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Visit the Fire Brigade Lugano

Description Company

On April 3, 1853 the Citizen Corps Fire Brigade Lugano was established. In the course of the century has grown and today operates on an area that has over 100,000 inhabitants.
The Corps offers the first intervention within 2 minutes of the alarm start, 24h/24h, 365 days a year. Further reinforcement groups are available within the next minutes. The duties of the fire services are different in nature and different from the classic fire to the release of imprisoned persons or animals, damage to nature by the treatment of pollution.

The visit

  • Organization theory about the Firefighters structure in Canton Ticino and about the organization Relief Regional Center of Lugano
  • Movie about the Relief Regional Center of Lugano
  • Visit infrastructure Barracks (Atelier work / garage / common spaces)
  • Group picture with a special firefihters’s vehicle Auto Scale 28m.

Location: Caserma dei Pompieri, Lugano
Weekdays: All year round, on request
Length: 1h30min
Group size: Max 15 persone / Min 6
Price p.p.: free of charge
Languages: I/ D/ F/ E