Fire brigade Velten fights against lack of living space and loss of forces!

Fire brigade Velten fights against lack of living space and loss of forces!

The Velten volunteer fire brigade faces a significant challenge: Despite an increase to 56 active members compared to 52 in the previous year, the loss of comrades continues to other municipalities due to the continuing shortage of housing in the city. Stadtwehr leader Heiko Nägel warns that this trend could seriously endanger the fire service of the fire brigade. The support of the municipal region in finding an apartment for firefighters is available, but is limited. Larger free apartments are rare in Velten, which also makes it difficult to recruit and bind new members. The fire brigade currently has the goal of reaching 64 active members to ensure the power of operations and avoiding possible bottlenecks, such as maz-online.de

Tim Conrad, chairman of the fire brigade support association "Florian Velten" since January, has received support in the Reg when looking for an accommodation. The support association currently has 57 members and conducts events to support the fire brigade and to promote interest in active membership. An image campaign entitled "With you? Sure!" aims to win new members and to underline the importance of the fire brigade for the community, which can also be found on the website of the city of Velten velten.de .

youth work as the key to success

Another aspect that is crucial for the future of the Velten fire brigade is youth work. Around 60 children and adolescents are currently involved in the mini fire and in the youth fire brigade. The mini -fire truck is aimed at children from 5 years and meets every 14 days, while the youth fire brigade, the children from the age of 9, gathered in the fire station on Wednesdays. The city youth fire brigade officer Stefanie Bös invites interested children and young people to come by and become part of the community, which could lay the basis for future active members.

The challenge of recruiting and binding membership is not only locally, but also a central topic throughout Germany. At a digital specialist day on February 24, which is organized by state fire brigade associations, workshops on topics such as membership acquisition, crisis management and modern leadership are on the agenda. This exchange could give valuable impulses and show solutions that could also help the Velten fire brigade. Participation in this event is free of charge, and further information is available from the fire brigade association .