Fire brigade honors and new law: We strengthen disaster protection!

Fire brigade honors and new law: We strengthen disaster protection!

Rohrbach, Deutschland - Today, on July 10, 2025, a special day for fire and disaster protection is celebrated in the community of Annweiler. In the village community center in Rohrbach, numerous fire brigade members came together to be honored for their years of use. The district administrator, Dietmar Seefeldt, opened the event with an exciting outlook on the latest developments in fire and disaster protection, in particular by the new state law, which was decided in June. This reports SUEWPress.de .

The new law brings with it some fundamental changes. Disaster protection is now converted from a mandatory task of self -administration into an order management. This means that counties and municipalities have to deal with new duties and tasks. The need to have well-trained forces was particularly emphasized by the fire and disaster protection inspector Jens Thiele in order to be prepared for the challenges.

honors and news

As part of the celebrations, numerous fire brigade members received honors for their many years of service. Among other things, the outstanding services of:

• VG Annweiler: 45 years-Golden Fire Brigade Ciking Plus to Stefan Biller, Michael Brödel, Bernd Knorr, Michael Trautmann; 35 years - Marco Becker, Klaus Planck, Martin Rehm, André Schuster, Andreas Thomalla.
• VG BZA: 45 years - Karlheinz Fried, André Paul Kirschke, Georg Riether, Reinhold Schimpf, Michael Spiegel; 35 years - Thomas Burg, Thomas Prozek, Fritz Reinhardt.
• VG Edenkoben: 45 years - Raimund Hayna, Peter Henrich, Manfred Renner, Konrad Weber; 35 years - Gerd Litty.
• VG Herxheim: 45 years - Jürgen Dosch, Michael Rung; 35 years - Carsten Becker.
• VG LD-Land: 45 years-Achim Baum, Peter Schunk; 35 years - Jörg Dörner, Mathias Ehresmann, Stefan Kaiser, Patrick Rinck.
• VG Offenbach: 45 years - Jürgen Garrecht.

There were also new appointments in disaster protection: Norman Schuck became the deputy train leader of the hazard train of Süw-Landau, while Jens Wingerter acts süw as the train driver of the disaster protection train.

changes in the law for more compatibility

A central point of the new regulations is the better reconciliation of volunteering and work for fire brigade members. The state parliament has introduced a clear definition of the fire brigade's core tasks. This makes it easier for volunteers to reconcile their job and fire brigades. During their working hours, fire departments no longer have to deploy for non -fire service, which significantly increases the availability of emergency services. These aspects were also taken up by SPDBraktion-rlp.de in the reporting.

The new law also stipulates that municipalities can raise the age limit for active fire brigade members from 63 to 67 years. This happens against the background of the increasing shortage of operations and is intended to ensure that even experienced forces can continue to work.

practical improvements in disaster protection

In addition to the innovations mentioned, there will also be practical changes in disaster protection. New specialist areas such as water rescue, psychosocial emergency care and rescue from rough terrain are introduced. These measures serve the improvement and adaptation to the current challenges that must be managed in the context of fire and disaster work. You can find more information on this at bks-portal.rlp.de .

With the innovations in the law and the continued committed work of the firefighters, it becomes clear that disaster protection in the Süw district is given the highest priority. The procurement of new vehicles, such as three fire trucks and a logistics vehicle for the rapid use group catering, underline the efforts not only to secure the emergency force, but also to make it future -proof.