Fire brigade youth in Voitsberg: Medal rain at the state competition!

Fire brigade youth in Voitsberg: Medal rain at the state competition!

Pöllau, Österreich - Last weekend there was an impressive encounter between the fire brigade jugs in the Sparkassenstadion in Pöllau. With 127 young people in 15 groups and 29 teams, the area fire brigade association Voitsberg was strongly represented at the 53rd Fire Brigade Youth performance competition and the 16th Fire Brigade Youth competition game. A total of over 4,260 girls and boys from all over Styria competed against each other to show their skills and achieve medals. So meinbezirk.at Together.

The talents of the fire brigade youth were put to the test by the intensive preparation and the sports spirit in the two age groups - fire brigade youth 1 (10 to 12 years) and fire brigade youth 2 (12 to 15 years). The enthusiasm was noticeable, as well as fairness among the participants. A total of 111 medals were awarded at this competition, a truly remarkable success!

awards and successes

The results of the young people are impressive. With 33 awards in FJLA bronze and 36 in silver as well as 26 times competition bronze and 16 times silver, the area fire brigade association Voitsberg impressively shows that there is a good knack for the training of young talents.

A special highlight was the “Edelschrott 2” team with Jakob Gruber and Sofia Schnidar, who secured fifth place in the Styrian Junior Firefighter Cup with a flawless time of 23.01 seconds. With 955.99 points, this reflected the high performance of the troop.

thanks to the evaluators

Another important part of the competition was the honor of the nine -membered viewer team from the Voitsberg area fire brigade association at the Mayor reception in Pöllau Castle. Here, among other things, HLM Stefan Prettenthaler from the Alfing fire brigade was awarded the "Gold 30" valuable clip for more than 30 times, while Olm d. F. Thomas Fuchs from the Köpling fire brigade received the gold clip for more than 15 times. Your tireless efforts make a decisive contribution to the quality of the events.

In the context of the youthful fire brigades, reference should also be made to the nationwide figures: according to youth fire brigade.de in 2024 over 372,000 young people in fire brigade youth groups were active, which represents an increase of 4.3 percent compared to the previous year. These figures illustrate the high priority of the fire brigade youth in society and the strengthening of the volunteer.

Overall, the weekend was a complete success, which offered both the young talents and the organizers a valuable experience. The fire brigade youth not only spends a lot of time with training and competitions, but also promotes the sense of community and the personal development of adolescents. It will be interesting to see what the future brings for the fire brigade youth and hope that so many young people will continue to find their way to the fire brigades.