Status: 20.12.2023, 19:00 PM
By: Friedbert Holz
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Newly appointed (standing, from left): Deputy Mayor Thomas Fisch and District Fire Chief Marcell Garcia with Günter Stein, Markus Kaiser, Andreas Melerowitz, Simon Goebl, Christopher Hambly, Andreas Kargl, Nicolas Stenglein and Georg Kaiser as well as (sitting, from left) Thomas Stenglein, Thomas Greinke, Simon Lechner, Nina Truaisch and Olaf Schöneich. © Wood
"You are something and you can do something – you show that with your badges." Thomas Fisch, Deputy Mayor of Bockhorn, praised and motivated the Grünbach firefighters with his words, who had met in the Bräustüberl for the annual balance sheet and appointments.
Grünbach – At the meeting, Commander Nicolas Stenglein recalled the various missions over the year, and the new district fire chief Marcell Garcia also introduced himself. "You have acquired experience and competence, you have completed trainings, you have invested a lot of time in the service of society. You deserve praise for that," Fisch said, highlighting the achievements of the local fire department. This help and a functioning fire brigade are indispensable.
It is true that the municipalities, including Bockhorn, would no longer receive so many subsidies from the state. However, the planned new fire station on the B388 (we reported) and a new vehicle are noted in the municipality's budget for 2024, "because we think what you are doing is good".
Marcell Garcia, who has been in his new role as district fire chief and second commander in Bockhorn since September, also praised the commitment of his colleagues, some of whom are still very young. But he also agreed with Grünbach's commander Nicolas Stenglein, who would like to see even more young people in the local army.
In his review of the year, Stenglein mentioned a total of 69 missions: five fires, 19 technical assistance, 42 first responder alarms and an appointment for fire safety education. The Grünbach fire brigade had to cope with a wide range of tasks. The spectrum ranged from tree felling to deflagration in a workshop, but the appointments also included a first motorway operation on the A94, an apartment opening and an information visit to the new kindergarten.
In total, the 31 active members, including five women, have completed around 500 hours of training, some of whom have undergone further training in training courses. Finally, there were 31 appointments to report, both for new firefighters and for veteran comrades.
The appointments:
To the firefighter candidate: Severin Bartels; to firefighters: Lukas Petermeier, Lena Petermeier (10 years), Jasmin Reiter, Michael Weitlauer, Dominik Denzinger (20), Armin Blattenberger, Fabian Reiter (10), Carina Goebl; to senior firefighters: Hans Schraufstetter (30), Jakob Schraufstetter jun. (20), Felicitas Reiter (10); to chief firefighters: Patrik Oehm (20), Thomas Stenglein (30), Stefan Melerowitz (20), Andreas Kargl (20), Simon Lechner (20), Michael Treske (10), Nina Truaisch (20), Thomas Greinke (10), Simon Goebl (10); To fire chiefs: Markus Kaiser (30), Christopher Hambly (20), Günter Stein (40), Andreas Melerowitz (10), Leopold John (10), Georg Kaiser jun. (30), Olaf Schöneich (40); To Chief Fire Engineers: Georg Mayer (40), Nicolas Stenglein (20), Reiner Stein (30).