has more than 2 million inhabitants, and each departement has about 1,3 million inhabitants; there are altogether 6,16 million inhabitants in the BSPP zone (1999). This represents:
- per day: 19 interventions per 100 000 inhabitants;
- per year: 7 300 interventions per 100 000 inhab., amongst which 331 fires per 100 000 inhab.
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