Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Geretsried

What Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Geretsried does

Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Geretsried (SFSG) is a state government institution of the Free State of Bavaria, Germany, and one of only three state fire service schools in Bavaria alongside the facilities in Regensburg and Würzburg. Established in 1995 and evolved from the former Katastrophenschutzschule Bayern, SFSG provides standardized, state-certified fire service vocational training, leadership qualification courses (Gruppenführer, Zugführer, Verbandsführer), civil protection and crisis management training for municipal decision-makers, and dual-qualification dispatcher training for Bavaria's integrated emergency dispatch centers. The school serves an addressable training population of approximately 340,000 fire service members across Bavaria, including professional, volunteer, and industrial fire brigades.

SFSG's infrastructure includes an Integrierte Lehrleitstelle (ILLS) — described as nationwide unique — which provides realistic dispatcher training using ELDIS 3 By emergency dispatch software, a railway training facility expanded with donated Deutsche Bahn rolling stock, ABC decontamination training facilities, and live-fire training areas. The school operates no proprietary commercial technology platform; its technology stack comprises standard enterprise IT (Baramundi Management Suite, Microsoft Windows) and TETRA/BOS digital radio infrastructure. Training media are distributed via the Feuerwehr-Lernbar.Bayern online learning platform at statewide scale.

The institution is fully funded through Bavarian state government budgets and provides all training free of charge to Bavarian fire service personnel. There is no commercial revenue model, pricing, or external channel structure; access is managed through the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, Kreisbrandinspektionen, and professional fire brigade administrations. A major EUR ~70 million construction project for a new accommodation and economic building with 86 single rooms and ancillary facilities is targeted for completion at end of 2025, materially expanding residential training capacity.

Name

Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Geretsried

Legal name

Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Geretsried

Website

https://sfsg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Geretsried is one of three Bavarian state fire service schools, delivering state-certified fire service, civil protection, and emergency dispatcher training to Bavaria's ~340,000 fire service members, funded entirely by Bavarian state budgets with training provided free of charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire Service Training and Civil Protection Education

NAICS

Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAOAMAB

Firefighter & Fire Service Training

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Protective Services & Public Safety Training

SECONDARYEDAOAMAD

Emergency Management, Disaster Response & Incident Command Training

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Protective Services & Public Safety Training

SECONDARYEDABAEAE

Emergency Response, Fire Safety & Evacuation

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Workplace Safety (EHS) Training

SECONDARYEDAOAMAC

Emergency Medical Services (EMT/Paramedic) Training

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Protective Services & Public Safety Training

Keywords

• Fire service training
• Civil protection education
• Emergency dispatcher training
• Firefighter leadership courses
• Disaster management training

Headquarters

HQ city

Geretsried

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Funding: The school is a state institution of the Free State of Bavaria, funded entirely through public government budgets. Training for Bavarian fire service personnel is provided free of charge. No commercial revenue streams are pursued. The school is a non-profit public service institution.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Geretsried is a state fire service training institution that delivers standardized firefighter education (Modulare Truppausbildung, MTA), leadership qualification courses (Gruppenführer, Zugführer, Verbandsführer), integrated emergency dispatcher training (Disponenten ILS), and specialized courses in ABC protection, railway operations, energy supply incidents, and psychosocial emergency care. All training is conducted at the school's campus in Geretsried, Bavaria, and is provided free of charge to Bavarian fire service personnel under a state government mandate. The school also publishes training media through the Bavarian-wide Feuerwehr-Lernbar.Bayern digital learning platform.

