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Airport fire department
Personnel and tasks
A strong team
Airport fire brigade personnel
The Stuttgart Airport Fire Department currently has 126 full-time firefighters. To ensure that operations run smoothly at all times, 2 guard shifts work alternately on a 24-hour basis.
Minimum strength per 24-hour shift:
19 members of the fire department - including an on-duty fire department supervisor - are continuously on duty.
Additional staff on daytime duty:
An experienced team takes on management tasks during the day and looks after special areas:
Management of the airport fire and rescue service, aircraft recovery officer (higher fire department)
Deputy Head of the Airport Fire and Rescue Service, Deputy Aircraft Recovery Officer, Head of Operations and Organization / Service and Operations Planning / Fire and Rescue Control Centre / Environmental Radiation Protection / Measurement Technology (higher fire department)
Head of Emergency and Crisis Management (senior firefighting service), jumper
Head of Preventive Fire Protection and Hazard Protection (senior fire department), stand-in for the head of operations on duty
Preventive fire and hazard protection officer (senior firefighting officer), stand-in head of operations on duty
Preventive fire and hazard protection (senior fire department)
Preventive fire and hazard protection officer (intermediate fire department)
Personnel on shift duty:
4 operational managers on duty (senior fire department)
Head of operational planning, operational preparation, special tasks
Head of training, respiratory protection technology, respiratory protection training facility
Head of technology, fire department workshops
Head of rescue service, hygiene special tasks
2 watch shift supervisors (advanced fire department)
2 watch managers (senior fire department) for the East and West fire stations
18 watch shift supervisors on duty Deputy shift supervisors (intermediate fire department)
16 sub-leaders (intermediate fire department)
96 firefighters on duty as crew members (intermediate firefighting service)
All shift personnel are also trained as paramedics. At least 14 of them have a qualification as paramedics or, in future, as emergency paramedics - including state-certified disinfector training.
Contact person
Andreas Rudlof
Leiter der Abteilung Brandschutz und Gefahrenabwehr und Leiter der Flughafenfeuerwehr und des Rettungsdienstes, Flughafen Stuttgart GmbH
Peter Schwenkkraus ist darüber hinaus stellvertretender Flugzeugbergebeauftragter sowie Strahlenschutzbeauftragter (ZF 1).
Main tasks of the airport fire department
Diverse activities - an overview
Aircraft fire protection: Ensuring aircraft fire protection in accordance with applicable ICAO guidelines (ICAO = International Civil Aviation Organization for category 10)
Technical assistance in the event of aircraft accidents: Deployment in the event of fuel leaks, hazardous goods scenarios or for the recovery of aircraft
Building fire protection and technical assistance: Responsible for the entire airport area - as a recognized plant fire department in accordance with Section 19 of the Baden-Württemberg Fire Service Act
Operation of a fire and rescue control center (safety)
Rescue service: Emergency medical assistance, first aid and preparation for special emergency situations - such as a mass casualty incident (MANV)
First-aid station: company first-aid service in accordance with the UVV/GUV guidelines
Support for other specialist departments: Services for internal and external clients - e.g. with turntable ladders, crane trucks, training in fire protection or first aid
Aircraft Recovery Training Center: International training center for special teams for aircraft recovery
Aircraft recovery: Deployment also at other airports - if required to support and carry out recovery operations
Training center: Training for other fire departments and rescue services - including respiratory protection training and internships in the rescue service (training rescue station)
Winter service: support in clearing snow and combating ice on the airport site
Other interesting topics
Rettungsdienst am Flughafen Stuttgart
Als Teil der Flughafenfeuerwehr bietet der Rettungsdienst nicht nur schnelle Hilfe bei medizinischen Notfällen.
