Fire fighting

Extinguishing the fire of the 4th runner - 7th World Championships in Cottbus 2011

Hook ladder climbing - 7th World Cup in Cottbus 2011

The Fire Brigade Sports is a sport that many areas of fire service work has arisen out.

Physical fitness and sport are still one of the most important foundations for ensuring firefighters are ready for action. With the largely voluntary work in the volunteer fire brigades , it is essential to be able to cope with psychological and physical stress, which all too often are at the limit of what each individual is capable of.

The consolidation of health, the development of the necessary properties and the perfecting of the skills of the emergency services are most effectively ensured by combining the operational activity with special sports exercises and the most varied of sports on the basis of all-round sports training. In addition to endurance and speed, the most suitable sport for the constant improvement of physical fitness is applied fire fighting sport.

The fire fighting sport is a complex of special exercises, which largely correspond to the activities of the fire fighters in terms of their character and movement structure.

The disciplines

X. International Fire Brigade Sports Competition of the CTIF 1993 in Berlin, fire fighting discipline FF - Winner: Team FF Beselich-Obertiefenbach

X. International Fire Brigade Sports Competition of the CTIF 1993 in Berlin, discipline hook ladder climbing - volunteer fire brigades

X. International Fire Brigade Sports Competition of the CTIF 1993 in Berlin, discipline 100m obstacle course - volunteer fire brigades

The following disciplines are represented in fire fighting sports:

Since 2016, all disciplines have also been carried out by female firefighters. The group relay has also established itself as a further discipline in the women's teams' fire fighting competition in Germany.

Duel scoring

In addition, the duel scoring is honored. The duel is not a separate competition discipline, but the overall ranking from the disciplines of climbing a hook ladder and a 100-meter obstacle course . The sum of the two times is used as a value.

The world record for men is held by Vladimir Sidorenko with 27.75 s (12.63 s / 15.12 s; 9th World Championships in Jinju 2013). The current German record was set by Tom Gehlert with 31.41 s (14.48 s / 16.93 s; 2nd D-Cup in Doberlug-Kirchhain 2014). Ekaterina Chendakova holds the world record in women with 23.31 s (7.04 s / 16.27 s; 12th World Championships in Ostrava 2016). Annekathrin Daßler holds the German women's record with 27.16 s (8.13 s / 19.03 s; DM in Rostock 2016).

history

Medal - The winner of the fire brigade relay (GDR) - version without handle / eyelet

Conquering the 3.5 m high escalating wall with a folding ladder

The Soviet Union operated before and during the Second World War efforts to keep fire fighters fit through mass sports. To do this, they developed special obstacles that are based on everyday fire service life. The results were written down in the specialist book "Applied Fire Brigade Sports" (WD Litwinow) and taken up by the GDR in 1954. The disciplines "climbing ladder", "100 m obstacle course", "ascent with the three-part extension ladder", "fire brigade relay over 5 × 100 m", "group in fire fighting" and "duel evaluation" were presented and adopted for the GDR. In the same year the first competition took place during the 1st Central Conference of Fire Brigades . The new disciplines were quickly spread by means of specialist journals and later also exercise regulations. Three disciplines were set for the GDR: 100 m obstacle course, 5 × 100 m fire brigade relay and climbing ladder. In the following year, 1955, the first determination of the best in fire fighting sports took place in Dresden. Professional and volunteer fire departments were represented there.

In 1959 the competition regulations in the GDR were adapted to those of the Soviet Union. The obstacles of the 100 m obstacle course were changed and the 5 × 100 m fire brigade relay became a 4 × 100 m fire brigade relay. By eliminating the 3.5 m high escalating wall, enormous time improvements were achieved.

At the 1st conference of the fire protection bodies of socialist countries it was decided that international competitions were to be held. These took place for the first time in Leningrad in 1968 and were called International Fire Brigade Competitions of Socialist Countries . Following the proposal of the Soviet Union, the fire fighting sport competitions in 1973 were included in the Fire Brigade Olympiad of the World Fire Brigade Association CTIF .

