[3] In spite of being a branch of the Ordnungspolizei, the Fire Protection Police was a municipal institution; respective cities having the budgetary responsibility for staff and equipment.

Administratively and operationally the Fire Protection Police were, however, subordinated to the Ordnungspolizei.

[1] During the war, the Feuerschutzpolizei organized six motorized firefighting regiments.

Their mission was to follow the German army's advance and have the main responsibility for the occupied territories fire protection and civil defense.

[4] A fourth company of non-citizens (Volksdeutsche, Ukrainians and Poles), were later added.