Civil defense agencies and organizations are structured differently around the world. Civil Defense is dedicated to protecting civilians from military attacks, as well as to providing rescue services after natural and human-made disasters.
*Prior to the establishment of the Queensland Fire & Emergency Service in 2013, the State Emergency Service used to have the ranks of Deputy Chief Officer and Chief Officer.
Section Leader | Deputy Controller | Unit Controller |
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Operations Officer | Operations Manager | Assistant Chief Officer | Deputy Chief Officer | Chief Officer |
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Superior officers | Officers | ||||
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Colonel Kolonel | Lieutenant-colonel Luitenant-Kolonel | Major Majoor | Capitaine-commandant Kapitein-Commandant | Capitaine Kapitein | Lieutenant Luitenant |
NCOs | Enlisted | ||||
Adjudant Adjudant | Sergent Sergeant | Caporal Korporaal | Sapeur Sappeur | ||
Specialists | |||||
Spécialiste de niveau 4 Vrijwilliger-Specialist 4 | Spécialiste de niveau 3 Vrijwilliger-Specialist 3 | Spécialiste de niveau 2 Vrijwilliger-Specialist 2 | Spécialiste de niveau 1 Vrijwilliger-Specialist 1 | ||
Source: [1] |
Danish Emergency Management Agency [2]
Directors | Officers | |||||||
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Direktør | Vicedirektør | Brigadechef | Kolonnechef | Sektionschef | Sektionsleder | Korpsmester | Mester | Mester af reserven (reserves) |
NCOs | ||||
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Chefsergent | Seniorsergent | Oversergent | Sergent | Sergent (national serviceman) |
The Civil Defence Officers and Assistant Civil Defence Officers of the Civil Defence Ireland are paid employees and are appointed by their respective local authority. At the discretion of the Civil Defence Officer, volunteer officers and leaders are appointed to assist in the command and administration of the unit .
Rank [5] | Civil Defence Officer | Assistant Civil Defence Officer | Commander | First Officer | Second Officer | Third Officer | Leader | Assistant Leader | Volunteer |
Ireland | |||||||||
Irish language equivalent [6] | Oifigeach Cosanta Sibhialta | Leas-Oifigeach Cosanta Sibhialta | Ceannasaí | Céad Oifigeach | Dara Oifigeach | Tríú Oifigeach | Ceannaire | Leas-Cheannaire | Saorálaí |
Abbreviation | CDO | ACDO | Cmdr | 1/O | 2/O | 3/O | Ldr | Asst Ldr | Vol |
Isle of Man Civil Defence Corps Ranks and Rank Insignia | |||||||||
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Rank | Emergency Planning Co-ordinator | Commandant | Deputy Commandant | Team Leader | Deputy Team Leader | Volunteer | |||
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
Group Leader | Assistant Group Leader Municipal Material Manager | Squad Leader | Assistant Squad Leader Group Material Manager |
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ministry of Emergency Situations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik | Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt | Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór | Полко́вник Polkóvnik | Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik | Майо́р Majór | Kапита́н Kapitán | Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt | Лейтенант Leytenant | Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt | Курсант Kursant |
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ministry of Emergency Situations | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik | Пра́порщик Práporshchyk | Старшина́ Starshyná | Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt | Сержа́нт Serzhánt | Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt | Рядово́й Ryadovóy |
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Singapore Civil Defence Force [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commissioner | Deputy commissioner | Senior assistant commissioner | Assistant commissioner | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet |
Equivalent NATO rank | WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-1 | |||||
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Singapore Civil Defence Force [10] | ||||||||||
Warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1 |
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Singapore Civil Defence Force [10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergeant 3 | Sergeant 2 | Sergeant 1 | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Recruit |
NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Military Emergencies Unit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Comandante | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez |
NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Military Emergencies Unit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Suboficial mayor | Subteniente | Brigada | Sargento primero | Sargento | Cabo mayor | Cabo primero | Cabo | Soldado de primera | Soldado |
Function | Rank | Rank insignia |
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Civil Defence Commander | Oberst, Oberstleutnant, Major or Hauptmann | |
Deputy Civil Defence Commander | Major, Hauptmann or Oberleutnant | |
Head Damage Conditions Head Telematics Head NBC Protection, Head Logistic Coordination Head Cultural Property Protection Platoon Leader Welfare Platoon Leader Support | Leutnant Promotion to Oberleutnant possible | |
Chief Logistic Element | Feldweibel | |
Accounting and Budgeting Officer | Fourier | |
Squad Leader Telematics Squad Leader Welfare Squad Leader Medical Squad Leader Support Kitchen Manager | Korporal Promotion to Wachtmeister possible | |
Controller Polycom-Dispatcher NBC-Tracker Radiation Protection Expert Psychological Emergency Aid Medical Orderly Facility Technician Materiel Technician Cultural Property Protection Specialist Command Support Aid Welfare Aid Sapper | Zivilschutzsoldat Promotion to Gefreiter possible | |
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Officers | |||||||||||
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Field Officers | Junior Officers | ||||||||||
Colonel-major | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||
Arabic : عميد | Arabic : عقيد | Arabic : مقدم | Arabic : رائد | Arabic : نقيب | Arabic : ملازم أول | Arabic : ملازم | |||||
Sous-officiers et militaires du rang | |||||||||||
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NCO | Enlisted | ||||||||||
Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | ||||||
Arabic : وكيل أول | Arabic : وكيل | Arabic : عريف أول | Arabic : عريف | Arabic : رقيب أول | Arabic : رقيب | ||||||
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Insignia | Wardens' Service | First Aid | Rescue | Decontamination | Messenger |
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Controller | |||||
Chief Warden | Medical Officer | Head of Rescue Service | Head of Decontamination Service | ||
Deputy Chief Warden | Deputy Medical Officer | Deputy Head of Rescue Service | Deputy Head of Decontamination Service | ||
Divisional Warden | Ambulance Officer | Staff Officer | Gas Identification Officer | Officer (Senior Grade) | |
Staff Officer | Assistant Ambulance Officer | Assistant Staff Officer | Assistant Gas Identification Officer | Officer (Junior Grade) | |
Officer (London) | Senior Rescue Officer | ||||
Post Warden (London) | Depot Superintendent | Depot Superintendent | Depot Superintendent | ||
Head Warden | Deputy Depot Superintendent | Rescue Party Supervisor | Deputy Depot Superintendent | Officer | |
Senior Warden | Shift Officer | Rescue Party Leader | Squad Leader | Officer | |
Source: | [14] |
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