Military Firefighters Corps
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In Brazil, the Military Firefighters Corps (Portuguese: Corpo de Bombeiros Militar) are military public security forces, responsible for civil defense, firefighting and search and rescue inside the federative units. Since 1915, it has been a military reserve force and an auxiliary force of the Brazilian Army, also composing the Single System of Public Security (Brazilian Portuguese: Sistema Único de Segurança Pública).[2][3] Members of the Military Firefighters Corps, such as the members of the Military Police, are designated as being part of the military of the Federative Units by the Federal Constitution.[4]
Military Firefighters Corps | |
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Corpo de Bombeiros Militar | |
Active | 1856; 168 years ago (1856) |
Country | Brazil |
Branch | Military firefighters corps |
Role | Fire fighting |
Size | 50,000 active personnel[1] |
Part of | Military Reserve Force of Brazilian Army |
Nickname(s) | CBM |
Patron | Emperor Pedro II |
Anniversaries | July 2 |
Commanders | |
Commander | Governors of the States |
Ceremonial chief | General-Commander of each CBM |
Each Federative Unit has its own Military Firefighters Corps with different structures, rules and uniforms.