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Fire department schools; implementation of basic and advanced training

The tasks of the fire department schools include, in particular, the training and further training of Bavarian fire departments in fire protection, technical assistance, disaster control and NBC operations.

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Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Regensburg

Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Regensburg

Street address

Michael-Bauer-Str. 30
93138 Lappersdorf

Postal address

Michael-Bauer-Str. 30

93138 Lappersdorf

Website

www.sfsr.de

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Procedure details

The state fire department schools (Geretsried, Regensburg, Würzburg) are responsible in particular for training fire department personnel from volunteer fire departments, compulsory fire departments and plant fire departments as well as special management ranks in fire protection and technical assistance services, insofar as training on site is not possible or not sufficient.

Training for dispatchers of an integrated control center in Bavaria is carried out at the State Fire Service School in Geretsried.

The fire department schools are also responsible for

  • Preparation of leaflets and training documents or participation in their preparation
  • Collaboration in regional and supra-regional working groups
  • Commenting on draft regulations of all kinds
  • Participation in the testing of equipment and equipment items

Determination of requirements and registration procedure

  • In the early summer of the year, the fire department schools draw up their training course plans for the following training year in consultation with the Bavarian Fire Service Association. The specialist advisors are allocated a quota of training places according to a key that is calculated on the basis of the number of fire departments, the number of firefighters and the current demand.
  • The government's specialist advisors for fire and disaster protection allocate the training places to the districts and independent cities.
  • The district/city fire councils (KBR/SBR) allocate the training places in the fire department area according to the requirements in their area.
  • Information on registering for a course can be found under "Related topics".

  • Fire department; course registration

    Bavaria's state fire department schools offer firefighters various training courses. The course administration is carried out by the district administrative authority. The governments allocate training places to the districts and independent cities.

Status: 15.07.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration
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