Civil defence helicopters ( Germany )

Functional area M 3 takes care of the administrative aspects of the civil defence helicopters of the Federal Ministry of the Interior.

The Federation operates civil defence helicopters at 12 stations in Germany (Frankfurt/M., Cologne, Hanover, Kassel, Duisburg, Eutin, Bielefeld, Traunstein, Kempten i. A., Hamburg, Güstrow, Brandenburg) which are flown by Federal Police pilots. These helicopters are also used in medical air rescue.

Germany has one of the densest air rescue networks in the world, with more than 70 stations with rescue helicopters and intensive care transport helicopters for transfer flights. In future, the Federation will be deploying a total of 16 new EC 135 T2 i helicopters; the conversion of the fleet is to start in 2007.

In addition to the administration of the civil defence helicopters, medical air rescue questions are dealt with in quality management terms, as is the medical equipment on the helicopters.