Anniversary celebration: 100 years of the Burow-Gischow fire brigade and exciting competitions!

Anniversary celebration: 100 years of the Burow-Gischow fire brigade and exciting competitions!

The Burow-Gischow volunteer fire brigade had every reason to celebrate: On June 15, 2025, the proud 100th anniversary is celebrated. In order to duly appreciate this special anniversary, the fire brigades of the Eldenburg Lübz office in Burow gathered for an exciting competition. The district leader Danilo Urbutat was pleased with the lively participation, in particular the youth fire brigades, which were an important part of these celebrations. According to Nordkurier from a total of 13 fire brigades competed for the competition, supported by a guest team from Parchim.

The youth fire brigades measured over 200 meters when it comes to the relay race, with various obstacles to be overcome. Here the young people of the municipality of Ruhner mountains proved very special achievements, they secured first place, followed by the teams from Kreien and Lübz. Such competitions are not only a sporting event, they also promote cohesion and teamwork among young people.

adults and young people in competition

But not only the younger ones had their big appearance. The adult participants also showed their skills in disciplines such as knots and stitches, suction length dome and wet in the extinguishing attack. Here the guests from Parchim were able to triumph and secure first place with an excellent time of 27.11 seconds. Gischow took second place with 27.84 seconds, while Werder achieved third place with 29.51 seconds. In the overall ranking, the fire brigade from Werder finally prevailed, closely followed by Burow-Gischow and another Lübz team. It was a day full of excitement and joy, and a big thank you deserves all the active, especially the supervisors and helpers who helped organize the festival.

The basic work of the youth fire brigades is of great importance and has a long tradition that goes back to the 1960s. The establishment of a youth organization was decided on October 31, 1964 by the delegate assembly of the German Fire Brigade Association (DFV) in Berlin. This initiative was largely promoted by Federal Youth Leader Paul Augustin and Secretary General Benno Ladwig. The youth fire brigade should not only impart fire-fighting knowledge, but also teach important values ​​such as responsibility and team spirit, which is documented in the Report on the history of the German youth fire brigade .

innovation in the fire brigade sport

For the future, it is important to further improve communication and planning in fire brigade. The project feusport.de aims to create a better overview of competitions, appointments and results in Germany. Not only traditional competitions, but also special events of the youth fire brigades are taken into account here. This ensures that the youth fire brigades are very popular not only in a festive framework, but also in the competition.

Overall, the anniversary of the Burow-Gischow fire department shows how important working with young people in the fire brigade is. These young firefighters are not only the future of fire protection officers, but also a living community that embodies fun, teamwork and a sense of responsibility. One can rightly say: the fire brigade can build on this youth!