Hellenic Fire Service

Hellenic Fire Service
Πυροσβεστικό Σώμα
Pyrosvestiko Soma
Fire Service overview
Formed1926 (1926)
Preceding Fire Service
  • Police Fire Brigade
JurisdictionGreece
HeadquartersAthens, Greece
MottoΘΑΡΣΕΙΝ ΣΩΖΕΙΝ (Bravery Saves [Lives])
Employees~21,000

(11.470 full-time firefighters

2.410 5-year contract firefighters

3,438 seasonal firefighters

3,573 volunteer firefighters)
Fire Service executives
  • Lieutenant General Georgios Pournaras, Commander in Chief
  • Lieutenant General Marios Apostolidis, Deputy Chief
Websitewww.fireservice.gr

The Hellenic Fire Service (Greek: Πυροσβεστικό Σώμα, romanizedPyrosvestiko Soma - Firefighting Uniformed Corps of Greece) is the national fire and rescue service of Greece. It is part of the Ministry for Citizen Protection.[1]


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