State Forestry Corps
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| State Forestry Corps Corpo Forestale dello Stato | |
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| Abbreviation | CFS |
| Motto | Pro natura opus et vigilantia |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | October 15, 1822 |
| Dissolved | December 31, 2016 |
| Superseding agency | Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests |
| Employees | 8,500[citation needed] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Italy |
The State Forestry Corps (Italian: Corpo forestale dello Stato or CFS) was a national police agency in Italy. It was established on 15 October 1822 by Charles Felix of Sardinia as Amministrazione forestale per la custodia e la vigilanza dei boschi. The five Italian autonomous regions have their own corps of forestry police under regional or provincial control (Corpo forestale regionale/provinciale), which have not been disbanded.[1] CFS was dissolved on December 31, 2016, and all personnel became militarized and absorbed by the Carabinieri Command of the Forest, Environmental and Agri-food units.
Mission
[edit | edit source]The CFS had police powers and acted as a park ranger force responsible for protecting Italy's natural resources, the environment, countryside and ecosystems, especially national parks and national forests. It also acted as a criminal investigative department and as a typical police force. Its specialist duties included arresting poachers, investigating environmental violations, illegal building, counterfeit foods, safeguarding protected animal species, enforcing endangered species laws, and preventing and fighting wildfires through 15 regional commands and its fleet of 22 fire-fighting aircraft. It had responsibility for managing activities related to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in Italy.
Organization
[edit | edit source]The CFS was an agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. It was part of the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia (DIA) (Anti-Mafia Investigation Department). The CFS was also responsible for civil protection in Italy's mountain areas and for disaster relief. If necessary, the CFS could also be used in tasks of public order in the city and any urban context.
Regional Corps
[edit | edit source]The autonomous forestry corps of the special statute regions have not been suppressed and are active in Sicily, Sardinia, Val d'Aosta, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Trentino Alto Adige/Südtirol.
Corporate profile
[edit | edit source]The CFS's emergency telephone number for reporting forest fires was 1515. The CFS's vehicle livery was green with a white stripe and the words Corpo Forestale dello Stato in white along the side. The vehicle plates began with the letters "CFS" in red.
Rank insignia
[edit | edit source]| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| File:Flag of Italy.svg Corpo forestale dello Stato[2] |
File:Dirigente generale del cfs.png | File:Dirigente superiore del cfs.png | File:Primo dirigente del cfs.png | File:Vice questore aggiunto del cfs.png | File:Commissario capo del cfs.png | File:Commissario ruolo direttivo ordinario del cfs.png | File:Commissario ruolo direttivo speciale del cfs.png | File:Vice commissario del cfs.png | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dirigente generale | Dirigente superiore | Primo dirigente | Vice questore aggiunto forestale | Commissario capo forestale | Commissario forestale (direct entry trainee) | Commissario forestale (internal recruitment trainee) | Vice commissario (internal recruitment trainee) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| File:Flag of Italy.svg Corpo forestale dello Stato[2] |
File:Ispettore superiore scelto del cfs.png | File:Ispettore superiore del cfs.png | File:Ispettore capo del cfs.png | File:Ispettore del cfs.png | File:Vice ispettore del cfs.png | File:Sovrintendente capo del cfs.png | File:Sovrintendente del cfs.png | File:Vice sovrintendente del cfs.png | File:Assistente capo del cfs.png | File:Assistente del cfs.png | File:Agente scelto del cfs.png | File:Agente del cfs.png | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ispettore superiore scelto | Ispettore superiore | Ispettore capo | Ispettore | Vice ispettore | Sovrintendente capo | Sovrintendente | Vice sovrintendente | Assistente capo | Assistente | Agente scelto | Agente | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website (in Italian)
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