After an engine burst: Hundham fire brigade pushes the bus off the road using just muscle power. After the passengers had safely left the bus, nine firefighters including district fire chief Christian Probst lined up at the rear - and pushed.

“We didn’t want to cause any more costly emergency trips,” says fire department secretary Michael Gartmaier. The fire brigade has once again lived up to its name as the strongest force in the district, which it has carried since winning the fire brigade pulling rope in 2017.