Rettung Basel-Stadt

What Rettung Basel-Stadt does

Rettung Basel-Stadt is a cantonal government emergency services organization within the Justiz- und Sicherheitsdepartement (Department of Justice and Security) of Canton Basel-Stadt, Switzerland. Founded in its current integrated form in 2005, the organization unifies five divisions — Feuerwehr (Fire Department), Sanität (Ambulance Services), Militär und Zivilschutz (Military and Civil Defense), Einsatzunterstützung (Operational Support), and Führungsunterstützung (Command Support) — under a single command structure led by Kommandant Dominik Walliser.

The organization employs approximately 375 staff working 24/7, 365 days a year to provide fire protection, emergency medical response, civil defense, military coordination, and crisis management across Canton Basel-Stadt. Its integrated platform enables coordinated multi-disciplinary response; based on 2025 statistics, the organization executes approximately one operational deployment every 19 minutes. Services are dispatched through dedicated emergency numbers (144 Sanität, 118 Feuerwehr, 117 Polizei) and delivered directly on-site rather than through commercial channels.

As a cantonal government unit, Rettung Basel-Stadt is funded through public tax revenues and provides services free of charge to residents, workers, and visitors of the canton. Within the Kantonalen Krisenorganisation (Cantonal Crisis Organization) it operates as its own specialist area and serves as a critical element in disaster and catastrophe response. Public engagement is maintained through social media (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok), official press releases, and the cantonal website (bs.ch).

Name

Rettung Basel-Stadt

Legal name

Rettung Basel-Stadt

Website

https://rettung.bs.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety and Emergency Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (922160), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disaster Response, Rescue & Tactical EMS (DMAT/USAR/SWAT/HAZMAT Medical) (HLAFANAH), Emergency Response Team (ERT) Staffing & Incident Management Support (BPABANAD)

Keywords

• Emergency response services
• Fire department services
• Ambulance medical services
• Civil defense operations
• Public safety services

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Funding: As a cantonal government organization under the Justiz- und Sicherheitsdepartement (Justice and Security Department), Rettung Basel-Stadt is funded through public tax revenues. Services are provided free at point of use to the population.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rettung Basel-Stadt is an integrated government emergency services organization that delivers firefighting, ambulance/medical services, military coordination, civil defense, and operational support under a single command structure within Canton Basel-Stadt. The organization operates 24/7 with approximately 375 employees across five divisions (Feuerwehr, Sanität, Militär und Zivilschutz, Einsatzunterstützung, and Führungsunterstützung) and serves as a specialist area within the Cantonal Crisis Organization for disaster and catastrophe management.

Product overview

Rettung Basel-Stadt is a unified government emergency services organization providing integrated firefighting, ambulance/medical services, military coordination, civil defense, and operational support under a single command structure. The organization consists of five interconnected divisions: the Fire Department (Feuerwehr), Ambulance Services (Sanität), Military and Civil Defense (Militär und Zivilschutz), Operational Support (Einsatzunterstützung), and Command Support (Führungsunterstützung). For 20 years, these services have operated together to ensure the safety of Basel-Stadt's population, with the Command Support division providing strategic coordination across all operational units.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feuerwehr Basel-Stadt (Fire Department)
• Sanität Basel (Ambulance Services)
• Militär und Zivilschutz Basel-Stadt (Military and Civil Defense)
• Einsatzunterstützung (Operational Support)
• Führungsunterstützung (Command Support)

Quantifiable outcome

• One operational deployment every 19 minutes (based on 2025 statistics)

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sanitätspolizei Bern: Bern's combined police-medical emergency response unit providing ambulance and rescue services in the Canton of Bern. Comparable in scale and Swiss public-sector service model, with overlapping medical and operational support functions.
• Schutz & Rettung Zürich: The City of Zurich's unified emergency services organization combining fire brigade, rescue, and medical services under one command. It is the closest Swiss analogue to Rettung Basel-Stadt's integrated model and serves a comparable cantonal/urban population.
• Berufsfeuerwehr Bern: Professional fire department serving the City and Canton of Bern. Comparable in mission (firefighting, rescue, technical emergency response) and Swiss public-sector operating model, though without Rettung Basel-Stadt's full cross-functional integration.
• Service de la protection et de la sécurité (État de Fribourg): Cantonal emergency and security service in the Swiss Canton of Fribourg, providing integrated public safety functions. Comparable Swiss cantonal model with civil defense, fire, and rescue responsibilities analogous to Rettung Basel-Stadt's structure.

Broad incumbents

• Feuerwehr Berlin: Berlin's fire department combines firefighting, ambulance, and civil defense functions under a single municipal authority. Comparable integration of fire and EMS under one command and a similar public-sector mandate, though serving a much larger urban population.
• London Fire Brigade: UK's largest fire and rescue service, providing statutory fire prevention, suppression, and emergency response across Greater London. A large established public-sector incumbent whose operational scope and incident response model are broadly comparable, though at far greater scale.
• SAMU (France): France's national emergency medical assistance service providing ambulance and pre-hospital emergency care. A broad European public-sector incumbent whose EMS mandate and dispatch model overlap with Rettung Basel-Stadt's Sanität division, though operating under a different national framework.

Others

• Zivilschutz Schweiz (BABS): Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection, the national coordinator for civil defense and disaster response. Comparable in civil defense and crisis coordination mandate, but operates at federal rather than cantonal level and serves an enabling/coordinating role.

Regional players

• Feuerwehr Basel-Landschaft: Fire and rescue service for the neighboring Canton of Basel-Landschaft. Operates in the same regional emergency response ecosystem as Rettung Basel-Stadt and frequently coordinates on cross-border incidents.
• Feuerwehr St. Gallen: Fire and rescue service for the City and Canton of St. Gallen. Comparable Swiss cantonal emergency services organization with overlapping fire, rescue, and civil defense functions, though serving a different geographic region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Rettung-Basel-Stadt-100063871902604
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rettung-basel-stadt
• Instagraminstagram.com/rettungbaselstadt/?hl=de
• TikToktiktok.com/@rettungbaselstadt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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