Military Firefighters Corps
| Military Firefighters Corps Corpo de Bombeiros Militar |
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| Active | 1856 |
| Country |
 Brazil
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| Branch | Military Firefighters Corps |
| Role | Fire fighting |
| Size | 50,000 active personnel |
| Part of |
Military Reserve Force of Brazilian Army |
| Patron | Emperor Pedro II |
| Anniversaries | July 2 |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Governors of the States |
| Ceremonial chief | General-Commander of each CBM |
In Brazil, the Military Firefighters Corps (Port:Corpo de Bombeiros Militar) is a military organization with the mission of civil defense, firefighting, and search and rescue inside the States of the Federation. Since 1915, it has been a Military reserve force and an auxiliary force of the Brazilian Army. The Military Firefighter Corps is part of the National Public Security and Social Defense System of Brazil. Members of the Corps, like the members of the Military Police, are designated as being part of the military of the States by the Federal Constitution.
Each State has its own Military Firefighters Corps (Portuguese: Corpo de Bombeiros Militar - CBM), with different structures, rules and uniforms.
The first organization of firefighters was created by Emperor Pedro II in 1856. Initially the Corps was not of a military character. It was only in 1880 that the Corps was militarized and it adopted a military hierarchy. Because of cultural and linguistic affinities to France, the Military Firefighter adopted an organisation similar to that of the Sapeurs-pompiers of Paris; who were classified as military engineers, and organized to serve as pioneers or sappers when necessary.
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