Chemnitz cheers: First Fire Cup inspires the youth fire brigades!

Chemnitz cheers: First Fire Cup inspires the youth fire brigades!

In Chemnitz itself, around 450 children and young people are active in the fire brigade. From the age of six you can join the children's fire brigade. The event not only had a competitive character, but also pursued the goal of promoting the values ​​of care, respect and camaraderie, as the local fire brigade on its website youth fire brigade-chemnitz.de emphasizes.

competition conditions and services

At high summer temperatures, each participant had to do their best. The competition included various basic fire brigade skills, which included laying hoses, coupling, binding of safety nodes and deleting with the bucket syringe. These skills are not only crucial for the competition, but also for real use. After all, it is not enough to only achieve the best times - teamwork is the key to success.

The big winner of the day was the Siegmar youth fire brigade, who was able to characterize five trophies. After the competition, an eleven -year -old participant named Nino expressed the desire to enter the volunteer fire brigade, which shows how much such events inspire and motivate young people.

The role of youth fire brigades in Germany

With 20,996 junior staff who have already taken on the active service of the local fire brigades, it can be seen that the work of the youth fire brigades is not only a leisure activity, but often laid the foundation for a professional career in the fire brigade. This makes young talent an essential part of the voluntary fire departments.

The "Chemnitz Fire Cup" once again illustrated how important it is to inspire and promote youth for fire brigade. At the end of the day, the comrades of the Euba volunteer fire brigade had to go out to be a real fire after the hustle and bustle and proved that the emergency is never far away-a real everyday fire department!