Volunteer fire brigade St. Ruprecht celebrates church day with great festival!

Volunteer fire brigade St. Ruprecht celebrates church day with great festival!

The St. Ruprecht volunteer fire brigade celebrated its traditional church day on Sunday, which was visited by numerous guests, including political representatives. In summer weather, Commandant Georg Wurzer welcomed those present and underlined the community binding of the event. The Musikbahner Musikverein St. Veit and the group "Die Tiger", which provided festive sounds, took over the musical entertainment. Click Carinthia reports that several local personalities, including Mayor Christian Scheider and Vice Mayor Ron Rabitsch, took part in the celebration.

The history of the fire brigades goes back to Roman times. Already in 21 V. In the Roman Empire there was a first fire brigade in the Roman Empire, which consisted of 600 slaves. In the Middle Ages, the municipalities were obliged to ensure fire protection organization. At that time, the hubs and night watchmen were responsible for reporting fire. Historical fire protection regulations from the 13th and 14th centuries ensured that the households had water in buckets in order to be prepared for emergencies. wikipedia.de explains that with the invention of the fire hose in the 17th century, the technical equipment of the fire brigades was significantly improved.

In the 19th century, numerous voluntary fire departments were founded in Europe, often from gymnastics clubs. The first of this kind in Germany was the Meißen fire brigade, which was launched in 1841. The German Fire Brigade Association was founded in 1853 and has experienced many historical turning points since then, including 1938 a statutory set of rules that the fire brigades assumed to the Reich Minister of the Interior. After the Second World War, the association was re -founded in 1952 and has been an important pillar of German fire protection since then.

fire brigade in the present

The St. Ruprecht volunteer fire brigade, founded in 1892, today has around 60 members and is ready for missions in the south. The church day not only illustrated the long tradition of the fire brigade, but also the strong connection between the population and the blue light organizations. This is a valuable sign of the joint commitment and shows how important the fire brigade remains in society. You can find more details here .