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Helsinki City Fire Brigade aerial platform appliance HE206

firefighting in Finland is regulated by the Ministry of the Interior. Municipalities of Finland can choose whether the fire and rescue services are provided by a professional fire brigade, a half-ordinary fire brigade or a voluntary fire brigade. Half-ordinary and voluntary fire brigades rely on non-professional voluntary firefighters who have been trained appropriately. The main responsibilities of fire brigades are (in decreasing order of importance) rescuing people, protecting property and the environment, limiting damage and consequences.[1]

There are approximately 85,000 emergency missions a year in Finland, of which fires account for 18%. According to the Ministry of the Interior, Finnish fire brigades extinguish around 12,000 fires every year.[2] Voluntary fire brigades have a significant role in the fire rescue service and cover a large part of Finland's area.

In large fires (particularly forest fires) the rescue services also use civilians and members of the Finnish Defence Forces.

  1. ^ "Rescue Operations - In brief". Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 2006-07-20.
  2. ^ "Rescue services in Finland - In brief". Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 2006-10-07.

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