Fire Brigade Langenselbold: record numbers and new projects for 2025!

Fire Brigade Langenselbold: record numbers and new projects for 2025!

On March 11, 2024, the annual general meeting of the Langenselbold volunteer fire brigade took place. City fire inspector Marco Knapp introduced the meeting, which began at 7 p.m., with the speech and memory of deceased comrades. Among the guests were around 80 people, including District Administrator Thorsten Stoltz and Mayor Timo Greuel, as well as representative of the district fire chief Andreas Matz and Pastor Till Wisseler.

The annual balance sheet 2023, as presented by mkk-echo.de , shows a significant increase in missions. With a total of 300 missions, the number increased by 40 compared to the previous year, which resulted in 4,512 hours. 21 people were saved this year while three deaths were recovered.

operational balance sheet 2024

In contrast, Knapp reported that the operational balance sheet for 2024 had a decline to 254 missions and 2,967 hours worked. 30 people were saved in these missions, while five people lost their lives. In total, the members performed 12,658 hours in various areas such as training, preparation and public relations.

The fire brigade continued intensively in 2024. 94 courses and seminars were attended at the district and state level and 218 location-related training courses were carried out, which underlines the high level of use of the firefighters. There was a slight increase in the figures in the numbers of the operations department, while future plans for reinforcement of young talent work were also presented.

future developments

A central goal is to plan a children's fire brigade for children from the age of six. In addition, there was a successful fire protection week last year, which attracted many new interested parties. The projects for the future include the updating of the needs and development planning, the construction of a carport, a cold-light building hall and the procurement of a rescue boat. For 2025, other important procurements such as a operational control car, a logistics device car and several fire engines are planned.

In addition, reports from the city youth fire brigade, represented by Jörg Schweizer, and the age and honor department, which currently count 27 members. The excellent cooperation with the German Red Cross (DRK) and the Technical Relief Agency (THW) in fire protection education, where a total of 458 hours were raised.

promotions and honors

A highlight of the meeting was the promotions. Characterized by numerous honors, firefighters Carina Hein and Jessie Runkel and several firefighters were promoted. Anita Kroll, Mateusz Kroll, Max Ehnert, Manuel Pütz and Ingo Wick were new to fire brigade applicants. City fire inspector Knapp expressed his thanks to all emergency services as well as their families and supporters who make the fire brigade possible.

As a general trend shows, the Langenselbold fire brigade faces the increasing need for voluntary work. According to the data of bmfsfj.de are volunteering in Germany. These numbers reflect the importance of voluntary engagement in society and the challenges associated with it. The decline in membership in many voluntary fire departments requires rethinking in the address of new members, especially young people.