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Presscouncil City of Chemnitz
Pressrelease: 591

Championship title goes to Chemnitz

Performance comparison of the height rescuers of the professional fire brigades

Last weekend, the Chemnitz professional fire brigade won the championship title at the
16th performance comparison of professional fire brigades from all over Germany.
The 16 height rescue teams took part in the competition in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg, on the Rickmer Rickmers ship. The ship with its three masts was predestined for the comparison. The Chemnitz team consisted of the following members: Andreas Arnold, Veit Hiemann, Heiko Seyffarth, Tino Bonitz, Carsten Jünger, Ralph Borrmann, Michel Pathos and Anton Porstmann. The winners received a certificate, a trophy and a table football table, which they plan to donate to a children's home in Chemnitz.

"It's a sensational success for us, which recognises the good work of our colleagues," said a delighted René Kraus, Head of the Chemnitz Fire Department. "Especially as the competition sent height rescue teams to the start who were able to prepare exclusively for this. For the Chemnitz firefighters, height rescue is part of their everyday work, just like all other fire service activities."

Sven Schulze, Mayor of Department 1, which is responsible for the fire service: "Congratulations to the colleagues from the Chemnitz professional fire brigade. They can be proud of their achievement. They have done excellent advertising for the profession of firefighter and for the city of Chemnitz."

Everyone had to complete three exercises within a prescribed period of time. Mistakes were penalised with penalty points. Station 1 was the patient-orientated and gentle rescue of a sailor who had had an accident. The sailor had fallen into his climbing harness and was uninjured, but was unable to free himself. The rescuers had to climb to a height of 30 metres in order to treat the patient. The specialists then secured the casualty and brought him safely to the deck. This station had to be completed in a maximum of 40 minutes.

At the second station, a height rescuer had to climb up the aft mast to about halfway up in a secured position. The aim was to attach a flag with the city name at the top. The second half could then only be managed with the help of the muscle power of colleagues on the ground on a sailor's chair - a board or seat attached to a rope - using a pulley. The time limit here was 20 minutes.

At the last station, a worker - simulated by a dummy - had to be rescued in the engine room. This had to be carefully transported out of the ship's belly using a basket stretcher. Prior to this, initial medical care was required, including correct positioning and taking vital signs. The crew also had 20 minutes to do this.

The Chemnitz team secured the title ahead of Kiel and Berlin.

All rankings at a glance:

  1. Chemnitz fire brigade
  2. Kiel fire brigade
  3. Berlin fire brigade
  4. Düsseldorf Fire Brigade
  5. Bremerhaven Fire Department
  6. Essen Fire Department
  7. Paderborn Fire Department
  8. Braunschweig fire brigade
  9. Oldenburg Fire Department
  10. Hanover Fire Department
  11. Leipzig Fire Department
  12. Frankfurt Fire Department
  13. Cologne Fire Brigade
  14. Stuttgart Fire Department
  15. Magdeburg Fire Department
  16. Bochum fire brigade