Neunkirchen fire brigades in the crisis: Community calls for help!

On June 6, 2025, Neunkirchen discussed possible measures to support volunteer fire brigades and youth promotion.
On June 6, 2025, Neunkirchen discussed possible measures to support volunteer fire brigades and youth promotion. (Symbolbild/ANAGAT)

Neunkirchen fire brigades in the crisis: Community calls for help!

Neunkirchen, Deutschland - In Neunkirchen, the location of the volunteer fire departments becomes increasingly worrying. In a recent meeting, the municipal administration submitted an application to support the local fire brigades. Ulrich, a committed representative of the fire brigade, has emphasized the importance of volunteering for the protection of citizens and pointed out the need to take new ways to promote young talent. As part of his proposal, the focus should be on financial support and the promotion of youth fire brigades. In addition, cooperation with other organizations could also be helpful to win more young people for the fire brigade.

The second mayor Andreas Weber made it clear that the municipality fulfills its mandatory tasks for the fire brigades, but the initiative for recovery from former active members has to assume the fire brigades themselves. Various measures have been proposed to achieve this. This includes an information campaign, the adaptation of framework conditions and the implementation of refresher courses and personal speech by former members. The fire brigade groups are required here to develop creative ideas in order to maintain the support of the community.

variety of youth fire brigades

The need to strengthen the youth work of the volunteer fire departments was also clearly emphasized by the German Youth Fire Brigade. With over 20,000 fire departments in Germany, which are around 96 percent on a voluntary basis, the commitment of the youth leaders and supervisors is indispensable in order to secure the disaster protection of the future. More than 110,000 volunteer youth leaders are already committed. They not only train children and adolescents in fire engineering and human rescue, but also in preventive fire protection.

But here too the challenges are great. The demographic change and changed living conditions increase the voluntary fire departments. In order to counteract these problems, the German youth fire brigade calls for support and promoting the commitment of young people. "The promotion of our children's and youth groups is crucial for the future of fire brigades," the German Youth Fire Brigade makes clear.

joint efforts for the future

In Neunkirchen, the community is ready to support the daycare centers and their progress with a decision to expand the daycare center "Die Höhenwichtel". In addition, engineering contracts were awarded for almost 88,000 euros. The discussion about the wind farm in the city of Külsheim was also positive, with the approval of the local council for the approval of immission protection for the wind farm. There are no concerns because the planning of the wind turbines of Neunkirchen do not collide with those of Külsheim.

All of these developments show that Neunkirchen not only relies on a sustainable strategy in relation to the fire brigades, but also in other areas. The fire brigades have to actively use this support in order to master the major challenges and to inspire the community for the voluntary tasks.

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