CBMAL

What CBMAL does

CBMAL (Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Alagoas) is the official state military fire department of Alagoas, Brazil, operating under the Government of Alagoas since gaining administrative autonomy from the Military Police on May 26, 1993. The organization provides fire prevention and extinguishment, pre-hospital emergency medical care, aquatic rescue, search and rescue operations, building safety inspections, and fire safety certifications (AVCB) across the state. It is funded through state budget allocations and the mandatory Taxa de Bombeiros, an annual property tax regulated by State Law 6.442/2003 and calculated based on built area, occupancy type, and the UPFAL fiscal unit value, with exemptions for government entities, small residences, and non-profits.

CBMAL delivers services through a network of 18+ physical locations including the Quartel do Comando Geral headquarters in Maceió, regional battalions in Arapiraca, Maragogi, Penedo, Delmiro Gouveia, Santana do Ipanema, and União dos Palmares, plus four specialized operational groupings in Maceió (aquatic rescue, emergency care, fire, and search and rescue). Its digital service portfolio includes the SAPS building regularization system, the BM Taxa online payment portal, a real-time occurrence reporting platform, and the SGE internal strategic management system. The organization also runs a series of community social programs: Projeto Golfinho (aquatic safety for children 8-13), Bombeiro Mirim programs in Maceió and Arapiraca targeting youth aged 8-16 from vulnerable communities, and the Construindo Sonhos school visit initiative.

The organization maintains strategic partnerships with Braskem through the APELL industrial emergency preparedness program, the Prefeitura de Arapiraca for municipal youth programs, and the Secretaria Nacional de Segurança Pública for federal training and certification pipelines. It holds a designated data protection officer role to comply with Brazil's LGPD and operates transparency portals aligned with the Lei de Acesso à Informação. CBMAL is led by Commander General Coronel BM Sérgio Andre Silva Verçosa (since November 2023), supported by a directorate covering technical activities, finance, logistics, IT, personnel, teaching, and social protection.

Name

CBMAL

Legal name

Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Alagoas

Website

https://bombeiros.al.gov.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CBMAL is the state military fire department of Alagoas, Brazil, providing fire prevention, emergency response, aquatic and search-and-rescue operations, and building safety certification across 18+ municipalities, funded by state budget and a mandatory property fire tax.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Emergency Public Safety Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire Prevention, Inspection & Code Enforcement (Life Safety) (BPAIAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

State/Provincial Public Safety & Emergency Management (Police, Fire, EMS Oversight) (BPAIABAG)

Keywords

• Fire safety inspections
• Emergency response services
• Building safety certification
• Aquatic rescue services
• Pre-hospital emergency care

Headquarters

HQ city

Maceió

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Fire Safety Tax (Taxa de Bombeiros): Annual mandatory tax on property owners for fire prevention and emergency response services. Calculated based on building area, occupancy type, and annual fiscal unit value (UPFAL). Regulated by State Law 6.442/2003.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CBMAL provides fire prevention, firefighting, pre-hospital emergency medical care, aquatic rescue, search and rescue, and civil defense coordination across the state of Alagoas, Brazil. It also issues building fire safety certificates (AVCB), collects the annual Taxa de Bombeiros fire safety tax, runs youth social programs (Projeto Golfinho, Bombeiro Mirim), and partners with Braskem on industrial emergency preparedness (APELL). Digital services include BM Taxa, SAPS, and a real-time occurrence tracker accessible to the public.

