List of civil defense ranks
Civil defense agencies and organizations are structured differently around the world. Civil Defense is dedicated to protecting civilians from military attacks, as well as to providing rescue services after natural and human-made disasters.
Australia
Queensland State Emergency Service
Community Member | Field Operations Member | Senior Field Operations Member | Leading Field Operations Member | Deputy Group Leader | Group Leader | Deputy Local Controller | Local Controller |
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SES Officer Grade One | SES Officer Grade Two | Area Director | Executive Manager | Regional Director | *SES Assistant Commissioner | ||
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*Prior to the establishment of the Queensland Fire & Emergency Service in 2013, the State Emergency Service used to have the ranks of Deputy Chief Officer and Chief Officer.
Victoria State Emergency Service
- Volunteers
Section Leader | Deputy Controller | Unit Controller |
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Operations Officer | Operations Manager | Assistant Chief Officer | Deputy Chief Officer | Chief Officer |
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Belgium
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Colonel Kolonel |
Lieutenant-colonel Luitenant-Kolonel |
Major Majoor |
Capitaine-commandant Kapitein-Commandant |
Capitaine Kapitein |
Lieutenant Luitenant |
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Adjudant Adjudant |
Sergent Sergeant |
Caporal Korporaal |
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Spécialiste de niveau 4 Vrijwilliger-Specialist 4 |
Spécialiste de niveau 3 Vrijwilliger-Specialist 3 |
Spécialiste de niveau 2 Vrijwilliger-Specialist 2 |
Spécialiste de niveau 1 Vrijwilliger-Specialist 1 | ||
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Denmark
Danish Emergency Management Agency[2]
- Officers
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Direktør | Vicedirektør | Brigadechef | Kolonnechef | Sektionschef | Sektionsleder | Korpsmester | Mester | Mester af reserven (reserves) |
- NCO
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Chefsergent | Seniorsergent | Oversergent | Sergent | Sergent (national serviceman) |
- Civil Defence Corps 1972 [3]
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Germany
- Volunteers
Head of Local Branch (Ortsbeauftragter) |
Deputy Head of Local Branch (Stv. Ortsbeauftragter) |
Training and Qualification Officer (Ausbildungsbeauftragter) Expert Advisor (Fachberater) |
Youth Activity Leader (Jugendbetreuer) Maintenance Officer (Schirrmeister) Public Relations and Volunteers Recruitment Officer (Beauftragter für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit) Administration Officer (Verwaltungsbeauftragter) Cook (Koch) |
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Technical Platoon Leader (Zugführer) Team Leader Logistics Unit(Leiter der Fachgruppe Logistik) Team Leader Command and Communications (Leiter der Fachgruppe Führung/Kommunikation) |
Command Squad Leader (Zugtruppführer) Command Department Head (Sachgebietsleiter der Fachgruppe Führung/Kommunikation) |
Squad Leader (Gruppenführer) |
Team Leader (Truppführer) Command Assistant (Führungsgehilfe) |
Volunteer (Helfer) |
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Federal Spokesperson (Bundessprecher) |
Deputy Federal Spokesperson (Stv. Bundessprecher) |
State Spokesperson (Landessprecher) |
Deputy State Spokesperson (Stv. Landessprecher) |
Local Spokesperson (Helfersprecher) Deputy Local Spokesperson (Stv. Helfersprecher) |
Representative, Federal Association ('Vertreter Bundesvereinigung) Representative, State Association (Vertreter Landesvereinigung) |
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- Staff
Director General (Präsident) |
Deputy Director General (Vizepräsident) |
State Commissioner (Landesbeauftragter) President of the Federal Academy (Leiter der Bundesschule) Division Chief (Abteilungsleiter) Commissioner of Volunteers (Beauftragter für das Ehrenamt) |
Department Chief (Referatsleiter) Academy Manager (Schulmanager) Chief of the Management Staff (Leiter des Leitungsstabes) |
Department Consultant (Referent) |
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Regional Office Chief (Regionalstellenleiter) |
Senior Consultant (Sachbearbeiter) Specialist Teacher (Fachlehrer) |
Service Consultant (Bürosachbearbeiter Service) Instructor (Ausbilder) Technician (Gerätehandwerker) Driver (Kraftfahrer) |
Consultant (Bürosachbearbeiter) Trainee (Auszubildender) Federal Service Volunteer (Absolvent Bundesfreiwilligendienst) Social Service Volunteer (Absolvent Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr) Intern (Praktikant) |
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Ireland
The Civil Defence Officers and Assistant Civil Defence Officers of the Civil Defence Ireland are paid employees and are appointed by their respective local authority. At the discretion of the Civil Defence Officer, volunteer officers and leaders are appointed to assist in the command and administration of the unit .
