page 23). The Federal Agency found on its visit to Düsseldorf Federal Police Station that fire alarms were only fitted in the rooms leading to the detention cells. Fire alarms in the detention cells are necessary in the view of the Federal Agency in order to guarantee the safety of the individuals in custody in the case of a fire. In this respect, the Federal Agency recommends examining whether they can be retro-fitted. The plans for the new property should definitely provide for fire alarms to be fitted in the custody rooms, as provided for by 618.3 of the Regulations, Guidelines, Instructions, Collections of Lists and Reference Works. The Federal Agency recommends additionally equipping both custody cells with additional night lighting (e.g. dimmable lighting or night lights). Fire alarms had been installed in the detention cells in Düsseldorf Airport Federal Police Station. These were said to be in the ventilation system supplying the detention cells with fresh air. The implementation of this proposal is currently being examined. 6. Federal Police Station in Dresden and in the Federal Police Station at Dresden Airport in May 2011 On 25 May 2011, the Federal Agency carried out a visit to the Federal Police Station in Dresden and to the Federal Police Station at Dresden Airport. The inspection of the two units covered the entire detention area as well as some questioning and search rooms. The Federal Police Station in Dresden has two detention cells, and the Federal Police Station at Dresden Airport has two detention cells each in posts 1 and 2, as well as two detention rooms which are used in removals. Furthermore, the return area was inspected in the Federal Police Station at Dresden Airport. The Federal Agency inspected detention documents in both units here, and also had the return documentation submitted to it. A total of 1,129 persons were accommodated in the detention cells of Dresden Federal Police Station in the period from 2009 to 2011. According to the documents presented, these were mostly people taken into detention because of breaches of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz) or the Asylum Procedure Act (Asylverfahrensgesetz), as well as requests in the INPOL and SIS systems. Fewer individuals were taken into protective and preventive custody. Recommendations of the Federal Agency The Federal Agency indicates the need for people to be promptly informed of their rights in police custody. Above all, one should stress here the right to inform relatives, to see a doctor, as well as to consult an attorney. The Federal Agency had the impression that the oral information provided was not sufficiently well documented, so that Reaction of the Federal Ministry of the Interior The Federal Police is said to guarantee, as a matter of principle, that individuals are informed of their rights and duties in police custody in accordance with section 41 of the Federal Police Act (BPolG). Each person who is deprived of their liberty on the basis of police or criminal procedure powers is said to be provided with appropriate infor- 31