Cristina Berna & Eric Thomsen 
German Fire Engines 

The Feuerwehr (German: fire defence) is a number of German fire departments. The responsible bodies for operating and equipping fire departments are the German communities (’Gemeinden’) and cities (’Städte’). By law, they are required to operate fire-fighting forces. In cities, this is usually performed by the Fire Prevention Bureau, one of the higher-ranking authorities.
There are three kinds of firefighters in Germany: the predominant number of Germany’s 1, 383, 730 firefighters are members of voluntary fire brigades (Freiwillige Feuerwehr), a lesser number are working in professional fire brigades and the smallest are the drafted members of a Compulsory Fire Service (Pflichtfeuerwehr), established just in a few places nationwide. Here we look at some of their flashy vehicles.
We hope you will enjoy our selection of photos.

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Eric Thomsen has published in science, economics and law, created exhibitions and arranged concerts.