Neuried - The balance of the voluntary fire brigade Neuried is naturally different after the first Corona year 2020 than in previous years.
With 164 missions, the armed forces had a lot to do, reported commander Thorsten Rehkämper at the annual general meeting on Friday evening.
"38 people were saved," said Rehkämper. Help came too late for two people. The category with the most missions was technical assistance. Here the fire brigade had to deploy 97 times. The commander mentioned the accident on the construction site at the “Campus Neuried” development area. A construction worker was seriously injured by a fallen formwork panel and had to be rescued by the fire brigade. The hurricane low "Sabine" in February of last year also kept the service on its toes and led to 32 missions. In total, the active members - 71 firefighters and 13 from the youth group - had an impressive 5913 hours.
The year 2020 will go down in the chronicles of the Neurieder Wehr as a pandemic year. As with all fire brigades across Germany, the important training services in Neuried had to be suspended and the training facilities closed. In addition, a member fell ill with the corona virus. “We met crazy, almost surreal times,” said Rehkämper in his review. Nevertheless, the emergency service was able to ensure and the operational readiness could be maintained. Rehkämper: "Despite these drastic cuts, the Neuried fire brigade was fully operational in every phase of the pandemic." What was missing was the comradely part, which is important for a voluntary defense and its cohesion. However, the commander hoped that this could slowly be strengthened again after the summer break.
Thorsten Rehkämper honored Michael Denner at the meeting for 40 years of volunteer fire service.
Jörg Claussen, Daniela Mayr, Daniel Schilcher and Eva Stecher received congratulations for 20 years.
The Neuried volunteer fire brigade was also delighted with the new command vehicle, which has been available since last September as the “ideal replacement for the old multi-purpose vehicle”.
Carolin Högel
