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Selbsthilfelöschkräfte

English translation: company fire wardens

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German term or phrase:Selbsthilfelöschkräfte
English translation:company fire wardens
Entered by: David Williams

10:43 Sep 10, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / Occupational Health & Safety
German term or phrase: Selbsthilfelöschkräfte
Context:

Unterstützend im Arbeitsschutz sind:
Evakuierungshelfer
Brandschutzhelfer und Selbsthilfelöschkräfte

I can describe Selbsthilfelöschkräfte in a verbose way, of course, but since this is in a PPT I'd like to keep it as short as possible. Is there a proper terminus technicus for Selbsthilfelöschkräfte?
David Williams
Germany
Local time: 23:57
company fire wardens
Explanation:
Just another idea. See, e.g.

Participants will gain an awareness of basic fire safety principles to be applied in the workplace and the understanding of the role and responsibilities of the company Fire Warden / Fire Marshal.
http://www.surefiretraining.co.uk/firesafety/fire_warden_and...
Selected response from:

Alison MacG
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:57
Grading comment
Brilliant, thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
2 +2company fire wardens
Alison MacG
3Self-help fire fighting groups
Audrey Foster (X)
3in-house/company fire brigade
Rolf Keiser
2in-house firefighting team
Claire Cox


  

Answers


33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
in-house firefighting team


Explanation:
Perhaps?

Claire Cox
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 26
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
company fire wardens


Explanation:
Just another idea. See, e.g.

Participants will gain an awareness of basic fire safety principles to be applied in the workplace and the understanding of the role and responsibilities of the company Fire Warden / Fire Marshal.
http://www.surefiretraining.co.uk/firesafety/fire_warden_and...

Alison MacG
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:57
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Brilliant, thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne-Marie Grant (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Anne-Marie. I'm still not too sure, though. I suppose it might depend on what David is going to use for Brandschutzhelfer.
agree  gangels (X)
3 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Self-help fire fighting groups


Explanation:
Self-help fire fighting groups return to a shelter location on completion of fire suppression operation....
World War II experience in Germany showed the relative effective-
ness of properly organized self-help forces in extinguishing fire bomb ignitions prior to room flashover. Until the self-help forces were effectively disbandcd by evacuation orders, the self-help firefighting forces of Hamburg fought 59 percent of all fires, even though they operated only on small fires.
http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/AD787042

Audrey Foster (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
in-house/company fire brigade


Explanation:
in the US a fire fighting squad is usually referred to as a brigade as opposed to the full-fledged professional fire department

Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Local time: 23:57
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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