Future of the fire brigade in Kasseedorf: Department of compulsory threats!

In the fire brigade Griebel-Vinzier, the concern about the lack of personnel is getting bigger. Currently there are only 19 members, while the target strength for smaller fire departments is 27 emergency services and the statutory minimum is 18 active members. Despite intensive advertising measures, there is a lack of offspring. In this context, Mayor Mario Bielarz and the community leader Lennart Hamel express their concerns about the situation. Hamel emphasizes the desire to avoid duties, while Bielarz advertises the importance of the volunteer and the volunteer fire brigade.

The mayor emphasizes that the operational and professionalism of the volunteer fire brigade is a cornerstone for security in the community. To meet the challenges, the planning for a new fire station starts again after a first location has been rejected. The current developments are also the honor of Florian Dunker for 20 years of fire service, whereby this honor was delayed. Julian Wilken had 17 missions, including five fires. The number of sponsoring members increased to 64, and the fire department Griebel-Vinzier took part in marching again. A traditional fire brigade march is planned for September 14th.

new promotions and awards

promotions were also made as part of the meeting. Franziska Maaß was promoted to firefighters, and Julian Wilken and Sven Maaß presented the corresponding shoulder pieces. Sven Maaß now bears the shoulder pieces of a fire -fighting master, while Matthias Pahl was promoted to the main firefighter with two stars. In addition, Sven Maaß received an honor for ten years of fire service.

A look at children's fire brigades shows that children and young people can develop great interest in the fire brigade. In Oberbeuren, Bavaria, there has been a children's fire brigade with 84 children and 34 supervisors since 2016. These offers not only promote enthusiasm for the fire brigade, but also ensure future young people. Children's fire brigades are aimed at children between the ages of 8 and 12 and enable playful to get to know each other without pressure.

In these activities, values ​​such as camaraderie and helpfulness are conveyed. The legal regulations for the establishment of a children's fire brigade vary depending on the federal state. For example, children from the age of 6 can take part in Bavaria, while in Saxony memberships are possible from 5 years. In order to create a children's fire brigade, the authorization is required, and a childcare key from at least one supervisor on five children should be observed. Different activities, including extinguishing exercises and skill games, not only promote interest, but also strengthen trust in the fire brigade and contribute to gaining future emergency services, as well as the article from the West-Ost-Medien