In the State of Paraná, Brazil, the Firefighters Corps () is part of the structure of the Military Police of State.
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 Paraná. The unit is reserve troop and ancillary force of the Brazilian Army, and integrating the system public security and social protection in Brazil.
Antecedents
The creation of a Firefighters Corps was suggested by Emperor in his visit to Paraná in 1880. The Municipality of Curitiba received from the D. Pedro II the amount of $500,000 for the purchase of a fire pump. However, because the amount be reduced, was acquired a small pump, inappropriate for use.
In 1882 was established that the Police Corps should develop training in fire fighting, to attend the capital of the Province.
Later, in 1886, the Municipality tried again to buy another pump of the Company of Apprentices Sailors () of Paranaguá city, but after being made an inspection, it was concluded that the bomb was useless.
After the Proclamation of the Republic, in 1894, was authorized the creation of a Section of Firefighters in the Security Regiment; which was increased to one company in 1906. But were not acquired the necessary equipment, and despite the lack of resources, the only service of fire fighting in the city of Curitiba, was conducted by German–Brazilian Society of Firefighters Volunteers (1897–1901).
The Firefighters Corps of Paraná was established in 1912. The unit was conceived militarized as the Sapeurs-pompiers of France, and followed by model the Firefighters Corps of the Federal District, with its structure, organization and uniforms. In 1917 it was annexed to the Military Police to serve as reserve troop, and in this period the unit had active involvement in the conflicts that occurred.
Contestado War
Paulista Revolt of 1924
Revolution of 1930
Revolution of 1932
After a tumultuous period of revolutions, the Federal Government decided to demilitarize the firefighters to reduce the power of state forces. The situation is reversed only with the end of the Estado Novo, after the Second World War.
Reorganization
With the promulgation of a new Constitution in 1946, the federal legislation passed to allow the firefighters once again returned to Military Police. In Paraná it was to be incorporated in 1948, with full autonomy technical, administrative and financial.
At that time the Firefighters Corps was organized by Sections.
Section of Command; Section of Services; Section of Band of Music; And nine Sections of Firefighters, divided into detachments, called of Garrison of Fire.
1967
In the sixties years has adopted the name Groupement (), corresponding roughly to a company.
1st Groupement of Fire
1st Group of Fire - Curitiba; 2nd Group of Fire - Curitiba; 3rd Group of Fire - Curitiba.
2nd Groupement of Lifeguard
1st Group of Lifeguard - Curitiba; 2nd Group of Lifeguard - Paranaguá; 3rd Group of Lifeguard - Guaratuba.
3rd Groupement of Fire
1st Group of Fire - Londrina; 2nd Group of Fire - Maringá.
4th Groupement of Fire
1st Group of Fire - Cascavel; 2nd Group of Fire - Guarapuava.
5th Groupement of Fire
1st Group of Fire - Paranaguá; 2nd Group of Fire - Antonina.
6th Groupement of Fire
1st Group of Fire - Ponta Grossa; 2nd Group of Fire - Ponta Grossa; 3rd Group of Fire - Irati.
7th Groupement of Auxiliary Services
Mission of Search and Rescue, mountain rescue, landslide, traffic collision, electrocution, etc.
8th Groupement of Fire
1st Group of Fire - Afonso Pena International Airport; 2nd Group of Fire - Curitiba (Parolin).
1976
The Groupement has become designated as Groupement of Fire (), corresponding roughly to a battalion; divided into Subgroupement of Fire (), with an effective of company; subdivided in Section of Fire Fighting (), with an effective of platoon. The Groupement of Life Guards was transformed into Groupement of Search and Rescue (). 1st Groupement of Fire - Curitiba; 2nd Groupement of Fire - Ponta Grossa; 3rd Groupement of Fire - Londrina; Groupement of Search and Rescue - Curitiba.
1994
In 1994 there was a remodeling of the structure, and the Groupement of Fire came to be called as a Groupement of Firefighters (). The Groupement of Search and Rescue is dissolved to form new units.