Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Our list of fire brigades in Europe holds companies in 42 of its countries.
List of Fire Brigades in Europe
Fire brigades fight fires, rescue people at accidents and floods and advise on fire safety. We list 48,353 fire brigades in Europe, most of them in Poland (36%) and the Czech Republic (18%). One list for the whole territory, with the register number of each country. Download it as a database or pull it through our Company Data API.
48,353 companies indexed · Data counted on 27 October 2026
Companies48,353
Countries42
Largest countryPoland
Employees5-9
Revenue< $100K
Email22%
Phone35%
Website31%
CEO name62%
Live sample of fire brigades in Europe
Below you see a live sample of the 48,353 fire brigades, sorted by number of employees. Filter on country, size, revenue, legal form or founding year, or search a company by name.
Scottish Fire And Rescue Service (sfrs) Educational, Cultural And Commemorative TrustScottish Fire And Rescue Service (sfrs) Educational, Cultural And Commemorative Trust
| Company Name | Country | City | Address 1 | State/Province | Postal Code | Website | Founding Year | Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars | Employees Total | Business Legal Type - Description | Number of Companies in Group | Company Registration Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Fire And Rescue Service (sfrs) Educational, Cultural And Commemorative Trust | Unitedkingdom | Halfway | Scottish Fire and Rescue Services | South Lanarkshire | G72 7NA | *****.uk | 1800 | $303,129,570 | 10,000 | N/A | SC046924 | |
| 2 | Prefecture De Police De Paris | France | Paris | 16 Av Boutroux | Paris | 75634 | N/A | 1982 | 0 | 5,000 | 36005 | 17750151700995 | |
| 3 | Vgsch, Fgup | Russia | Moskva | D. 7 Str. 1, Ul. Petra Romanova | Moskva | 115193 | N/A | 1992 | $219,635,636 | 4,799 | Corporation | 21 | 04701679 |
| 4 | Unidad Militar Emergencias | Spain | Torrejón de Ardoz | Carretera Nacional Ii, Base Aerea Torrejon Km 22 | Madrid | 28850 | *****.es | 2005 | $2,885,600 | 4,000 | Local government body | 2 | S2800475B |
| 5 | Priesgaisrines Apsaugos Ir Gelbejimo Departamentas Prie Vidaus Reikalu Ministerijos | Lithuania | Vilnius | Svitrigailos G. 18 | Vilniaus Apskritis | 03223 | *****.lt | 1997 | $230,848 | 3,907 | Corporation | N/A | 188601311 |
| 6 | 2 Otryad Fps Gps Po Respublike Tatarstan (dogovornoi), Fgbu | Russia | Almetyevsk | 73 Ul. Radishcheva | Tatarstan Respublika | 423450 | N/A | 2009 | $230,848 | 3,000 | N/A | 08937404 | |
| 7 | Seu Fps Ipl Po Respublike Dagestan, Fgbu | Russia | Makhachkala | D. 30 Korp. D, Prospekt Ali-gadzhi Akushinskogo | Dagestan Respublika | 367027 | N/A | 2006 | $230,848 | 3,000 | Corporation | N/A | 08931413 |
| 8 | Gps Ur, Gbu | Russia | Izhevsk | 22a Ul. Krylova | Udmurtskaya Respublika | 426052 | N/A | 2005 | $230,848 | 3,000 | Corporation | N/A | 77123003 |
| 9 | Grazhdanskaya Oborona, Zashchita Naseleniya I Pozharnaya Bezopasnost Voronezhskoi Oblasti, Gku | Russia | Voronezh | 75 Ul. Svobody | Voronezhskaya Oblast' | 394018 | N/A | 2005 | $2,885,600 | 3,000 | Corporation | 8 | 75922680 |
| 10 | Tsentr Po Delam Go, Pb I Chs, Gku | Russia | Samara | 12 Ul. Krasnoarmeiskaya | Samarskaya Oblast' | 443010 | N/A | 1997 | $2,885,600 | 3,000 | Corporation | 25 | 08241737 |
| 11 | Gosudarstvennaya Protivopozharnaya Sluzhba Rs(ya), Gbu | Russia | Yakutsk | 36 Ul. Kalandarishvili | Sakha Yakutiya Respublika | 677013 | N/A | 2008 | $2,885,600 | 3,000 | Corporation | 36 | 89980706 |
