Department 2- Training

Course planning and organization for the professional fire department for courses at the HLFS, other professional fire departments and other institutions

• As part of training in accordance with the Fire Service Career Ordinance (see below for further information)
• In the context of further operational service

♦ Training course for the professional fire department, currently with the following content:

• Chainsaw operator
• Safe working in areas with a risk of falling
• Internal machine operator training for all BFO vehicles
• Operations officer in the control center
• Technical operations management
• Railroad grounding

Course planning, organization and implementation for volunteer fire departments:

• Basic courses
• Squad leader courses
• Machinist courses
• Radiotelephony courses
• Breathing apparatus training courses
• Motorized chainsaw instruction
• Technical assistance courses
• Safe working in areas with a risk of falling
• Driving instructions on special vehicles depending on the area of responsibility of the relevant FF
• All other courses offered at the HLFS

♦ Coordination of training with the specialist areas and subdivisions of the BFO, including

• Technology
• emergency services
• rescue service
• Control center

♦ Training and further training of the guard groups

• mainly in shifts
• is carried out by the watch group leaders on duty or the training officers
• Fixed training times are scheduled during the shifts.
• The topics include the following areas:
  • Flash-over training
  • Fall protection
  • Railroad grounding
  • Annual breathing protection exercises
  • Rescue of people from gas fires
  • Rescue of trapped persons
  • Ice rescue
  • Engineers training
  • Multi-purpose and rescue boat training
  • Various operational exercises
  • Basic and advanced training in rescue service medicine and emergency care
  • Duty sports
  • However, some special courses must be held outside of regular shift times, e.g:
    • Engineers' course for DLK, KW and special vehicles (M C)
    • Breathing apparatus attendant course
    • Long-term breathing apparatus carrier course
    • Hazardous goods measuring course
    • Internal and external seminars and further training events
    • Regular further training courses are held for the management service and the incident command service.