Rescue services; safeguarding the public rescue service

The legal basis for the organization and implementation of the rescue service in Bavaria is the Bavarian Rescue Service Act (BayRDG), the Ordinance on the Implementation of the Bavarian Rescue Service Act (AVBayRDG) and the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Integrated Control Centres (ILSG). The Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, Sport and Integration is the highest rescue service authority in Bavaria.

The Bavarian districts and independent municipalities have the task of ensuring the public rescue service in municipal cooperation through special-purpose associations for rescue service and fire department alerting. The territory of the Free State of Bavaria is divided into 25 rescue service areas for this purpose. There is an integrated control center in each rescue service area to manage public rescue services.

Further information on the rescue service in Bavaria, in particular on the emergency number 112 for fire and rescue services, can be found on the website of the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, for Sport and Integration (see "Related links") and in the "Related topics" section under "Rescue services; emergency number".

The rescue service facilities in Bavaria are largely financed from the contributions of those with statutory health insurance. Treatment and transportation by ambulance services and emergency doctors are subject to a charge and are generally paid for by health insurance.