Becoming a volunteer in the emergency services
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Without volunteers, it would not be possible to run emergency services in Luxembourg.
Emergency services in Luxembourg are grouped together in the Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours - CGDIS). Volunteer and professional firefighters of the CGDIS carry out civil safety missions (firefighting, rescue of persons, first aid, rescue operations with respect to property and animals).
Who is concerned
Any person who wishes to volunteer in the emergency services.
Prerequisites
Volunteer firefighter trainees within a unit of the CGDIS have to:
- be 16 years of age at least and provide a written consent of their legal guardian if they are still a minor;
- satisfy the conditions of physical and medical fitness;
- have been to the orientation interview;
- have a physical presentation which is compatible with the position and the uniform (no tattoos or scarifications etc. which show that the person is belonging to a political, union or religious organisation, or any other association, or which interfere with the duty of discretion, loyalty and exemplarity);
- provide an extract from the criminal records and not have been convicted to a sentence which is incompatible with the performance of their duties;
- work on-duty hours at the fire station or be on-call duty from home;
- complete initial training.
Becoming a member of the CGDIS may be refused depending on the number or severity of the sentences recorded in the criminal record, or on the age of the entry(ies) into the criminal record.
How to proceed
Filing an application
In order to submit their application, candidates must complete a membership agreement. The document may be obtained from an emergency services centre. It is also possible to fill out the agreement online on the CGDIS website (see "Online services and forms") or to obtain further information at 49771 2332.
Online services and forms
Who to contact
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Corps grand-ducal d’incendie et de secours (CGDIS)
- Address:
- 3, boulevard de Kockelscheuer L-1821 Luxembourg Luxembourg
- Phone:
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(+352) 49 77 12 332
Volunteer Department
- Email address:
- administratif@cgdis.lu
- Website:
- https://112.public.lu/fr.html
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
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Recrutement
sur le Portail 112 des secours du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
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Le Portail 112
des secours du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Legal references
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Loi modifiée du 27 mars 2018
portant organisation de la sécurité civile et création d’un Corps grand-ducal d’incendie et de secours
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Règlement grand-ducal du 15 juin 2018
relatif aux pompiers volontaires du Corps grand-ducal d’incendie et de secours
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Règlement opérationnel arrêté par le conseil d'administration du 28 juin 2018
comme prévu par la loi du 27 mars 2018 portant organisation de la sécurité civile