The fire protection officer

Der Brandschutzbeauftragte. Larger German buildings have a designated fire protection officer. Not a committee, not a shared duty — a named person, trained, with the responsibility written into their role.

There are escape route plans on the walls, fire doors that must not be propped open, and inspections that check they are not.

The German instinct on encountering a risk is to give it an owner.

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