Kolekcionar vatrogasnog znakovlja

U Finskoj djeluje 112 profesionalnih postrojbi s 4.000 vatrogasaca, 200 ugovornih vatrogasnih postrojbi s 4.000 vatrogasaca, te 491 dobrovoljna vatrogasna postrojba s 11.000 doborovoljnih vatrogasaca. Tečaj za profesionalne vatrogasce traje 1,5 godinu, a za dobrovoljne vatrogasce 80 sati. Psihofizički test se provodi svake godine. Broj vatrogasaca je u porastu, ali je u padu duljina članstva. U budućnosti se treba ustrojiti specijalizirane vatrogasce za različite vrste intervencija.

In Finland, there are 112 professional fire departments with 4,000 firefighters, 200 contract fire departments with 4,000 firefighters, and 491 volunteer fire departments with 11,000 volunteer firefighters. The course for professional firefighters lasts 1.5 years, and for volunteer firefighters 80 hours. The psychophysical test is conducted every year. The number of firefighters is increasing, but the length of membership is decreasing. In the future, specialized firefighters should be organized for different types of interventions.