Firefighters Corps of Acre State explained

Military Firefighter Corps of Acre State
Native Name:	Corpo de Bombeiros Militar do Estado do Acre (CBMAC)
Native Name Lang:	pt
Country:	Brazil
Subdivision Type1:	State
Address:	Estrada da Usina, nº 669 Bairro Morada do Sol Rio Branco - AC
Established:	1974^[1]
Website:	https://www.cbmac.ac.gov.br/

The Military Firefighters Corps of Acre State is the Military Firefighters Corps in Acre, Brazil. The Firefighters Corps (Portuguese: Corpo de Bombeiros) is part of the structure of the government. It was effectively created in 1974 alongside the Military Police.

The mission of the Firefighters Corps is the implementation of activities of Civil Defense, prevention and firefighting, search and rescue, and public assistance under the State of Acre.^[2] The unit is reserve troop and auxillary force of the Brazilian Army, and integrating the system public security and social protection in Brazil.^[3]

History

Since the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Independent State of Acre, in 1899, a Fire Brigade was attached to the Department of Justice.^[4] Subsequently, with the transformation of the region into Federal Territory, this service started to be done on a precarious basis by the companies Regional Police. The current Fire Department was only effectively organized in 1974, attached to the creation of the Military Police of Acre State. On 18 December 1990 the Corporation separated from the Military Police, starting to enjoy autonomy administrative and financial, and reporting directly to the State Government.^[5]

Organization

The Military Firefighters of Acre State is formed by battalions, companies, and platoons.The battalions (Portuguese: Batalhão de Bombeiro Militar – BBM) and independent companies (Portuguese: Companhia Independente de Bombeiro Militar – CIBM) are organized into Regional Commands (Portuguese: Comandos Regionais de Bombeiro Militar – CRBM). These Commands are in major urban centers, and their battalions and companies are distributed according to population density in cities.

Mission

The mission of the Firefighters Corps is the implementation of activities of civil defense, prevention and firefighting, search and rescue, and public assistance under the State of Acre.^[6] The unit is reserve troop and ancillary force of the Brazilian Army, and integrating the system public security and social protection in Brazil.^[7]

Fire prevention and extinction urban and forest is;
Conducting search and rescue services for people, animals, goods and possessions;
Pre-hospital emergency care;
Conducting surveys in Buildings;
Conducting fire assessments;
Relief assistance in cases of Floods, landslides or catastrophes; where there is people in imminent danger of life, or threat of destruction of assets;
Study, analysis, planning and inspection of fire safety, at the state level;
Embargo or interdiction of public works, services, houses or places of entertainment, which do not offer conditions of security for the operation;
Study, Prevention and fight against forest fires;
In case of mobilization of the Brazilian Army, cooperation in Civil Defense services upon authorization from the State Government.

Emergency telephone number

In all of Brazil, the emergency telephone number of the Military Firefighters Corps is one, nine, three (193). It is a toll-free call.

Uniforms

The Firefighters Corps of Acre wear the same uniforms of the Military Firefighters of Acre State, just adding their badges and insignias.

Rank insignia

Officers

NCO and enlisted grades

Sources

Bombeiros do Paraná; Herbert Munhoz van Erven; Edição do author; Curitiba – 1954.

Notes and References

Constitution of Brazil
Law 6.774, January 8, 1976.
http://www.v-brazil.com/government/laws/titleV.html Article 144 of Constitution of Brazil.
Decreto n° 07, de 17 julho de 1899.
Lei n° 950, de 2 de julho de 1990.
Law 6.774, 8 January 1976.
http://www.v-brazil.com/government/laws/titleV.html Article 144 of Constitution of Brazil.