On the initiative of two merchants, Herman Kraus[3] and Karl Wenzl,[4] the Board of the Volunteer Fire Department in Bydgoszcz was established on 20 March 1864 and began its duty on 2 June 1864.

To fit fire activity, a gate was created on the wall of the ex-church giving onto Jagiellońska street: doing so allowed horse carts to enter and exit.

Firefighter equipment was modern for those times, and the increasing need for storage resulted in the brigade leaving their tight premises of Poor Clares' former church.

The new fire station designed by Theodore Patzwald and located at 16 Pomorska street (then 63 RinkauerStraße), was declared operational on 23 December 1911.

At that time, firefighters were equipped among others, with:[1] In the early 20th century, Bydgoszcz had almost 400 Fire hydrants ( among which 136 underground ones): they were supplied with water from 20 deep wells.

In 1927, new investment provided the department with two French produced "Lafli" fire engines, one mechanical ladder, one tanker and one car.

Part of the team fled to the eastern territories: after arriving to Kaunas area, the equipment fell into the hands of soviet authorities.

At the end of World War II, the Professional Fire Brigade has been evacuated to Wismar on 21 January 1945, in accordance with a decree of German authorities.

The Polish professional Fire Brigade of Bydgoszcz resumed its activity on 25 January 1945 under the command of Lieutenant Leo Piechocki.

The duty was performed by 181 officers and 25 employees of the Headquarters of the Regional Fire Service, overlooking the neighboring municipalities of Bydgoszcz.

Today, Bydgoszcz JRG1 has the following equipment: Architect Theodore Patzwald erected there a building with typical Art Nouveau features: simplified motifs, wavy shapes, floral ornaments.