Rank [5] | Civil Defence Officer |
Assistant Civil Defence Officer |
Commander | First Officer | Second Officer | Third Officer | Leader | Assistant Leader | Volunteer |
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Irish language equivalent[6] | Oifigeach Cosanta Sibhialta |
Leas-Oifigeach Cosanta Sibhialta |
Ceannasaí | Céad Oifigeach | Dara Oifigeach | Tríú Oifigeach | Ceannaire | Leas-Cheannaire | Saorálaí |
Abbreviation | CDO | ACDO | Cmdr | 1/O | 2/O | 3/O | Ldr | Asst Ldr | Vol |
Isle of Man
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Rank | Emergency Planning Co-ordinator | Commandant | Deputy Commandant | Team Leader | Deputy Team Leader | Volunteer | |||
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Nigeria
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
- Officers
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Commandant General | Deputy Commandant General | Assistant Commandant General | Commandant | Deputy Commandant | Assistant Commandant | Senior Superintendent | Chief Superintendent | Superintendent | Deputy Superintendent | Assistant Superintendent I | Assistant Superintendent II |
- Other ranks
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Chief Inspector | Deputy Chief Inspector | Assistant Chief Inspector | Principal Inspector | Senior Inspector | Inspector | Assistant Inspector | Corps Assistant I | Corps Assistant II | Corps Assistant III |
Norway
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Chief of the Civil Defence | Assistant Chief of the Civil Defence Permanent Deputy for the Chief of Civil Defence |
Head of Bureau in the Civil Defence Department Civil Defence District Commander |
Civil Defence Inspector Investigation Manager Senior Advisor Chief Engineer |
Advisor Chief Engineer |
Civil Defense Adjutant First Consultant Consultant First Officer Operating Technician |
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Group Leader | Assistant Group Leader Municipal Material Manager |
Squad Leader | Assistant Squad Leader Group Material Manager |
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Russia
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Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik |
Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt |
Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór |
Полко́вник Polkóvnik |
Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik |
Майо́р Majór |
Kапита́н Kapitán |
Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt |
Лейтенант Leytenant |
Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt |
Курсант Kursant |
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Ста́рший пра́порщик Stárshiy práporshchik |
Пра́порщик Práporshchyk |
Старшина́ Starshyná |
Ста́рший сержа́нт Stárshiy serzhánt |
Сержа́нт Serzhánt |
Мла́дший сержа́нт Mládshiy serzhánt |
Рядово́й Ryadovóy |
Singapore
- Officers
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Commissioner | Deputy commissioner | Senior assistant commissioner | Assistant commissioner | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet |
- Warrant officers
Equivalent NATO rank |
WO-5 | WO-4 | WO-3 | WO-2 | WO-1 | |||||
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Warrant officer 2 | Warrant officer 1 |
- Other ranks
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Sergeant 3 | Sergeant 2 | Sergeant 1 | Corporal | Lance corporal | Private | Recruit |
Spain
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Coordinador Jefe (Chief Coordinator) |
Jefe de Agrupación (Grouping Chief) |
Subjefe de Agrupación (Grouping Deputy Chief) |
Secretario de Agrupación (Grouping Secretary) |
Jefe de Unidad (Unit Chief) |
Jefe de Sección (Section Chief) |
Jefe de Grupo (Group Chief) |
Jefe de Equipo (Team Chief) |
Voluntario (Volunteer) |
- Officers
NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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General de división | General de brigada | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Comandante | Capitán | Teniente | Alférez |
- Other Ranks
NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Suboficial mayor | Subteniente | Brigada | Sargento primero | Sargento | Cabo mayor | Cabo primero | Cabo | Soldado de primera | Soldado |
Switzerland
Function | Rank | Rank insignia |
