Norwegian Fire Service

[Herrwiggly]

Hi everybody herrwiggly here, does anybody know whether Norway has a seperate fiire dept, or is it part of the Ambulance dept?. if so, any info. on the ranks?. :D :D :D Cheers

[Guest]

According to this uniform manufacturer's catalogue, Norwegian fire brigades' rank markings are in the form of arm titles with written rank designations:
http://www.aeo.no/NyWeb/Maskinkatalogen ... NN015w.pdf

(Literal translation/British equivalent)

210 360 Brannsjef = Fire Chief/Chief Officer
210 361 Vara Brannsjef = Deputy Fire Chief/Assistant Chief Officer
210 362 Branninspektør = Fire Inspector/Divisional Officer
210 363 Overbrannmester = Senior Fire Master/Assistant Divisional Officer
210 364 Brannmester = Fire Master/Station Officer
210 365 Underbrannmester = Sub-Fire Master/Station Officer
210 366 Konstabel = Constable/Firefighter
210 367 Formann = Foreman/Leading Firefighter

210 368 Røkdykker = Breathing Apparatus Operator
210 369 Beredskapsleder = Watch Commander

[Luke]

Some Norwegian fire department rank insignia are found on this site:

http://home.c2i.net/w-282379/502d.htm

[Luke]

Pictures of Norwegian fire department uniforms:

http://www.abbv.no/diverse/uniformer.htm

[Luke]

Brannsjef

[Luke]

[left]http://www.follobrannvesen.no/0384.jpg[/left]
From left to right:
Brannmester, overbrannmester, branninspektřr and varabrannsjef.

[Luke]

The Norweigan Association of Fire Officers recommendations for rank insignia. Text (in Norwegian): http://www.nblf.no/arkiv_vis.asp?NyhetID=554

By the way, text in the Encyclopedia seems to have been garbled: http://www.uniforminsignia.org/index.ph ... 7&sid=2242

[Luke2]

New uniform regulations 2012:
http://www.nblf.no/notater/Uniformsbestemmelser.pdf

Rank insignia, page 7f.

As compared with the above figure, there is a change from rank to role, and more brass for the same level. For example Brannmester became Brigadeleder and moved up two levels in the insignia system.

PS. I have re-registered as Luke2, since I could not access my account./Luke