Volunteer Fire Brigade City of Aachen

The youth fire department is the youth and junior organization of the volunteer fire departments.
It is aimed at interested girls and boys between the ages of 10 and 17.
The young people are supervised on a voluntary basis by members of the volunteer fire department.
These youth supervisors are members of the local fire brigades and are also involved in youth work.

Our groups meet every two weeks on Friday evenings for joint exercises. In addition to learning how to use hoses, fire extinguishers and many other firefighting tools, we also train in first aid and find out why there is a fire and when, and what can be done about it.
In addition to such firefighting-specific content, which is sometimes taught in theory but is usually learned and applied in practice, we also have fun and leisure activities together. In addition to discipline and trust, teamwork and fun are very important in the fire department, especially in the youth fire department.
That's why we always offer leisure activities such as joint excursions or camps.

The joint activities of the three groups include excursions, participation in competitions such as the Jugendflamme and the Leistungsspange. There is also an end-of-year exercise where the young people can show off what they have learned over the past year in front of supervisors, parents and guests.

The young people also have the opportunity to take part in exercises and events organized by their home fire department. The times and dates may vary from fire brigade to fire brigade.

Anyone can join us! If you are interested in the youth fire department or would like to find out more, then send us an email without obligation, give us a call or drop by your nearest volunteer fire department!

We look forward to seeing you!

Just like the volunteer fire department and the professional fire department, we are part of the city of Aachen. This also means that membership of the youth fire department is free of charge, and we provide all the necessary equipment (uniform, boots, gloves, helmet).

Before a new member is accepted into the youth fire department, the young person can try out whether we are a good match during a three-month trial period. After this, a routine examination by a public health officer will determine whether they are fit to join the fire department. But don't worry, this examination is only to determine whether there are any pre-existing conditions that we need to take into account. After all, it can quickly become strenuous during an operational exercise.
After the visit to the doctor, the new member is then kitted out and given the equipment mentioned above so that they can really get going.
During the exercises and on the way there and back, the young people are of course covered by statutory accident insurance; via Unfallkasse Nordrhein-Westfalen.
If you have any further questions, please contact us. We are happy to help!