Conrad Dietrich Magirus Prize
The Conrad Dietrich Magirus Prize has been awarded annually since 2012 for exceptional performance in the fire service sector. The prize is awarded by the fire protection technology manufacturer Magirus GmbH and bears the unofficial title “Fire Brigade Oscar ”.
Namesake
The Conrad Dietrich Magirus Prize is named after the Ulm fire brigade pioneer and entrepreneur Conrad Dietrich Magirus (1824–1895), who is one of the founders of the German Fire Brigade Association , is the inventor of the fire brigade turntable ladder and the company Magirus for the manufacture of fire fighting equipment Life called. This company was founded in the form of the commercial vehicle manufacturer Magirus-Deutz, the European market leader for fire fighting vehicles in the period after the Second World War, and from this in turn today's Magirus GmbH , which awards the Conrad-Dietrich-Magirus Prize.
Award ceremony
The prize is intended to recognize special fire-fighting operations in retrospect, which are characterized, for example, by special tactics, a creative strategy and exceptional commitment. The prize is awarded in three categories:
- Fire Brigade Team of the Year - National (Germany)
- Fire Brigade Team of the Year - International
- Special price for social engagement
Volunteer fire brigades, professional fire brigades or plant fire brigades can apply with a report on the procedure and tactics of an action. After a pre-selection of all applications by a jury, the winners in the three categories will be determined by online voting.
The current jury is composed as follows:
- Wolfgang Schäuble, Chief Fire Director and Head of the Munich Professional Fire Brigade
- Alfred Bidlingmaier, Magirus GmbH
- Dr. Roland Demke, head of the State Fire Brigade School in Würzburg
- Jan-Erik Hegemann, editor-in-chief of the magazine Feuerwehr-Magazin
- Rudolf Römer, Deputy Federal Managing Director of the German Fire Brigade Association
- Michael Bour, Secretary General of the International Technical Committee on Preventive Fire Protection and Fire Extinguishing ( CTIF )
- Ann-Marie Knegt, editor of the “ Fire & Rescue ” magazine
- Hermann Kollinger, Upper Austrian Fire Brigade Association , editor at "Brennpunkt" and "Fireworld.at"
- Tristan Reitz, Magirus GmbH
The prize is a trip to the New York fire department. The award ceremony and the winners get a lot of media coverage every year.