Honouring deserving members of the fire brigade
Invitation to the photo session on 24 November, 6 p.m., City Council Chamber
Members of the fire services in Chemnitz will be honoured for their commendable work at a festive event on Thursday, 24 November at 6 p.m. in the City Council Chamber of Chemnitz City Hall.
Mayor Sven Schulze will honour 22 out of a total of 25 (2x cancelled, 1x deceased) members of fire brigades for their many years of dedicated service:
two fire service members for 60 years, nine for 50 years, four for 40 years, seven for 25 years of service in the volunteer fire service, one with the LFV Saxony medal of merit and two with the StFV Chemnitz medal of merit.
The following were honoured:
Firefighter Hans Gerschler, 60 years of loyal service, Klaffenbach fire brigade
Fire Chief Gotthard Rudolph, 60 years of loyal service, Mittelbach fire brigade (deceased)
Trainee firefighter Erika Müller, 50 years of loyal service, Klaffenbach fire brigade
Fire chief Ilse Uhlmann, 50 years of loyal service, Klaffenbach fire brigade
Fire chief Eberhard Haas 50 years of loyal service, Kleinolbersdorf-Altenhain fire brigade
Chief firefighter Renate Neuber, 50 years of loyal service, Stelzendorf fire brigade
Chief firefighter Gisela Rößler, 50 years of loyal service, FF Stelzendorf
Chief firefighter Friedel Walther, 50 years of loyal service, Stelzendorf fire brigade
Chief firefighter Dieter Trochold, 50 years of active service, Mittelbach fire brigade
Chief fire officer Wolfgang Matzke, 50 years of active service, Siegmar fire brigade
Fire inspector Reinhard Klobe, 50 years of active service, Siegmar fire brigade
Chief firefighter Monika Schlimper, 40 years of loyal service, Adelsberg fire brigade
Fire Chief Rainer Martin, 40 years of loyal service, Altchemnitz fire brigade (cancelled)
Chief fire officer Wolfgang Otte, 40 years of loyal service, Erfenschlag fire brigade
Chief firefighter René Heinrich, 40 years of active service, Erfenschlag fire brigade
Chief firefighter Petra Gleixner, 25 years of loyal service, Wittgensdorf fire brigade
Master firefighter Uwe Hertwig, 25 years of loyal service, Wittgensdorf fire brigade
Fire chief Manfred Wiede, 25 years of active service, Adelsberg fire brigade
Chief fire officer Jens Quellmalz, 25 years of active service, Glösa fire brigade
Senior firefighter Jörg Wünsche, 25 years of active service, Glösa fire brigade
Master firefighter Andreas Zillmann, 25 years of active service, Rabenstein fire brigade
Chief fire officer Steffen Kunze, 25 years of active service, Klaffenbach fire brigade
Fire Officer Gerd Peukert, Medal of Merit of the LFV Saxony, professional fire brigade
Fire Chief Inspector Jens Kreißig, Medal of Merit of the StFV Chemnitz, professional fire brigade
Chief Fire Officer Tino Bonitz, Medal of Merit of the StFV Chemnitz, professional fire brigade (cancelled)
For further information please contact:
Gerd Peukert, Head of Department
Department of Civil Defence and Disaster Control, Training and Volunteer Fire Brigades
Tel: 0371 488-3752