Military Firefighters Corps
| Military Firefighters Corps | |
|---|---|
| Corpo de Bombeiros Militar | |
| Active | 1856 |
| Country | Brazil |
| Branch | Military firefighters corps |
| Role | Fire fighting |
| Size | 50,000 active personnel |
| Part of | Military Reserve Force of Brazilian Army |
| Nickname(s) | CBM |
| 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 (Portuguese: Corpo de Bombeiros Militar) are military public security forces, responsible for civil defense, firefighting and search and rescue inside the federative units. Since 1915, it has been a military reserve force and an auxiliary force of the Brazilian Army, also composing the Single System of Public Security (Brazilian Portuguese: Sistema Único de Segurança Pública). Members of the Military Firefighters Corps, such as the members of the Military Police, are designated as being part of the military of the Federative Units by the Federal Constitution.
Each Federative Unit has its own Military Firefighters Corps with different structures, rules and uniforms.