Product overview

CBMAL operates as a military fire and emergency services organization providing public safety services to the state of Alagoas. The organization offers a portfolio of digital services for citizens including the Certidão de Ocorrências for incident certificate issuance, the Sistema Taxa de Bombeiros for fire safety tax collection, the SAPS system for building safety project approval, and a real-time incident reporting system. Beyond emergency response, CBMAL runs social programs including Projeto Golfinho (aquatic safety education for children), the Bombeiro Mirim youth programs in Maceió and Arapiraca, and Projeto Construindo Sonhos for school visits. The APELL-Braskem program addresses industrial emergency preparedness. An internal Sistema de Gestão Estratégica (SGE) supports organizational strategic planning and monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Certidão de Ocorrências Online service that allows citizens and businesses in Alagoas to issue and authenticate certificates documenting fire department attendance and incident responses. Used for insurance claims, legal proceedings, and administrative records.
• Sistema Taxa de Bombeiros (BM Taxa) Online portal enabling property owners in Alagoas to pay the annual Taxa de Bombeiros fire safety tax, generate payment slips, and obtain negative debt certificates. Tax is calculated based on built area, occupancy type, and UPFAL fiscal unit value.
• SAPS — Sistema de Aprovação de Projetos de Segurança Digital system for building fire safety regularization in Alagoas, enabling submission of fire safety projects, tracking of approval status, and issuance of permits and AVCB certificates for building compliance.
• Ocorrências em Tempo Real Public-facing real-time incident reporting system that displays active and recent fire department emergency responses across Alagoas, including pre-hospital care, water rescue, fire incidents, and community activities.
• Projeto Golfinho Social aquatic safety education program for children aged 8-13 at Pajuçara beach in Maceió, providing instruction on water safety, swimming, first aid, and environmental preservation.
• Projeto Bombeiro Mirim Maceió Social inclusion program for children aged 10-16 from vulnerable communities in Maceió, providing training in first aid, firefighting basics, water rescue, environmental education, and drug prevention.
• Projeto Bombeiro Mirim Arapiraca Social inclusion program for children aged 8-12 in Arapiraca, in partnership with the Prefeitura Municipal de Arapiraca, providing training in firefighting skills, first aid, water rescue, military instruction, and academic tutoring in Portuguese and math.
• Projeto Construindo Sonhos Social program offering school visits to fire stations during Soldier's Week and Children's Week, exposing children to firefighting equipment, rescue vehicles, and first responder operations.
• APELL-Braskem Industrial Emergency Program Industrial emergency preparedness program in partnership with Braskem, coordinating joint emergency response plans, community safety simulations, and chemical/industrial accident response for the Pontal/Trapiche industrial area in Alagoas. Regular simulated exercises have been conducted since 2011.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18 military personnel trained per Basic Aquatic Rescue Course cycle
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BRASKEMcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2000BRASKEM partners with CBMAL through the APELL (Alert and Preparation of Communities for Local Emergencies) program, focusing on the Pontal/Trapiche industrial area. The partnership includes joint emergency response planning, community safety simulations, and coordination for chemical and industrial accident response. Regular simulated exercises have been conducted since 2011.
• Prefeitura Municipal de ArapiracacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal government partnership for the bombeiro mirim (junior firefighter) social program in Arapiraca, providing youth education and social inclusion services.
• Conselho TutelarminorOthersPartnership with Child Protective Councils for the bombeiro mirim program, supporting vulnerable children and adolescents.
• Secretaria Nacional de Segurança PúblicacoreOthersFederal agency providing training and equipment through programs like Sistema de Comando de Incidente. CBMAL personnel receive specialized certifications through this partnership.
• Secretaria Nacional de Aviação Civil / INFRAEROminorOthersPartnership for fire prevention services at Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport, with dedicated firefighting section (3º SGI) established through agreement.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Distrito Federal (CBMDF): Distrito Federal military fire department, providing fire suppression, inspection, rescue, and EMS services analogous to CBMAL's portfolio. Although serving a single federal district rather than a state, its operating model (single integrated jurisdiction, dedicated tax-like funding) is structurally similar and a relevant benchmark for digital modernisation.
• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Ceará (CBMCE): Ceará state military fire department performing fire suppression, inspection, aquatic rescue, and EMS functions parallel to CBMAL. Northeast regional peer with similar climate-driven emergency profile (floods, coastal incidents) and state-funded operating model.
• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Pernambuco (CBMPE): Pernambuco state military fire department offering the same statutory fire-safety inspection and emergency-response functions as CBMAL. Northeast regional peer with comparable urban-coastal risk profile and similarly structured municipal battalion network.
• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Santa Catarina (CBMSC): Santa Catarina state military fire department with a statutory mandate closely matching CBMAL's: fire prevention, building inspections, search and rescue, pre-hospital care, and aquatic rescue. Comparable in service mix and battalion structure, often cited for advanced technical-instruction regimes.
• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar de Minas Gerais (CBMMG): Minas Gerais state military fire department offering the same combined fire, rescue, EMS, and building inspection portfolio as CBMAL. Highly comparable in statutory model and multi-battalion geographic structure, and a natural benchmark for digital service platforms and tax-funded operating models.
• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Paraná (CBMPR): Paraná state military fire department with the same combined fire, rescue, and inspection mandate as CBMAL. Comparable on statutory authority, technical-instruction regime, and battalion structure, serving as a benchmark for technical standards dissemination.
• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (CBMERJ): Rio de Janeiro state military fire department with statutory fire safety, aquatic rescue, and inspection authority analogous to CBMAL's. Compares closely on service mix and statutory structure, with a high-complexity operating environment that informs how CBMAL could scale industrial and urban-rescue capability.
• Corpo de Bombeiros da Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo: Largest Brazilian state military fire department, performing the same statutory fire prevention, building inspection, rescue, and EMS functions as CBMAL but serving the much larger São Paulo state. Directly comparable in mandate and operating model, and a benchmark for what a high-maturity Brazilian state fire service can deliver.
• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar da Bahia (CBMBA): Bahia state military fire department with a service portfolio (fire prevention, inspection/AVCB, aquatic rescue, search and rescue, community programs) directly parallel to CBMAL's. Especially relevant given Bahia's adjacent Northeast geography and similar mix of urban-coastal-rural demand.
• Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Rio Grande do Sul (CBMRS): Rio Grande do Sul state military fire department offering the same combined fire, rescue, inspection, and community program portfolio as CBMAL. Comparable in mandate and statutory structure, and a useful benchmark for response-capacity scaling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cbmaloficial
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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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