| 12 | Ps Yanao, Gku | Russia | Salekhard | 8 Ul. Chapaeva | Yamalo-nenetskiy Avt. Okrug | 629003 | N/A | 2011 | $2,885,600 | 3,000 | Corporation | 8 | 92216038 |
| 13 | Pozharnaya Okhrana Respubliki Tatarstan, Gku | Russia | Kazan | 74 Ul. Poperechno-bazarnaya | Tatarstan Respublika | 420032 | N/A | 2006 | $2,885,600 | 3,000 | Corporation | 11 | 95439885 |
| 14 | Pss Irkutskoi Oblasti, Gku | Russia | Irkutsk | 61 Ul. Karla Libknekhta | Irkutskaya Oblast' | 664007 | N/A | 2016 | $2,885,600 | 3,000 | Corporation | 2 | 05507844 |
| 15 | Pps Kurskoi Oblasti, Gku | Russia | Kursk | 6 Ul. Olshanskogo | Kurskaya Oblast' | 305007 | N/A | 2005 | $230,848 | 3,000 | Corporation | N/A | 08587648 |
| 16 | Upravlenie Pps I Gz, Gku | Russia | Syktyvkar | 47 Ul. Kataeva | Komi Respublika | 167023 | *****.ru | 2008 | $2,885,600 | 3,000 | Corporation | 9 | 89782062 |
| 17 | Yao Pss Yao, Gbu | Russia | Yaroslavl | 5 Ul. Sudostroitelei | Yaroslavskaya Oblast' | 150006 | N/A | 2006 | $230,848 | 3,000 | Corporation | N/A | 98115628 |
| 18 | Veiligheidsregio Rotterdam Rijnmond | Netherlands | Rotterdam | Wilhelminakade 947 | Zuid-holland | 3072 AP | *****.nl | N/A | $513,000 | 2,300 | Local government body | N/A | N/A |
| 19 | Sce Departemental Incendie Et Secours | France | Bordeaux | 22 Bd Pierre 1er | Gironde | 33000 | *****.fr | 1955 | $115,424,000 | 2,000 | Local government body | 3 | 28330002800034 |
| 20 | Lenoblpozhspas, Gku | Russia | Kirovsk | 28 Ul. Krasnoflotskaya | Murmanskaya Oblast' | 187342 | N/A | 2010 | $2,885,600 | 1,757 | Corporation | 14 | 65539342 |
| 21 | South Wales Fire & Rescue | Unitedkingdom | Pontyclun | South Wales Fire and Rescue Service | Rhondda Cynon Taff | CF72 8LX | *****.uk | 1974 | $49,688,918 | 1,658 | Government body | 3 | 1017875 |
| 22 | Cork City Fire Brigade | Ireland | Cork | Central Fire Station | Cork | N/A | *****.ie | 2018 | $87,000 | 1,500 | N/A | N/A | |
| 23 | Promgazservis, OOO | Russia | Orenburg | 43/3 Ul. Poltavskaya | Orenburgskaya Oblast' | 460035 | N/A | 2004 | $34,216,570 | 1,422 | Corporation | 7 | 73618251 |
| 24 | Veiligheidsregio Haaglanden | Netherlands | Den Haag | Dedemsvaartweg 1 | Zuid-holland | 2545 AP | *****.nl | 1995 | $2,885,600 | 1,423 | Local government body | 24 | 27363691 |
| 25 | Mid And West Wales Fire And Rescue Service | Unitedkingdom | Ffynnon-ddrain | Headquarters | Carmarthenshire | SA31 1SP | *****.uk | 1974 | $40,458,407 | 1,350 | Government body | 10 | 1045880 |
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Request Free SampleWhich countries have the most fire brigades?
Europe here is the whole continent, EU member or not: from Iceland and Portugal to Ukraine, with the UK, Norway and Switzerland. Each country has its own business register and company number. The list carries them all in one file.
Fire brigades per country, 42 countries
- 1Poland17,381 (36%)
- 2The Czech Republic8,690 (18%)
- 3Germany7,701 (16%)
- 4The UK2,697 (6%)
- 5Russia2,535 (5%)
- 6Slovenia1,551 (3%)
- 7France1,275 (3%)
- 8Finland919 (2%)
- 9The Netherlands730 (2%)
- 10Ukraine553 (1%)
- 11Portugal546 (1%)
- 12Hungary483 (1%)
- 13Belgium470 (1%)
- 14Norway416 (1%)
- 15Sweden377 (1%)
Poland and the Czech Republic together hold 54% of the fire brigades in Europe. The list carries each country's own register number, so you can match it against the local register. The other 27 countries hold 2,029 more.
