Honorable honors at the New Year's reception of the Haan 2025 fire brigade!

Honorable honors at the New Year's reception of the Haan 2025 fire brigade!

The New Year's reception of the Haan fire brigade took place on Friday evening, January 10th. Deputy military director Ulf Dalkmann reported on the work and the fire brigade's operations last year. A total of 5,561 missions were registered in 2024, including 3,586 emergency operations, 1,243 ambulances, 145 fire operations and 576 technical assistance. These figures illustrate the multitude of challenges with which the fire brigade is confronted and the wide range of tasks that you master - from fire fighting to technical rescue campaigns.

Head of the fire brigade, Stefan Longerich, welcomed the guests and presented the central themes of the evening: appointments, honors and promotions. This tradition underlines internal cohesion and the appreciation of the operations achieved within the Haan fire brigade. In addition to the appreciation of long -standing members, new firefighters were also appointed whose commitment and commitment to the community were rewarded.

appointments and promotions

A large number of firefighters were appointed and promoted as part of the celebrations. The new members of the Haan fire brigade are:

• Julia Cavallin
• Dominik Cavallin
• Tom Felber
• Felix Gallant
• Janka Kirchhoff
• Luisa Meyer
• vanessa pack iron
• Tim Pichtemann
• Philipp Seidel
• Arne Walter

The promotions include some significant changes in rank:

• Leon Herring to the chief fire brigade
• Patrik Greverath, Paul Kirchhoff, Sebastian Narjes to underrust
• Guido Brandenstein, Jan Sievers to Oberbrand masters
• Lena Wieland to the main fire chief

honors for long -term members

A special focus was on honors for long -term members. The fire brigade badge in silver was awarded to the following members for 25 years of active service:

• Andreas Becker
• Markus Kühn
• Rainer Rohm

For 35 years of engagement, Heinz-Joachim Klein and Thomas Limmer were awarded the fire brigade honorary badge in gold. Friedhelm Boehnke and Andreas Stachorra also received awards for 40 years of belonging. Ernst Zimmermann was honored as a fire brigade for 60 years, which shows his tireless dedication.

youth promotion and awards

Another important part of the reception was the honor of young fire brigade members. The youth flame level 1 was awarded to a large number of young people who have emerged through special commitment.

• Vincent Eckardt
• Alexander Jankowski
• Jonathan Lämmerhirt
• Ronja Marks
• Luca Metzner
• Klaas Schäfer
• Damon Spiegel
• Colin Steins
• Ashley Stöckermann
• Katie Stöckermann
• Laura Thomé
• ilai tribble

The young people who reached the youth flame level 2 were also the focus of what underlines the positive development and promotion of the next generation of firefighters.

summarized, the New Year's reception of the Haan fire brigade not only illustrates the services of the past year, but also the appreciation and cohesion within the fire brigade. Voluntary organizations such as the fire brigade play an indispensable role in the community. This connection is reflected in the numerous appointments and honors, which honor the courage and commitment of the firefighters for the well -being of their fellow citizens. More and more communities in Germany, including in Haan, are relying on these heroic services to ensure a safe environment, while the number of operations continuously increases, which underlines the enormous responsibility of the fire brigade. According to information from Statista , the fire brigade was confronted in the emergency rescue in 2021.