Fire safety

As a fire police authority is called, which sets and monitors the fire. This task usually takes either the fire department or the building authority.

The term fire police is now used mainly in Austria and Switzerland, and was in the first half of the 20th century also used in Germany. Even though the term might suggest, the fire department is not to be confused with the police and has no police powers. The term comes from that is still the original Greek word " polis " (Eng. "City " ), with the general public (city ) administration was referred to, among others, by the Romans.

The fire department is responsible for the protection of persons and property, while she defeats fires by ensuring intact escape and rescue routes. The fire department shall adopt all measures necessary for the prevention of fire outbreak, the spread of fire and explosions.

It is dedicated also:

• " The preventive structural fire protection "
• Promoting risk awareness among the public,
• The training of local fire protection experts.

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• Adopt fire prevention regulations,
• Determines the necessary fire protection measures for buildings with increased risk of fire or great danger to persons,
• Into buildings and systems with an increased risk of fire periodically or on a case by case checks,
• Decreases new / updated fire alarm, lightning protection and fire extinguishing systems and controls them periodically for operability and operational safety,
• Located on the approval of building materials, components and technical equipment,
• Concerned with training, consulting and reconnaissance tasks,
• Granted contributions to improvement of fire protection. "

As an adjective appeared the word " fire police " on sometimes on warning signs, in house rules and so on.