Largest fire brigades in Europe
The biggest fire brigades in Europe by staff and by revenue, the largest in Poland, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest. Click a name for the record.
Scottish Fire And Rescue Service (sfrs) Educational, Cultural And Commemorative Trust is the largest fire brigade in Europe by headcount. 8,714 fire brigades employ 50 people or more; 657 employ 100 or more.
293 fire brigades in Europe turn over more than $5 million a year; 227 more than $10 million. Branches of foreign groups are left out: their records carry the group's turnover.
Poland has the most fire brigades in Europe: 17,381, or 36% of the list. These are its largest by headcount.
518 fire brigades were entered in a register in Europe so far in 2026. These are the largest of them by headcount.
389 fire brigades in Europe in our data were founded before 1900.
Most fire brigades in Europe are very small: 52% have 5 to 9 employees, and 56% report under $100K in yearly revenue.
By employee size
| Employees | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-4 | 10,854 | 23% | |
| 5-9 | 24,162 | 52% | |
| 10-19 | 1,489 | 3% | |
| 20-49 | 1,630 | 3% | |
| 50-99 | 8,057 | 17% | |
| 100-199 | 304 | 1% | |
| 200-499 | 226 | 0% | |
| 500+ | 127 | 0% |
By yearly revenue (USD)
| Revenue | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| < $100K | 22,663 | 56% | |
| $100K-$500K | 13,375 | 33% | |
| $500K-$1M | 422 | 1% | |
| $1M-$5M | 3,430 | 9% | |
| $5M-$10M | 66 | 0% | |
| $10M-$50M | 203 | 1% | |
| $50M+ | 24 | 0% |
How many fire brigades started this year?
This year 518 new fire brigades registered in Europe, after 716 last year.
Founded per year
- 6162022
- 7772023
- 5692024
- 7162025
- 5182026 so far
Legal forms of fire brigades in Europe
38% of the fire brigades in Europe are non-profit.
- Non-profit18,503
- Cooperatives16,559
- Corporations5,168
- Sole traders1,622
- Partnerships164
- Foreign companies10
- Other or unknown6,327
Which fire brigades are part of a group?
5,139 of the 48,353 fire brigades in Europe (11%) are part of a chain or group: 962 head offices or parent companies and 4,177 branches. The other 43,214 (89%) trade from a single location. 47 of the 50 largest fire brigades in Europe by revenue belong to a group.
Chains and single locations
| Location | Share | Companies | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single location | 43,214 | 89% | |
| Head office | 962 | 2% | |
| Branch | 4,177 | 9% |
Largest groups in this list
- 1Direction Generale De La Securite Civile Et De La Gestion Des Crises36,005 in group
- 2Räddningstjänstförbundet Storgöteborg1,510 in group
- 3Fövarosi Katasztrófavedelmi Igazgatósag559 in group
- 4Schrack Seconet Biztonsagtechnikai KFT127 in group
- 5Jla Fire & Security Limited47 in group
The groups are counted from the 50 largest companies in this list by revenue, not from all 48,353; our API cannot yet filter on group size. The chain count above covers the whole list.
What do fire brigades do?
Fire brigades include public fire services, volunteer brigades and industrial fire services at plants and airports, which fight fires and carry out technical rescues. They serve residents, municipalities, industrial sites and event organisers, and most are run and funded by local or regional government.
Our data comes from the business registers of 42 European countries, where fire brigades are classified under SIC code 9224 (fire protection). In NACE, the European code those registers use, 48,353 of them (100%) sit in class 84.25 (fire service activities), part of division 84 (public administration and defence; compulsory social security).
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Our data holds 48,353 fire brigades in Europe, counted on 27 October 2026.
Poland, with 17,381 fire brigades or 36% of the total, followed by the Czech Republic (8,690) and Germany (7,701).
Most fire brigades in Europe are very small: 52% have 5 to 9 employees, and 56% report under $100K in yearly revenue. The largest by employees is Scottish Fire And Rescue Service (sfrs) Educational, Cultural And Commemorative Trust in Halfway with 10,000 employees.
This year 518 new fire brigades registered in Europe, after 716 last year.
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