Seventy-Six Thousand

The Grand Ducal Fire and Rescue Corps (CGDIS) presented its annual report on Thursday. Luxembourg's emergency services responded to 75,814 incidents in 2025, an increase of 5% compared with the previous year.[1]

Around 90% of call-outs involved people requiring assistance, accounting for more than 68,000 interventions. The Emergency Medical Assistance Service (SAMU) was deployed around 10,000 times. CGDIS crews responded to 2,665 reports of fires. An actual fire was found in only 40% of those cases. Emergency teams were also called out to 2,056 accidents.[1]

258,000 calls

The 112 emergency call centre handled 258,000 calls. Slightly more than in 2024, but fewer than in 2023. More than 7,300 people work across Luxembourg's emergency services, with volunteer firefighters making up the majority of the workforce. CGDIS expenditure also rose to more than €200 million, mainly due to increasing staff costs.[1]

40%

2,665 fire reports. An actual fire in only 40% of cases. The other 60% were false alarms, burnt food, electrical smells, overheated engines, or someone who saw smoke and called before checking whether it was a barbecue. The CGDIS went out anyway. That is what they do.[1]

75,814 interventions. 258,000 calls. 7,300 people, most of them volunteers. €200 million. These are the numbers for a country of 660,000 people. One in every nine residents called 112 last year. One in every 90 needed an ambulance. One in every 250 had a fire, or thought they did.[1]

Last week, the CGDIS warned that vegetation fire risk was "extremely high". Fifteen fires in one week. Seven on a single Sunday. Fire beaters were used, tools designed for a climate that no longer exists. The annual report does not mention the heatwave. The heatwave happened in 2026. The report covers 2025. Next year's report will mention it. Next year's report will have higher numbers.[1]

The 112 call centre handled 258,000 calls. Slightly more than in 2024, but fewer than in 2023. The number goes up and down. The temperature goes up and stays up. The volunteers go out. They go out 75,814 times. They go out whether there is a fire or not, because someone called, and that is what they do.[1]