Product overview

Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Geretsried is a government training institution (one of three fire service schools in Bavaria, alongside Regensburg and Würzburg), operating as a unified training institution rather than a product company. Its portfolio consists of fire service education programs, civil protection and crisis management training, dispatcher training, and statewide IT coordination for civil protection. The core offering is fire service vocational training (feuerwehrtechnische Aus- und Fortbildung), supplemented by specialized courses such as the Brandoberinspektorenlehrgang (B IV) for intermediate-level commanders, the Disponentenlehrgang for emergency dispatchers, and PSNV-E courses for psychosocial emergency care. The institution also publishes all training media via the Feuerwehr-Lernbar (feuerwehr-lernbar.bayern) online platform, covering Wissenstest packages, winter training materials, and topic-specific educational content. Special programs include ABC protection/decontamination courses, railway operations training, energy supply incident training, TETRA digital radio coordination, and alarm planning. The school maintains its own infrastructure including the Integrierte Lehrleitstelle (ILLS) for dispatcher training and a railway training facility, and coordinates statewide information technology for civil protection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Disponent Integrierte Leitstelle – Lehrgang 7-week, approximately 290 teaching-unit course for integrated control center dispatchers, covering dual qualification in fire service and rescue service, including theoretical instruction and practical exercises in the Integrierte Lehrleitstelle (ILLS) using ELDIS 3 By software. For personnel working at Bavaria's integrated emergency dispatch centers.
• Brandoberinspektorenlehrgang (B IV) Fire senior inspector course (B IV) for the intermediate fire service, consisting of Part 1 (Zugführer – 12 weeks) for company commander qualification and Part 2 (Verbandsführer – 8 weeks) for group commander qualification. Delivered at the SFSG for Bavarian professional and volunteer fire service personnel.
• ABC-Schutz Erkundung – Lehrgang 35 teaching-unit (5-day) course on ABC (nuclear, biological, chemical) reconnaissance, covering operation of measurement technology, data processing, sampling equipment, and weather observation systems mounted on the ABC reconnaissance vehicle. For Bavarian fire service personnel responding to hazardous materials incidents.
• ABC-Dekontamination – Lehrgang 22 teaching-unit (3-day) course on decontamination operations using the federally-provided Dekon-LKW P (decontamination truck) and its extension module Dekon V for lying injured persons. For fire service personnel responding to hazardous materials incidents.
• Aufbaulehrgang für Führungskräfte – Eisenbahn 24 teaching-unit (3-day) advanced course for commanders on railway operations, covering legal, organizational and tactical principles for railway operations and accident response, with practical exercises on the SFSG railway training facility. For fire service commanders managing railway incidents.
• Aufbaulehrgang für Führungskräfte – Energieversorgung Advanced course on hazards in the energy supply sector covering accidents at electrical installations, natural gas, liquefied gas, hybrid vehicles and biogas plants. For fire service commanders managing energy infrastructure incidents.
• PSNV-E Feuerwehr – Psychosoziale Notfallversorgung Lehrgänge Multi-level PSNV (psychosocial emergency care) training program including Grundlehrgang (basic), Aufbaulehrgang (advanced), and continuing education modules (SbE BS 3–4), plus Fachberater/Fachberater Seelsorge qualification. For fire service personnel providing psychosocial support during emergencies.
• Alarmierungsplanung – Schulung & Beratung Training and consulting on alarm planning for integrated control centers, covering zone-based alarm planning, equipment chains, and standardized incident keywords using ELDIS. For integrated control center staff and dispatch coordinators.
• Telefonreanimation T-CPR Standardized telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidance program for emergency dispatchers, first introduced statewide in Bavaria with multiplier training conducted at SFSG. For dispatcher personnel at integrated control centers.
• TETRA-Koordinierung externer Schulungsleistungen Coordination of external TETRA digital radio training services for non-police (nichtpolizeiliche) forces in Bavaria, including annual needs assessment and coordination with BDBOS. For non-police public safety organizations requiring TETRA digital radio training.
• Feuerwehr-Lernbar.Bayern Bavarian-wide online learning platform for fire service training materials, hosting Wissenstest media, winter training materials, and other educational content accessible to all Bavarian firefighters. Maintained by SFSG and the State Fire Service School Würzburg.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21 new Zugführer qualified per course cycle (BIV Teil 1)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oberösterreichischer Landesfeuerwehrverband (Upper Austrian State Fire Brigade Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in the Interreg project 'Hochwasserwissen' (Flood Knowledge) involving cross-border flood emergency response training between Austria (Salzburg and Upper Austria) and Bavaria. The association supports preparation and coordination of the multiplier training sessions conducted at the SFSG, contributing to cross-border coordinated approaches for flood events affecting the Salzach, Inn, and Danube river basins.
• Universität der Bundeswehr München (University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipated as a co-host and knowledge contributor in the Interreg project Hochwasserwissen. Provided technical expertise through its hydraulic engineering laboratory (Wasserbaulabor) for the cross-border flood knowledge training program.
• Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt (Bavarian State Office for Environment)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed as a subject matter expert to the Interreg Hochwasserwissen project, supporting the cross-border flood knowledge training delivered at the SFSG.
