District fire brigade Peine takes stock: honor for heroes and falling missions

District fire brigade Peine takes stock: honor for heroes and falling missions

Peine, Deutschland - On Sunday, June 16, 2025, the annual delegate meeting of the District fire brigade Peine e.V. Edemissen instead. The event offered a comprehensive review of the past year and was peppered with important reports and honors for the committed members of the fire brigades in the district.

The most important officials of the association, including the treasurer and the district training manager, informed the present about the developments in 2024. It was known that the volunteer fire brigades in the Peine district were called to a total of 1476 missions - a decline of 694 missions compared to 2023. In contrast, the figures in 2023 were 365 fires and 21 vegetation fires.

missions and challenges

The decline in the fire operations is gratifying, but the demands on the fire brigades remain high. Over half of the missions in 2024 were technical assistance, with 841 missions. 160 storm operations and 129 door openings were particularly important. There were also 225 alarms from fire alarm systems and 98 operations by the Peiner Work fire brigade, with a total of 3257 members of the 51 local fire brigades, 20 base fire brigades, two focus fire brigades and a fire brigade. A fact that illustrates how many people are closely devoted to the service.

district fire chief Rüdiger Ernst used the meeting to draw the participants aware of the current situation and the challenges. Under the motto "More important than ever - your fire brigade!" he spoke about the decline of ideals that need to be combated today. However, the fire brigade remains a central institution in society that stands for security and assistance.

honors for extraordinary commitment

Another highlight of the meeting was the numerous honors that were pronounced for the exceptional commitment of the fire brigade members. These ranged from the FUK badge of honor in gold for Frank Maak to various badges of honor and cross-honor . The excellent include Mario Gotsch, Uwe Lungenhausen and Bernd Hlawa. The members were honored for their tireless efforts, which is inextricably linked to the well -being of the community.

Not only the official reports and honors were part of the event: the musical accompaniment by the music train of the Volunteer Fire Brigade Abbensen led by Angela Nawo-Ernst ensured a solemn atmosphere. The successful completion of the meeting was a lunch that was organized by the German Red Cross Peine.

A look at national trends

The structures of the fire brigade in Germany are complex. According to Statista there are around 48,100 fire brigades in Germany, which are divided into volunteers, professional fire brigades, youth fire brigades and work fire brigades. The volunteer fire departments in particular play a central role here: they play most of the members with over a million members. In 2022 they moved out to around 229,000 missions for fires and explosions, an area that also ensures high personnel and equipment.