Professionally competent and strong in leadership

Created: 01/01/2022, 8:00 AM

From: Gabi Zierz

Looking forward to their responsible job (from left): Alexander Genstorfer, Siegfried Ippisch, district water watch chief Alois Schießl, Edgar Scholz and Robert Blattenberger.

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Erding - The water rescue service has appointed five water rescue team leaders.

Two are new, three were confirmed in a briefing by the leaders of the water rescue rapid response groups.

Alexander Genstorfer and Robert Blattenberger, both deputy technical directors of the district water watch, are new. Edgar Scholz, Siegfried Ippisch and Alois Schießl, who have been in office for a long time, were confirmed. “The mix of experience and young talent is a good basis for continuing to accompany the operations in the water rescue service with excellently trained and qualified management staff,” explains Alois Schießl, chairman of the district water watch in Erding.

Scholz, who, in addition to his diverse qualifications in operations management, is also active in the leadership training group for the water rescue service in the Upper Bavaria district, explains: "The water rescue team is always deployed when more than one rapid response group (five emergency personnel) is deployed." alerted by the integrated control center according to standardized specifications. As soon as a human life is involved, the water rescue team leader is always there.

In addition to many years of experience and at least one specialization such as motorboat driver or rescue diver, a calm and stress-resistant manner, combined with the ability to lead the emergency services, is of fundamental importance, according to the message from the water rescue service. In the case of a new appointment, it is important to hold a lot of talks in advance in order to be able to really “feel” the acceptance of the emergency services, according to Scholz.

The training comprises at least 32 teaching units with 45 minutes of attendance each in theory and practice and must be completed by passing a test.

Including the management modules 1 to 3 specified as a prerequisite, Wasserwacht Bayern set a high, but also necessary, benchmark with almost 100 hours of training and further education for managers to achieve the training goal, added Scholz.