Bombeiros de Águeda / Águeda Fire Department - Portugal

What Bombeiros de Águeda / Águeda Fire Department - Portugal does

The Associação Humanitária de Bombeiros Voluntários de Águeda (AHBV Águeda / Bombeiros de Águeda) is a non-profit humanitarian volunteer fire association founded on 10 November 1934 in Águeda, Aveiro District, Portugal. It is designated as an Instituição de Utilidade Pública e Administrativa under Portuguese law and has been a member of the Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses since 1936. The association provides structural and rural firefighting, pre-hospital emergency medical services, accident response, and fire-risk monitoring to the residents and visitors of the Águeda municipality, dispatched through the national 112 system integrated with INEM.

The organisation operates its core services through two fire stations — the Quartel Sede headquarters at Avenida 25 de Abril in Águeda (inaugurated 1993, renovated 2021) and the Secção de Agadão secondary station (inaugurated 1993, expanded 2009) — together with a Local Training Unit (ULF) in Belazaima do Chão opened in October 2021. Its operational fleet comprises more than 30 vehicles, including emergency ambulances (ABSC series), transport ambulances (ABTD/ABTM/VDTD), command vehicles (VCOT), firefighting vehicles (VUCI/VFCI/VLCI/VECI), tanker trucks (VTTU/VTGC/VALE), and support vehicles (VAME/VOPE/VSAT). A documentation repository publishes annual Director's Reports, Financial Statements, and Command Reports for transparency.

Revenue is generated through three primary streams: the IRS Solidário programme (Portuguese taxpayers can donate 1% of their income tax by entering NIF 501 102 680 in box 11 of Modelo 3), annual membership fees collected through the 'Faça-se Sócio' programme, and operational funding. The organisation is governed by an elected Direção, Assembleia Geral, and Conselho Fiscal, and currently lists 7 paid employees supported by a volunteer firefighter corps. Its stated mission is to protect lives, property, and the environment through efficient and humane emergency response.

Name

Bombeiros de Águeda / Águeda Fire Department - Portugal

Legal name

Associação Humanitária de Bombeiros Voluntários de Águeda

Website

https://bvagueda.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Associação Humanitária de Bombeiros Voluntários de Águeda is a non-profit volunteer fire association founded in 1934 that provides firefighting, pre-hospital emergency medical services, and accident response to the residents and visitors of the Águeda municipality in Portugal through two fire stations and a training facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services (BPAIAGAC)

Keywords

• Volunteer firefighting services
• Emergency medical response
• Structural fire suppression
• Wildland firefighting operations
• Fire safety prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Águeda

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. IRS Solidário (Tax Donation Programme): Portuguese taxpayers can designate 1% of their IRS (income tax) to the association by entering NIF 501 102 680 in the designated field of their tax return.
2. Membership Fees (Quotas): Annual membership fees paid by associates who join the association through the 'Faça-se Sócio' programme.
3. Social Reports and Accounts: The association publishes annual reports including financial statements showing revenues and expenditures.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Associação Humanitária de Bombeiros Voluntários de Águeda provides volunteer firefighting, rescue, and pre-hospital emergency medical services for the Águeda municipality in Portugal. Core services include structural and rural fire suppression, emergency medical response and transport, accident rescue, fire prevention and risk monitoring, and ongoing firefighter training delivered through a dedicated Local Training Unit (ULF).

Product overview

The Associação Humanitária de Bombeiros Voluntários de Águeda (AHBV Águeda) operates as a volunteer fire department providing emergency response and community protection services across the Águeda municipality in Portugal. The organization operates two fire stations (Quartel Sede in Águeda and Secção Agadão) plus a Local Training Unit (ULF) in Belazaima do Chão. Their operational fleet comprises specialized vehicles including emergency ambulances (ABSC series), transport ambulances (ABTD/ABTM/VDTD series), command vehicles (VCOT series), firefighting vehicles (VUCI/VFCI/VLCI/VECI series), tanker trucks (VTTU/VTGC/VALE series), and support vehicles (VAME/VOPE/VSAT series). The department provides 24/7 emergency services encompassing structural and rural firefighting, pre-hospital emergency medical care, and accident response, supported by ongoing firefighter training programs through the ULF facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Response Services Core emergency services encompassing structural and rural firefighting, pre-hospital emergency medical services, and accident response for the Águeda municipality, dispatched through the national 112 emergency system and integrated with INEM.
• Fire Safety Prevention and Community Awareness Fire risk monitoring for the Águeda municipality, public awareness initiatives, and prevention guidance including reference to IPMA fire risk data and ICNF burn registration requirements.
• Firefighter Training and Continuing Education Continuous training and professional development programmes for volunteer firefighters, delivered through the Local Training Unit (ULF) in Belazaima do Chão, supporting operational readiness and skill proficiency.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses (League of Portuguese Firefighters)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1936The association has been a member of the Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses since 1936, participating in congresses and collaborative initiatives at the national level. This affiliation connects local volunteer firefighters with the national firefighting community.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Associação Humanitária de Bombeiros Voluntários de Lisboa: The Lisbon volunteer firefighters' humanitarian association, structured as a comparable Portuguese non-profit providing fire suppression, EMS, and rescue services. Comparable as a directly analogous humanitarian association with similar mission, governance structure, and service mix, though at materially larger scale.

Others

• Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa (Portuguese Red Cross): The Portuguese Red Cross, a humanitarian organization that also operates pre-hospital emergency medical services and ambulance transport. Comparable as a non-profit humanitarian peer that delivers adjacent emergency and relief services in the same national system.
• Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses: The national league and representative body for Portuguese volunteer firefighters, of which AHBV Águeda has been a member since 1936. Comparable as the institutional umbrella and standards-setting body that connects and coordinates volunteer fire associations across Portugal.

Broad incumbents

• Regimento de Sapadores Bombeiros de Lisboa: The Lisbon professional municipal fire brigade (Bombeiros Sapadores), the largest professional municipal fire service in Portugal. Comparable as a peer providing overlapping fire suppression and rescue capabilities, but as a publicly-funded professional service rather than a volunteer humanitarian association.
• Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil (ANEPC): The Portuguese national authority for civil protection and emergency management, overseeing fire protection, civil defense, and disaster response. Comparable as the broader public-sector regulatory and coordinating body for the fire protection domain in which AHBV Águeda operates.
• INEM - Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica: The Portuguese national EMS authority that integrates with the 112 dispatch system used by AHBV Águeda. Comparable as the broader public-sector incumbent overseeing pre-hospital emergency medical services, with which the volunteer fire department coordinates on ambulance response.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bombeirosvoluntariosdeagueda
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/-gueda-fire-department

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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