Organisation
As a federal authority which is part of the Federal Ministry of the Interior the THW is headed by the president of the THW administration together with its board. The current president, from 16 May 2006, is Dipl.-Ing Albrecht Broemme. He previously served as national director of the Fire Chief Berlin Fire Department. The headquarters of the THW administration and management (THW-Leitung) are in Bonn-Lengsdorf, together with the Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe (BBK) (Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance).
Structure of the THW: It consists of 668 THW local chapters, 66 offices, 8 regional associations and the THW administration in Bonn.
THW administration - based in Bonn is subject to the THW-President and assist the latter in his daily official business. It consists of the management staff, the representative for the volunteer and the two departments work with the units E1 principle, E2 abroad, E3 competence development, E4 logistics and E5 technology and Division Central Services with the units Z1 helpers and staff, Z2 organization, Finance Z3, Z4 and Z5 right information and communication.
The THW-Logistikzentrum (THW logistics center) has its office in Heiligenhaus and is via its attachment to the Logistics Unit E4 part of the THW administration.
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