New faces at the Bedburg-Hau fire brigade: Four young rescuers in action!

New faces at the Bedburg-Hau fire brigade: Four young rescuers in action!

On January 13, 2025, there was significant news at the Bedburg-Hau volunteer fire brigade. The offspring in the active operations department was reinforced by four new members. Fynn Seydell, Tobias Osterkamp, Noah Nissing and Jakob Hollands, all 18 years old and former members of the youth fire brigade, are now part of the team. The integration of young people into the fire brigade has a long tradition, because since 1999 it has been possible to cross the active weir from the youth fire brigade, such as news.de reported.

The youth fire brigade in Bedburg-Hau currently has 31 members, including five girls. She owes this positive development to the commitment of community youth fire officer Christian Schücken and his team, who promote the young people both fire -fighting technology and playfully. The youth fire brigade in the unit of unit meets every 14 days to work on its skills.

commitment to the youth

The foundation of the youth fire brigade in 1999 by Jürgen Evers, in cooperation with the military management and the district fire brigade association Kleve, was an important step. It met with great response and even led to a waiting list for interested young people. Appearances at local events, such as the Christmas market at Moyland Castle, increased the faithful of the youth fire brigade. Successful participations in competitions were also very well received, such as Feuerwehr-bedburg-hau.de

The youth fire brigade offers comprehensive training that focuses on fire brigade knowledge, vehicle and equipment science, dealing with emergency tools and first aid. A leisure activities such as barbecues and tent camps are also on the program. Future members can look forward to an impressive takeover rate in the active fire service - in recent years it has been 100 percent.

The challenges for the volunteer fire brigade

Despite the positive development in the youth fire brigade, the Bedburg-Hau volunteer fire brigade is confronted with the challenge of keeping the number of members constant in the active weir. Community fire inspector Klaus Elsmann emphasizes that it is becoming increasingly difficult to inspire young people for the fire brigade. Young people aged 16 and over can take part in the exercises of the active operations department, which enables a transition to an active role within the fire brigade.

According to a report on the German youth fire brigade, there were 356,896 boys and girls nationwide in the youth fire brigades nationwide. This corresponds to an increase of 7.4 percent compared to the previous year. The 18,681 new takeover in the active service of the fire brigade show the interest and the value of the young people to show the fire brigade, such as reported.