Fire service driving licence
<p>In addition to the previous "small" driving licence for emergency vehicles up to a maximum permissible mass of 4.75 tonnes, a "large" driving licence for emergency vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes has been created.<br><br>
 Members of volunteer fire brigades, rescue services recognised under state law, technical relief organisations and other civil protection units can apply for a driving licence that entitles them to drive emergency vehicles up to a maximum permissible mass of 7.5 tonnes (including vehicle combinations).<br><br>
 It is possible for the organisations concerned to train and test their volunteers to drive these emergency vehicles themselves within the framework of existing structures - also across organisations.<br><br>
 The driving authorisation is only valid for the voluntary performance of tasks by the above-mentioned organisations.</p>
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# Fire service driving licence

## Summary

Members of the volunteer fire brigade, rescue services and other civil protection units can obtain a driving licence for emergency vehicles.
## Description

In addition to the previous "small" driving licence for emergency vehicles up to a maximum permissible mass of 4.75 tonnes, a "large" driving licence for emergency vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes has been created.  
  

Members of volunteer fire brigades, rescue services recognised under state law, technical relief organisations and other civil protection units can apply for a driving licence that entitles them to drive emergency vehicles up to a maximum permissible mass of 7.5 tonnes (including vehicle combinations).  
  

It is possible for the organisations concerned to train and test their volunteers to drive these emergency vehicles themselves within the framework of existing structures - also across organisations.  
  

The driving authorisation is only valid for the voluntary performance of tasks by the above-mentioned organisations.

## Responsible Department

KVR
## Prerequisites

* Membership of one of the above-mentioned organisation(s)
* Possession of category B for at least 2 years
* Organisation-internal training and examination

## Fee Range

24,30 Euro

## Processing Time

About four weeks

## Legal Basis

With the " [Seventh Act to Amend the Road Traffic Act](https://www.bgbl.de/xaver/bgbl/start.xav?start=//*%5B@attr_id=%27bgbl111s1213.pdf%27%5D#__bgbl__%2F%2F*%5B%40attr_id%3D%27bgbl111s1213.pdf%27%5D__1676650995635)" of 23 June 2011, the German Bundestag created the prerequisites for the "large" special driving licence and authorised the federal states to specify the details by ordinance.  
  

The Bavarian state government made use of this authorisation in an ordinance dated 19 July 2011 (Gesetz- und Verordnungsblatt 2011, page 342).

## Further Links

* [Application for a driving licence for emergency vehicles](https://stadt.muenchen.de/dam//Home/Stadtverwaltung/Kreisverwaltungsreferat/fachspezifisch/HA-III/Dokumente/Fuehrerschein/Antrag_Einsatzfahrzeuge.pdf)
* [Act amending the Road Traffic Act](https://www.bgbl.de/xaver/bgbl/start.xav?start=//*%5B@attr_id=%27bgbl111s1213.pdf%27%5D#__bgbl__%2F%2F*%5B%40attr_id%3D%27bgbl111s1213.pdf%27%5D__1677144049492)
* [Apply with online ID card](https://service.muenchen.de/intelliform/forms/01/02/02/fahrberechtigung_einsatzfahrzeuge/index)

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