Fire protection police was called the fire-brigade than the police nature in the time of the national socialism in Germany occasionally subordinated national organ.

With on 23 November 1938 the issued "law over the fire protection "(realm fire-extinguishing law and the implementation regulation realm Ministers of the Interior from 24 October 1939) the authority for the fire-brigade nature was extracted from the countries. The municipalities (cities and municipalities) had to bear further all cost of personnel, equipment, accommodation, etc., the supervision of service ignored however on the realm.

The law formed a component of the preparations of the National Socialist state on a coming war and should the basis for a realm far uniform and effective damage defense particularly with the expected hostile air raids guarantee. The occupation fire-brigades existing in the large cities part the order police and the officers and crews kept police ranks, in each case with the additive provided "the fire protection police "(e.g. Wachtmeister of the fire protection police).

The received the green police uniform and new vehicles in fir-greener police lacquer finish were only delivered. The Freiwilligen fire-brigades lost their status as associations and federations, if they were mechanism of the municipality not anyway (e.g. in bathing, and Bavaria) and became auxiliary police troop.

See also: Fire-brigade in Germany

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