• Wasserwirtschaftsamt Rosenheim (Water Management Office Rosenheim)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed technical and hydrological expertise to the Interreg Hochwasserwissen cross-border flood training project conducted at the SFSG.
• DKMS (Deutsche Knochenmarkspenderdatei / German Bone Marrow Donor File)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the DKMS for a bone marrow typing campaign (Typisierungsaktion) held at multiple fire stations in Munich to support an SFSG colleague in need of a stem cell donor. SFSG supported the campaign by sharing information across fire service networks in Upper Bavaria.
• Deutsche Bahn AG (German Railway)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonated retired rail passenger vehicles (ICE 1 Mittelwagen, double-decker control car, double-decker car) for use in railway emergency response training at the SFSG's on-site railway training facility. These vehicles replaced older training railcars and significantly enhance the realism of railway incident training scenarios.
• Passauer Eisenbahnfreunde e.V. (Passau Railway Enthusiasts Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReceived retired double-decker railcars from the SFSG in exchange. The handover was coordinated as part of the railcar exchange between the SFSG and Deutsche Bahn, with the association taking the old SFSG training railcars for museum preservation.
• Stadt Geretsried (City of Geretsried)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdministrative coordination partner for the transfer of rail vehicles, including necessary road transport permits and logistics coordination for the oversized heavy-load transport of railcars to the SFSG campus.
• Pulcra-Chemicals GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided the rail transfer handover point for rail vehicles being delivered to the SFSG. Located adjacent to the railway line, the Pulcra-Chemicals site served as the transfer point where railcars were offloaded from rail to heavy-load road transport for the final journey to the SFSG campus.
• Polizeiinspektion Geretsried (Geretsried Police Station)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipated in the administrative and logistical coordination of the rail vehicle transfer to the SFSG, providing support for the oversized transport through the city.
• Transportunternehmen (Transport Company)minorOthersEngaged for the heavy-load road transport of rail vehicles from the railway handover point to the SFSG campus, including loading, unloading, and precision maneuvering of over-40-meter-long transport units onto the railway tracks at the training facility.
• Bundesrepublik Deutschland / EU-Katastrophenschutzprogramm (EU Civil Protection Mechanism)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBavaria participates in the EU Pre-Positioning Program for forest fire prevention. SFSG contributed personnel and equipment to support firefighting operations in Greece. The EU covers 75% of costs; Bavaria covers 25%. The goal is international cooperation, experience exchange, and deployment of trained multipliers for the EU Waldbrandmodul (EU Forest Fire Module).
• Freistaat Bayern – Staatsministerium des Innern (Free State of Bavaria – State Ministry of the Interior)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe primary governing authority overseeing the SFSG. Provides funding, strategic direction, and policy framework. Responsible for the EU co-financed forest fire support mission and the overall civil protection mandate of the school.
• Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (BBK, Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational coordination body for civil protection in Germany. Involved in nationwide warning day (Warntag) exercises and the coordination of PSNV (psychosocial emergency care) standards. The SFSG follows BBK guidelines for PSNV-B qualifications and training structures.
• Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und IntegrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOverseeing ministry responsible for the fire service school system in Bavaria. Sets qualification standards, examination requirements, and training curricula. Initiated the Technical Prüfdienst (TPD) reintroduction pilot program. Approved the new accommodation building construction project (~70 million EUR).
• Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Regensburg (State Fire Service School Regensburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the two other state fire service schools in Bavaria (alongside Würzburg). SFSG collaborates with the other schools on joint training modules, standardized curricula, and cross-school examination panels. Together they serve the entire fire service training needs of Bavaria.
• Staatliche Feuerwehrschule Würzburg (State Fire Service School Würzburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the two other state fire service schools in Bavaria. Collaborates with SFSG on joint training standards, examination coordination, and curriculum development. Also hosts the Feuerwehr-Lernbar.Bayern platform. Together the three schools form the Bavarian fire service training system.
• BDBOS (Bundesanstalt für den Digitalfunk der Behörden und Organisationen mit Sicherheitsaufgaben / Federal Agency for Public Safety Digital Radio)coreTechnology or IntegrationBundesbehörde responsible for the BOS digital radio network (TETRA-based). SFSG coordinates external TETRA training courses for Bavaria's non-police (nichtpolizeiliche) forces through BDBOS. The school conducts annual needs assessments and manages course allocations for TTB (Taktisch-Technische Betriebsstellen) across Bavaria.
• Landeszentralstelle PSNV Bayern (State Central Office for Psychosocial Emergency Care Bavaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted at the SFSG, the Landeszentralstelle PSNV Bayern coordinates the development and quality assurance of psychosocial emergency care (PSNV) standards and training across Bavaria, including the certification of PSNV-B (Betroffenenbetreuung) personnel and peer support programs.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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