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City of Offenbach

Department 2 - Fire and hazard protection

Defensive fire and hazard protection is another link in the safety chain. The aim is to ensure defensive measures against fires and fire hazards and other dangers and to maintain the performance of the fire department.

In order to achieve these goals, comprehensive, practice-oriented emergency response planning is required for firefighting, technical assistance and rescue services. A wide variety of potential hazards are analyzed and emergency response concepts are drawn up to ensure that teams and equipment are available and deployed appropriately to combat hazards.

Firefighting is not only limited to the domestic sector, but also to the commercial and industrial sectors with the associated additional hazards.

Technical assistance is provided in the event of

  • Traffic accidents,
  • accidents at work,
  • damage in the domestic, commercial and industrial sectors due to operational disruptions, incidents, storms or
  • accidents on and near bodies of water.

Technical assistance is also provided in the event of

  • accidents involving dangerous goods
  • Leakage of harmful biological substances
  • Accidents involving the release of radioactive radiation or
  • incidents that endanger the environment.
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    Department 2- Training

    The Training department is responsible for planning and organizing the training courses.
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    Department 2 - Offenbach control center

    The city of Offenbach am Main operates a permanently accessible and operational control center for fire protection, general assistance, disaster control and rescue services.

The ambulance service is there to provide emergency care for emergency patients. It also provides emergency medical care and qualified patient transportation with appropriately trained personnel.

In order for the firefighters to be able to cope with these wide-ranging and extensive tasks, thorough and careful training and further training is necessary. A duty roster is drawn up for the firefighters according to their professional and health qualifications. Ultimately, the aim is to ensure that the extensive range of different equipment available is used to combat a wide variety of hazards.

Feuerwehr Offenbach

Abwehrender Brand- und Gefahrenschutz

Rhönstraße 10
63071 Offenbach

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