Declaration on Digital Accessibility
The Berlin Fire Department strives to make its website accessible without barriers.
This declaration on digital accessibility applies to the website:
The declaration on digital accessibility is required by the Berlin Act on Accessible Information and Communication Technology (BIKTG Bln). The technical requirements are based on the Accessible Information Technology Ordinance (BITV 2.0).
Status of the Declaration
This declaration was created or last reviewed on 25.05.2026.
The assessment of accessibility is based on a self-assessment by the Berlin Fire Department.
Status of Compliance with the Requirements
This website is partially accessible. The requirements of BITV 2.0 are partially met.
The Berlin Fire Department is working to further improve the accessibility of the website. If content is not accessible due to existing barriers, we provide this information in an accessible alternative upon request whenever possible.
Non-Accessible Content
PDF Documents and Documents from Third Parties
Some PDF documents and embedded documents from third parties may not be fully accessible. The Berlin Fire Department does not always influence the accessible design of documents provided by third parties.
If you need a non-accessible document, please contact us. We strive to provide you with the content in a suitable accessible form.
Further Possible Barriers
Additional barriers may occur particularly with the following content:
- embedded documents,
- older files,
- complex graphics or illustrations,
- content provided by third parties.
The Berlin Fire Department is working to gradually reduce existing barriers.
Feedback and Contact
Do you want to receive information about the implementation of accessibility or report existing barriers? Can you not sufficiently perceive, operate, or understand something on our website? Do you need information in an accessible form?
Then please contact us:
Berlin Fire Department
Project RESILIA
Voltaire Street 2
10179 Berlin
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Will be published shortly
We strive to answer your inquiry as quickly as possible.
Contact the State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility
If your contact with the Berlin Fire Department was not successful, you have not received a response within a month, or the response was inadequate, you can contact the State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility and seek enforcement.
Please always contact the Berlin Fire Department first using the contact option mentioned above.
Further information on the enforcement process can be found on the website of the State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility Berlin.
Accessibility Declaration in Simple Language
This website is only partially accessible.
That means:
Some people may not be able to use the website well.
For example:
- Some PDF files are not accessible.
- Some documents come from other sources.
- Some images or documents may be hard to understand.
We are working to improve the website.
Do you have a problem with the website?
Or do you need information in a different form?
Then contact us:
Berlin Fire Department
Project RESILIA
Voltaire Street 2
10179 Berlin
Email: [email protected]
Phone: Will be published shortly
If we cannot help you or you do not receive an answer, you can contact the State Commissioner for Digital Accessibility Berlin.