Verna volunteer fire brigade: 100 years in the service of the community!

Verna volunteer fire brigade: 100 years in the service of the community!

Verna, Deutschland - The Verna volunteer fire brigade can look back on a proud century of voluntary work. On June 14, 2025, the weir celebrated its 100th anniversary as part of the municipal fire brigade festival, with a special highlight: President Mark Weinmeister presented the badge of honor in the State of Hesse. This award recognizes the unprecedented commitment of the firefighters who have tirelessly fight for the security of the citizens since it was founded in 1924. In the meantime, the Fire Brigade Verna has around 280 members, including an active youth fire brigade since 1977 and a children's fire brigade since 2001 with a total of 35 active small firefighters.

Mayor Jens Nöll, who was present at the celebration, emphasized the immense appreciation that the fire brigade is shown for its steady commitment. In addition to him, military leader Martin Bipper, club chairman Pascal Wagner, District Administrator Winfried Becker, district fire brigade association chairman Michael Becker and municipal fire inspector Christian Nill were also present. The badge of honor is not only of great importance for anniversaries of the volunteer fire brigades; It is also awarded to professional fire brigades and fire brigade support associations that have made themselves particularly well. This badge is awarded on the occasion of anniversaries from 100 years, with retroactive effect on events from January 1, 2012, such as Feuerwehr.hessen.de explained.

investments in fire and disaster protection

The Hessian state government not only shows recognition for the commitment of the firefighters through the badge of honor, but also invests vigorously in the equipment of the weirs. Last year around 20 million euros flowed in 145 vehicle procurement and 85 construction measures. In the past ten years, a total of over 206 million euros have been invested in fire and disaster protection. 69 million euros are expected to be planned for 2025, with 25 million euros for new vehicles and structural measures.

A special innovation is the introduction of a state creation campaign for operational control cars (ELW 1), which should also also use the fire brigades. Such investments are of enormous importance to keep the emergency services on a modern level and to ensure their important work.

A new unit arises

Another important step takes place on January 1, 2025: Then the fire department of the fire department Verna with the Allendorf fire brigade is merged into a new unit called Verna/Allendorf. This measure is intended to further increase the efficiency and operational readiness of the local fire brigades and thus offer citizens even better security.

As the event on the 100th anniversary of the Verna fire brigade showed impressively, these committed firefighters not only bundle their strength to extinguish fires, but they are also together as a community that looks back on a rich history and looks into the future full of energy. nh24.de reports how important it is to maintain these traditions and at the same time to break new ground. The connection between history and innovation is crucial in order to be well equipped in the future.