Salzgitter professional fire department

The fire departments in the Federal Republic of Germany fulfill a sovereign task. The legal basis for this is laid down in the respective state laws on fire protection and assistance provided by the fire departments. As a major city and important industrial location in Lower Saxony, a professional fire department is indispensable in Salzgitter.

The Salzgitter fire department's range of tasks includes fire prevention and protection, technical assistance in the event of accidents, civil protection and disaster control as well as ambulance and rescue services. Every year, the fire department is deployed around 30,000 times in the city and neighboring areas.

To fulfill these tasks, the professional fire department has two fire and rescue stations as well as a rescue station for an emergency ambulance at Salzgitter Hospital. The professional fire department is supported by the 28 local fire departments and a volunteer fire department with around 900 volunteers.