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Civil Defence Commander | Oberst, Oberstleutnant, Major or Hauptmann | ![]() Oberst, Oberstleutnant, Major ![]() Hauptmann, Oberleutnant |
Deputy Civil Defence Commander | Major, Hauptmann or Oberleutnant | |
Head Damage Conditions
Head Telematics Head NBC Protection, Head Logistic Coordination Head Cultural Property Protection Platoon Leader Welfare Platoon Leader Support |
Leutnant
Promotion to Oberleutnant possible |
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Chief Logistic Element | Feldweibel | ![]() Feldweibel |
Accounting and Budgeting Officer | Fourier | ![]() Fourier |
Squad Leader Telematics
Squad Leader Welfare Squad Leader Medical Squad Leader Support Kitchen Manager |
Korporal
Promotion to Wachtmeister possible |
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Controller
Polycom-Dispatcher NBC-Tracker Radiation Protection Expert Psychological Emergency Aid Medical Orderly Facility Technician Materiel Technician Cultural Property Protection Specialist Command Support Aid Welfare Aid Sapper |
Zivilschutzsoldat
Promotion to Gefreiter possible |
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Tunisia
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Field Officers | Junior Officers | ||||||||||
Colonel-major | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||
Arabic: عميد | Arabic: عقيد | Arabic: مقدم | Arabic: رائد | Arabic: نقيب | Arabic: ملازم أول | Arabic: ملازم | |||||
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Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | ||||||
Arabic: وكيل أول | Arabic: وكيل | Arabic: عريف أول | Arabic: عريف | Arabic: رقيب أول | Arabic: رقيب | ||||||
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United Kingdom
- Civil Defence Corps 1949-1968
Rank Insignia | Intelligence & Operations Sub-Section | Signal Sub-Section | Scientific & Recce Sub-Section | Warden Section | Rescue Section | Welfare Section | Ambulance Sub-Section | First Aid Sub-Section |
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![]() | Staff Officer (Operations) Staff Officer (Intelligence) Sector Staff Officer | Signal Officer | Scientific Intelligence Officer Reconnaissance Officer | Sector Warden | Company Rescue Officer | Assistant Chief Welfare Section Officer | Company Ambulance Officer | Company First Aid Officer |
![]() | Deputy Sector Warden | Deputy Company Rescue Officer | Senior Welfare Section Officer | Deputy Company Ambulance Officer | Deputy Company First Aid Officer | |||
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![]() | Signalmaster | Deputy Post Warden | Deputy Platoon Rescue Officer | Welfare Section Officer | Deputy Platoon Ambulance Officer | Deputy Platoon First Aid Officer | ||
![]() | Operations Clerk Intelligence Clerk | Signal Clerk Field Cable Party Leader | Reconnaissance Party Leader | Senior Warden | Rescue Party Leader | Welfare Section Detachment Leader | Ambulance Detachment Leader | First Aid Party Leader |
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- Civil Defence Service 1935-1945
Insignia | Wardens' Service | First Aid | Rescue | Decontamination | Messenger |
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Chief Warden | Medical Officer | Head of Rescue Service |
Head of Decontamination Service |
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Deputy Chief Warden | Deputy Medical Officer | Deputy Head of Rescue Service |
Deputy Head of Decontamination Service |
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Divisional Warden | Ambulance Officer | Staff Officer | Gas Identification Officer | Officer (Senior Grade) |
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Staff Officer | Assistant Ambulance Officer | Assistant Staff Officer | Assistant Gas Identification Officer | Officer (Junior Grade) |
Officer (London) | Senior Rescue Officer | ||||
Post Warden (London) | Depot Superintendent | Depot Superintendent | Depot Superintendent | ||
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Head Warden | Deputy Depot Superintendent | Rescue Party Supervisor | Deputy Depot Superintendent | Officer |
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Senior Warden | Shift Officer | Rescue Party Leader | Squad Leader | Officer |
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