Fire brigade Lennestadt: Success and investments for the future!

On January 4, 2025, the annual service discussion of the operating area 2 of the fire brigade Lennestadt took place in the fire service equipment house Grevenbrück. The head of operations Christoph Schulte, fire department manager Markus Hamers and the Mayor Tobias Puspas, deputy Karsten Schürheck and the Head of Security and Order Stefan Müller were present. Mayor Puspas thanked the volunteer emergency services and spoke about planned investments in the fire brigade.

Feuerwehrleiter Hamers reported on positive developments, including the renewal of the fleet and the planned new construction of the fire service equipment house in Meggen. A new fire truck (LF) is planned for the Bilstein fire brim this year. In addition, new, state -of -the -art operational clothing for fire inserts and technical assistance is introduced. In 2024, the fire trucks of Bilstein and Grevenbrück had a total of 106 missions.

activities of the fire brigade and youth fire brigade

The youth fire brigade currently comprises 30 members, including 8 girls, and took part in various activities, such as a visit to the Bochum professional fire brigade. Four young people from the youth fire brigade received the competitive clip in Bonn. Fire protection education also included visits to the Grevenbrück primary school and the Lessing Realschule. Numerous honors and promotions were made during the annual service meeting.

Over 10 new members were included in the youth fire brigade, while two new firefighters were taken over to the operations department. The promotions included a firefighter, four fire brigade men, one main firefighter, two outdoor chief, two fire champions and two chief fire chief. There was also a takeover of the Finnentrop fire brigade and several anniversaries, including 10, 35, 50 and 60 years.

Another report on the annual service discussion of the area of ​​application 1 of the fire brigade Lennestadt, which took place in the Meggener Schützenhalle, informed about the plans for 2025. The deputy mayor Karsten Schürheck praised the commitment of the firefighters and announced investments, including the almost completed planning for a new fire station in Meggen and the procurement of two new extinguishing group vehicles for Meggen and Altenhundem.

Wehrleiter Markus Hamers looked back on the year and reported on the commissioning of a new tank fire engine for Meggen and the ceremonial opening of the fire station in Oedingen, which was destroyed after flood in 2021. The digitization of the fire brigade is also promoted. By the end of October 2024, the area of ​​application 1 207 missions.

The activities of the children's fire brigade, which is under the direction of Nina Krippendorf, belong to 30 children, whereby all places are occupied and a waiting list is available. The youth fire brigade under David Battaglia recorded an increase from 31 to 42 young people and became the first at the district youth fire brigade day in Upper dog. According to the reports, honors, promotions and the admission of new members were also carried out here.