The Greater Copenhagen Fire Department (, formerly ) forms the largest municipal fire brigade in Denmark with more than 1,000 employees. This includes firefighters, ambulance personnel, administration and service workers and workers in fire prevention. The Central Fire Station is home to several other organisations, such as (the National Fire Chiefs Association) and a national youth fire organisation. was also planned to move in, but this is yet to be put in effect.

History

The brigade began as the Copenhagen Royal Fire Brigade () on 9 July 1687 under King Christian V. After the passing of the Copenhagen Fire Act on 18 May 1868, on 1 August 1870 the Copenhagen Fire Brigade became a municipal institution in its own right. In 1898, its responsibilities were extended to include the Ambulance Service. The Helmeted Firemen Service was inaugurated in 1930 and the Civil Contingency Planning Department in 1998. The fire department has its headquarters in the

Copenhagen Central Fire Station Copenhagen Central Fire Station (Danish language, Danish: Københavns Hovedbrandstation) is the headquarters of Copenhagen Fire Department and located on H.C. Andersens Boulevard just behind Copenhagen City Hall and opposite Tivoli Gardens. It was ...

located behind the

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. Designed by

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in the

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style, it was inaugurated in 1892. On April 28, 2013 suspected arsonist fire ripped through the Museum of Danish Resistance in Copenhagen. Firefighters arrived within minutes of the alarm and quickly determined, that the old, largely wooden structure couldn't be saved, so the fire fighters were split into groups either stalling the blaze or emptying the museum for its historical artefacts from

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. The department managed to clear close to all the artifacts, thereby rescuing the heritage of the Danish resistance movement during the

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almost in its entirety. For this action, the Danish National Museum in 2014 awarded the Copenhagen Fire Department its jubilee medal for invaluable service.

Fire stations

Copenhagen Central Fire Station

() is located to the back of Copenhagen City Hall.

Christianshavn Fire Station

Christianshavn Fire Station () is located at Markmandsgade 15 in

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Frederiksberg Fire Station

Frederiksberg Fire Station () is located on Howitzvej (No. 26( in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the region of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of less tha ...

. The building is part of a complex which also comprises Solbjerg Church and Frederiksberg Courthouse..

Fælledvej Fire Station

Fælledvej Fire Station () is located on Fælledvej (No. 20 A( in

Nørrebro Nørrebro (, ) is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is northwest of the city centre, beyond the location of the old Northern Gate (''Nørreport''), which, until dismantled in 1856, was near the current N ...

Østerbro Fire Station

Østerbro Fire Station () is located on Østbanegade (No. 89) in

Østerbro Østerbro () is one of the 10 official districts of Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark. It is located just north of the city centre, outside the old city gate Østerport which, after it was moved around 1700, used to be located close to present-day ...

Vesterbro Fire Station

Vesterbro Fire Station () is located on Enghavevej (Bo. 168-170) in Kongens Enghave.

Tomsgården Fire Station

Tomsgården Fire Station () is located at Frederikssundsvej 83 B in Bispebjerg.

Glostrup Fire Station

Glostrup Fire station () is located at Bryggergårdsvej 3 in

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Hvidovre Fire Station

Hvidovre Fire Station () is located at Avedøre Havnevej 37 in

Hvidovre Hvidovre is the main town in Hvidovre Municipality, Denmark. The town, a suburb of Copenhagen, is about 10 km southwest of the capital's center. It is the 2nd biggest suburb of Copenhagen, only beaten by Frederiksberg. History Hvidovre has ...

Gearhallen Dispatch

Gearhallen Dispatch () is located at Gearhalsvej 1 in Valby.

Dragør Fire Station

Dragør Fire Station () is located at Nyby 4 in

Dragør Dragør () is the main town of Dragør Municipality, (Denmark), which includes the village of Store Magleby. The city hall and seat of the municipal council lies on Kirkevej 7 (postal code 2791 Dragør) in Store Magleby, which has enough space ...

Store Magleby Fire Station

Store Magleby Fire Station () is located at Kirkevej 9 in

References

External links

Greater Copenhagen Fire Department website

Københavns Brandvlsens historie

Københavns Brandvæsens historie

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