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Operational area | |
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Country | Luxembourg |
Address | 3 Boulevard de Kockelscheuer, L-1821 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg |
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Established | 2018 |
Commissioner | Paul Schroeder |
Facilities and equipment | |
Divisions | 4 |
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The Grand-Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (in French: Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours, or CGDIS) has been the fire brigade of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg since 1 July 2018. [1] This replaced the previous federation of local fire services made up of volunteer firefighters, communal rescue services, civil protection organisations and the fire and rescue services of the city of Luxembourg and the Luxembourg air navigation administration (for Luxembourg Airport), both made up of professional firefighters.
Higher cadre of professional and volunteer fire fighters [2] Cadre supérieur des pompiers volontaires et professionnels | ||||||||
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French | Directeur général | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Capitaine | Lieutenant 1ère classe | Lieutenant | Lieutenant-aspirant |
English | Director general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant 1st class | Lieutenant | Aspirant lieutenant |
Middle cadre of professional and volunteer fire fighters [2] Cadre moyen des pompiers volontaires et professionnels | ||||
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French | Adjudant-major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Adjudant-aspirant |
English | Chief warrant officer | Master warrant officer | Warrant officer | Aspirant warrant officer |
Basic cadre of professional and volunteer fire fighters [2] Cadre de base des pompiers volontaires et professionnels | ||||||||
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French | Sergent-major | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef 1ère classe | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Brigadier | Brigadier-aspirant |
English | Sergeant major | Master sergeant | Sergeant | Master corporal 1st class | Master corporal | Corporal | Brigadier | Aspirant brigadier |
NCOs Sous-officiers Ënneroffizéier | ||||||||
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French | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent | |||||
Luxembourgish | Adjudant Chef | Adjudant | Sergent | |||||
English | Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer | Sergeant |
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