Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS

What Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS does

Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS is a Norwegian inter-municipal company (IKS) providing fire prevention, emergency response, and rescue services to the Haugalandet region in western Norway. Headquartered in Karmsund (with offices in Haugesund and the Raglamyr Beredskapssenter), the organization serves member municipalities including Karmøy, Haugesund, Tysvær, and Suldal, with a temporary service agreement also covering Etne municipality since 2022. Its service portfolio spans fire suppression, rescue operations (land and water), chimney sweeping and inspections, dangerous goods oversight, fireworks sales management, area burning permits, and community fire safety education via the Bjørnis mascot program and school/kindergarten visits.

The entity operates ~35 employees and uses Bliksund, a third-party computer-aided dispatch and operational management system, alongside a self-service website portal (hbre.no) for citizen-facing services such as reporting new heating systems, campfire burning notifications, and event permits. It addresses approximately 100 residential fires per year in its service area and reports an ongoing statutory mandate reinforced by community engagement programs like the 'Trygg hjemme' (Safe at Home) initiative targeting vulnerable populations.

Funding comes predominantly from municipal contributions and member contracts under the IKS legal structure, with limited fee-based revenue from chimney sweeping, inspections, fireworks sales, and event safety assessments. The organization is not venture-backed or profit-distributing; it is governed by a representative assembly and board drawn from member municipalities. Its competitive position rests entirely on its statutory mandate and regional infrastructure rather than on technology or product differentiation.

Name

Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS

Legal name

Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS

Website

https://hbre.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS is a Norwegian inter-municipal fire and rescue company (IKS) providing fire prevention, emergency response, rescue services, and community fire safety education to municipalities in the Haugalandet region of western Norway, funded through member municipal contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fire and Rescue Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Fire and rescue services
• Fire safety education
• Chimney sweeping inspections
• Emergency response services
• Fire prevention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Karmsund

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Municipal Contributions and Contract Revenue: As an inter-municipal company (IKS), Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS is funded through contributions and service contracts with member municipalities in the Haugalandet region. Revenue is derived from municipal budgets and fees for services such as chimney sweeping, inspections, fireworks sales, and event safety assessments.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS is a publicly funded inter-municipal fire and rescue service that delivers fire suppression, rescue operations (land, water, and medical emergencies), chimney sweeping and fire safety inspections, fireworks sales oversight, area burning management, and community fire safety education (including the Bjørnis mascot program for children) to citizens, businesses, and member municipalities in the Haugalandet region of Norway. Services are delivered through fire stations, on-site visits, and a self-service web portal.

Product overview

Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS is a Norwegian inter-municipal fire and rescue service (brannvesen) operating as a public safety organization rather than a software product company. It provides fire prevention services including chimney sweeping and inspection (feiing og tilsyn), fire safety education for homes, businesses, kindergartens, and schools, campfire burning management, and fireworks sales oversight. The organization also conducts rescue operations, publishes the fire safety mascot Bjørnis (Brannbamsen) for children's fire safety education, and offers facilities for events and overnight stays at fire stations. No discrete branded software product, SaaS platform, or module-based offering was identified in the source data.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chimney Sweeping and Inspections (Feiing og tilsyn) Mandatory chimney sweeping and fire safety inspection service for residential properties, holiday cabins, and gas-heated homes in the Haugalandet region. Includes notification of inspection visits, exemption applications, and registration of new heating systems.
• Fire Safety Inspections for Businesses (Brannsikkerhet på jobb) Fire safety inspection, risk assessment, and compliance advisory services for commercial enterprises, workplaces, rental cabins, and event venues, including planning guidance for rescue and firefighting operations.
• Fireworks Sales and Safety Management (Fyrverkeri) Sale of consumer fireworks during the seasonal period, permits for pyrotechnic trade, and public safety guidance on the safe use and return of fireworks.
• Campfire and Area Burning Management (Bålbrenning og områdebrenning) Notification, guidance, and oversight of open fires including St. Hans bonfires and broader area burning (områdebrenning), with self-service notification forms.
• Arrangement and Accommodation at Fire Stations (Arrangement og overnatting) Facility rentals at fire stations for events and overnight accommodation, available to the public with online notification forms for events and overnight stays.
• Community Fire Safety Education (including Bjørnis mascot program) Fire safety education programs for residential households, kindergartens, schools, and vulnerable populations, including the Bjørnis fire bear mascot program, school and kindergarten visits, fire station open days, and the 'Trygg hjemme' (Safe at Home) outreach initiative for elderly and vulnerable groups.
• Self-Service Notification Portal (Selvbetjening) Online self-service portal for citizens and businesses to submit notifications and applications: new heating systems, campfire burning, exemption from chimney sweeping, overnight stays, events, pyrotechnic trade permits, and updates to property/object records.

Quantifiable outcome

• Around 100 residential fires per year handled in the service area over the past five years

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Karmøy kommune (Karmøy Municipality)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Karmøy municipality collaborates with Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS on the 'Trygg hjemme' (Safe at Home) project aimed at protecting vulnerable groups in the municipality. The municipality and fire service work closely together to identify risks, implement targeted safety measures, and ensure that municipal service employees have necessary fire safety competencies. The collaboration involves joint identification of fire risks and coordinated safety interventions for at-risk residents.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Oslo brann- og redningsetat: Oslo's municipal fire and rescue agency. A much larger national-scale public safety provider with overlapping capabilities (fire suppression, prevention, rescue) but operating as a single-city entity rather than an inter-municipal IKS like HBRE.
• Bergen brannvesen: Municipal fire department serving Bergen, Norway's second-largest city. Comparable core mandate (fire prevention, suppression, rescue) but operates under a single-municipality rather than inter-municipal structure, making it a broader incumbent analog to HBRE.

Others

• Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (DSB): Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning — the national regulatory and oversight body that sets the framework within which HBRE and all Norwegian IKS fire services operate. Relevant as the governing ecosystem participant, not a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Trøndelag brann- og redningstjeneste IKS: Inter-municipal fire and rescue IKS serving the Trøndelag region of central Norway. Same Norwegian IKS structure, statutory fire and rescue mandate, and combination of prevention, suppression, and community engagement activities as HBRE.
• Rogaland Brann og Redning IKS: A neighboring inter-municipal fire and rescue company operating across southern Rogaland, Norway. Directly comparable IKS structure, statutory mandate, and service portfolio (fire suppression, prevention, rescue) to Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS, with overlapping but non-identical service geography.
• Nordmøre og Romsdal brann og redning IKS: Inter-municipal fire and rescue IKS serving municipalities in the Nordmøre og Romsdal region of western Norway. Directly comparable IKS structure, regional mandate, and combined prevention/rescue service portfolio to Haugaland Brann og Redning IKS.
• Sør-Vest Brann og Redning IKS: Southwest Norway inter-municipal fire and rescue IKS covering the Stavanger/Sandnes region. Closest structural and operational peer to HBRE — same IKS legal form, same Norwegian statutory mandate, same combination of prevention, suppression, and community education services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/HaugalandBrann
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haugaland-brann-og-redning-iks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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