Fire and flame: This is how the duels start at the 2025 Firecup!
Fire and flame: This is how the duels start at the 2025 Firecup!
At Heinfels Castle, the duel pairings for the 2025 Firecup took place today, a competition that brings together the fire brigades of Tyrol. The Firecup, the first edition of which was held in East Tyrol in 2015, is very popular and is carried out in a knockout mode. This year's competition starts on June 13, 2025 in Sillian and will offer exciting competitions between 16 teams with nine members each. The fire brigade spokesman Anton Wegscheider moderated the event, in which the lucky fairy Julia Walder pulled the pairings. The draw was musically framed by the wind group of the Sillian music band.
The pairings for the 2025 Firecup are:
| Team 1 | Team 2 |
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| sillian 1 | thurn 2 |
| Niederthai 3 | Niederthai 4 |
| Reith in Alpbachtal 1 | st. Johann im Walde |
| Schlaiten | Out of Village 2 |
| Huben in Ötztal 2 | Haiming 1 |
| Huben in Ötztal 3 | Lienz 1 |
| Brixlegg | Längenfeld 1 |
| gloss | Huben in Ötztal 1 |
records and defending champion
The Huben fire brigade in the Ötztal considers the record for the best performance in the history of the Firecup. Team Sillian 1 is currently the defending champion, which increases the pressure on you to successfully defend your title.
The trophy, which is awarded to the victorious team, was made more designed by the East Tyrolean artist Ilona Rainer-Prante. Fotogaf Toni Ausslechner was also on site and created a slideshow for fans.
The importance of fire brigade history
The Firecup is not only a competition, but also part of the rich fire brigade history of Tyrol. The Fire Brigade History of the State Fire Brigade Association Tirol promotes research and documentation of this story. It has been active since 2013 to preserve the development of fire brigades and their technology. Local fire brigades are supported in historical questions, while valuable documents and equipment are secured for the future. The tradition and development of the Tyrolean fire brigade system is kept alive, which also reflects the intellectual estate of current competitions such as the Firecup.
The work in this subject area enables Tirol's impressive fire brigade culture to pass on and to preserve it for future generations. Historical communications are made available as part of this initiative and are accessible to fire brigade research research.
Overall, the Firecup 2025 not only promises exciting competitions, but also a celebration of the tradition and community of Tyrolean fire brigades. This means that the connection to the past remains alive and is also celebrated in the present.
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| Ort | Sillian, Österreich |
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