Frequently asked questions about event medical services, fire watch and courses

That depends on the number of people present at the same time, the type of event and particular risks. In Berlin the Berlin Fire Brigade’s scheme applies: with fewer than 500 attendees, medical services are usually not required; up to 1,000 attendees at least 2 first aiders, up to 3,000 at least 4. Above that, sizing is individual. Our requirements calculator gives you the guideline figure in a minute.

In Berlin, the organiser must ensure and pay for medical cover. Whether and to what extent event medical services are required is set by the licence condition from the licensing authority. For events with roughly 500 or more people present at the same time, or with increased risk, they are generally required.

Event medical services cover an event on site and are commissioned by the organiser. The public emergency medical service is responsible for emergencies across the whole city and is alerted via the 112 emergency number. In a serious emergency, our team treats the person, alerts the emergency medical service and hands over to it.

The Maurer scheme is a calculation method used to size event medical services for events. It combines the permitted and expected number of visitors, the type of event and particular risks into a score. Many districts in Brandenburg use it as their basis; in Berlin, the Berlin Fire Brigade’s own scheme applies.

In Berlin from 6 points under the Berlin Fire Brigade’s scheme: the fire brigade must then approve the concept. Where more than 3,000 people are present at the same time or there are particular risks, sizing is also agreed with the fire brigade. We write the concept and handle the coordination.

For smaller events, 2 to 4 weeks is usually enough; for large events we recommend 8 to 12 weeks. In peak season from May to September and during the Christmas market period, an early enquiry is worthwhile. Short-notice deployments are often still possible through our express service.

An accident aid station is a room, tent or container with treatment and rest places on the event site. There we treat patients without an ambulance being needed immediately. How many accident aid stations are needed follows from the sizing.

Enough that every point on the site can be reached with an AED within 4 minutes – the Berlin Fire Brigade guidance sheet requires this for at least 90% of the area. We plan the exact number from your site plan.

When the licensing authority or the fire brigade requires it in the licence conditions – typically for stages and scenic areas, pyrotechnics, open flames or a high fire load. For hot work, the permit usually requires a fire watch, and when the fire alarm system fails it is often the prescribed substitute measure.

It spots fire hazards early, extinguishes incipient fires, keeps escape routes clear, checks fire-fighting equipment and alerts the fire brigade in an emergency. All patrols are documented.

Qualified persons with fire service training. With us, this is carried out by trained firefighters from professional and volunteer fire brigades.

Report the failure to the operator and – if required – to the fire brigade, and arrange a staffed substitute measure. A fire watch carries out patrols until the system works again. Call us: we can often provide the fire watch on the same day.

Yes. We hire out tested foam, water, powder, wet chemical and CO₂ extinguishers from €9 per day (net), deliver them to the event location and collect them afterwards. We work out which extinguisher belongs at which stall for you, following the Berlin Fire Brigade guidance sheet.

In areas at risk of fire, as a rule yes. The hot work permit stipulates that a fire watch must be on standby during the work and for a follow-up monitoring period afterwards.

Yes. With us, both work under one incident commander, on one radio channel and on one invoice. The Berlin Fire Brigade guidance sheet explicitly requires cooperation between event medical services, fire watch and stewarding.

A set medic provides medical cover for film shoots: they treat injuries and illnesses of cast and crew, accompany stunts and special effects and, if needed, arrange the emergency services. Our set medics know the call sheets and the routines on set.

Often as early as the next shooting day. For short-notice changes to the call sheet, it is best to call us directly.

Under DGUV Vorschrift 1, among other cases, where there are more than 1,500 insured persons at one workplace, more than 250 insured persons with special hazards, and on construction sites with more than 100 employees of one contractor.

HSE stands for Health, Safety, Environment. An HSE manager prepares risk assessments, instructs employees, accompanies site inspections and plans for emergencies. We provide temporary HSE specialists for projects, construction sites and vacancies.

Yes. We provide medics, Rettungssanitäter (paramedics) and Notfallsanitäter (advanced paramedics), doctors and occupational medics for individual shifts or projects lasting several weeks.

Yes. We provide patient transport ambulances as props, with a driver, actors and expert advice for realistic scenes if desired. Driving on public roads is carried out exclusively by our own staff.

We deliver not just staff, but cover that is transparently calculated, agreed with the authority and documented. This includes six written commitments – from a fixed-price quote within 2 hours on working days to the deployment report within 48 hours.

Depending on the deployment: medics, Rettungssanitäter (paramedics), Notfallsanitäter (advanced paramedics) and doctors; for fire watches, trained firefighters. We provide proof of qualifications on request.

Yes, we hold public liability insurance covering all deployments and courses.

We are continually looking for medics, Rettungssanitäter and Notfallsanitäter (paramedics and advanced paramedics), firefighters and first aid instructors – on a mini-job, part-time or full-time basis. Apply via our careers page.