Age department
The age department is the department within an organization in which voluntary members for reasons of age or health find their place after their active service.
fire Department
Germany
The age or honorary department (also age or honorary team ) is a department within the volunteer fire brigade .
This department is named differently depending on the state , e.g. B .:
- In Hesse it is called the Honorary and Age Department according to Section 10 of the Hessian Fire and Disaster Protection Act .
The requirements for admission to this group as well as the rights and obligations are described in the respective statutes of the fire brigade and differ from municipality to municipality. Reasons for switching to the age department can include: B. the age, fulfillment of a minimum period of service or health problems that permanently no longer permit active service.
Austria
In Austria , fire brigade members who have passed the age of 65 must be transferred from active duty to the so-called reserve or reserve status. Even if you no longer achieve your health, the transfer can take place. You can only be transferred to these prematurely in some federal states with a seniority of at least 25 years and a minimum age of 50 years.
technical aid organization
The THW knows the age and honor group as a comparable group .
Althelfer can become anyone who has worked as an active helper in the THW and wants to remain friendly to the THW. The transition from active helper or reserve helper to old helper takes place on request. Old helpers no longer take part in active duty, but with their consent they can continue to be used for missions, including missions abroad, provided they are physically suitable for this.
Old helpers can pass on their experience to younger helpers and take part in friendly events organized by the local association.
activities
Typical tasks for members of the age department include: B. the training, the equipment maintenance , the support of the emergency services in the field of logistics / supply and the fire protection education, which are undertaken on a voluntary basis, as far as they have the appropriate previous knowledge and are physically fit for it.
Furthermore, the uniform can be kept and the rank remains.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hessian Fire and Disaster Protection Act
- ↑ z. E.g .: Statutes of the Mannheim Fire Brigade (PDF; 218 kB), City of Mannheim, §31
- ↑ Service regulations of the Burgenland fire brigades ( memento of October 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 518 kB) accessed on April 16, 2009.
- ↑ Lower Austrian Fire Brigade Association ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Personal data accessed on April 16, 2009.
- ↑ THWiki, article age and honor group
