Compulsory fire service

Private individuals can be compelled to participate in such a fire service in specific circumstances.

In theory, drafts for the local fire services are feasible, but have not executed in centuries.

[7] In Switzerland, it is common for compulsory fire service duty to be required of both men and women, whether or not they are Swiss.

Only 1,200 of the 95,000 are professional firefighters, organised as plant fire brigades or a unit of a larger city.

[8] Exceptions include for example, the canton of Zurich, and in all places where professional fire brigades exist.