Venues - International Fire Brigade Competitions of Socialist Countries

Crossing the house with a ladder - 7th World Cup in Cottbus 2011

Serial No.	venue	year	GDR placement
1.	Leningrad , USSR	1968	2.
2.	Bucharest , SRR	1969	4th
3.	Warsaw , VRP	1970	3.
4th	Budapest , UVR	1971	5.
5.	Brno , CSSR	1973	3.
6th	Sofia , VRB	1973	7th
7th	Burg , GDR	1975	3.
8th.	Brno , CSSR	1977	5.
9.	Riga , USSR	1978	3.
10.	Brașov , SRR	1980	7th
11.	Balatonfűzfő , UVR	1983	2.
12.	Varna , VRB	1984	2.
13.	Poznan , Chairman of the Board	1986	6th
14th	Wismar , GDR	1988	2.

Venues - GDR championships

Serial No.	venue	year	Disciplines
1.	Karl Marx City	1954	100m, 5x100m, HL
2.	Dresden	1955	100m, 5x100m, HL
3.	Leipzig	1956	100m, 5x100m, HL
4th	Magdeburg	1957	100m, 5x100m, HL
5.	Magdeburg	1958	100m (without 3.5m wall), 4 × 100m, HL
6th	Magdeburg	1959	100m, 4 × 100m, HL
7th	Magdeburg	1960	100m, 4 × 100m, HL
8th.	Rostock	1961	100m, 4 × 100m, HL
9.	Frankfurt (Oder)	1963	100m, 4 × 100m, HL
10.	Berlin	1965	100m, 4 × 100m, HL
11.	Potsdam	1969	100m, HL, group competition, speed exercise
12.	Leipzig	1974	100m, HL, group relay (M + W), fire fighting attack (M + W)
13.	Weimar	1978	100m, HL, group relay (M + F), fire fighting attack (M + F), 4x100m
14th	Halle (Saale)	1982	100m, HL, group relay (F), fire fighting attack (M + F), 4x100m
15th	Berlin	1986	100m, HL, group relay (F), fire fighting attack (M + F), 4x100m

Competitions

Two associations are currently organizing international comparisons in fire fighting sports. In Germany, in addition to the German fire fighting championships that take place every four years, there is an annual competition for the German Cup .

In addition, the individual disciplines are held in regionally limited competitions. In the fire fighting Nass there are among others the Insel-Pokal Poel , the Thuringian Fire Brigade Cup (5 venues), the Brandenburg Cup (4 venues), the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Cup (4 venues) and the Saxony Cup (5 Venues).

International fire brigade competitions of the world fire brigade association CTIF

In 1973 the International Fire Brigade Sports Competitions were included as a type of competition in the competitions of the CTIF . From 1985 teams from volunteer fire brigades also take part. Previously, this type of competition was only reserved for professional fire departments. After women held a "demonstration competition" in 2001, they started at the XIII. International fire brigade competitions of the CTIF as equal competitors.

The three best competitors in the International Fire Brigade Sports Competitions, which take place every four years, in the disciplines of 100 m obstacle course, hook ladder climbing and in the duel competition are each awarded the International Fire Brigade Sports Competition medal. In the team evaluations of the individual disciplines of the 100 m obstacle course and in the hook ladder climbing, the competitors who have started the teams in the first three places each receive a gold, silver or bronze medal. All competitors of the top three relays and fire fighting teams will also be honored with medals.

International Fire Brigade Sports Federation

In 2001 the International Sports Federation of Firefighters and Rescuers (ISFFR) was founded with its headquarters in Moscow . The task is to strengthen international cooperation between fire services and to organize world and European championships in fire fighting sports. It can be seen as the successor organization to the discontinued "Competitions of the Socialist Countries" held every two years. In the first few years, a European and a world championship were held alternately every year. World championships followed every year from 2008. In 2014 women officially started for the first time.

Serial No.	venue	year	Winner Mä.	Winner Fr.	German Placement Mä. / Fr.
1st World Cup	Moscow , RussiaRussia	2002	Belarus Belarus	-	12.
1st EM	St. Petersburg , RussiaRussia	2003	Russia Russia	-	11.
2nd World Cup	Minsk , BelarusBelarus	2004	Belarus Belarus	-	15th
2nd EM	Ostrava , Czech RepublicCzech Republic	2005	Belarus Belarus	-	9.
3rd World Cup	Tehran , IranIran	2006	Russia Russia	-	No participation
3rd EM	Ostrava , Czech RepublicCzech Republic	2007	Czech Republic Czech Republic	-	12.
4th World Cup	Sofia , BulgariaBulgaria	2008	Belarus Belarus	-	12.
5th World Cup	Ufa , RussiaRussia	2009	Russia Russia	-	9.
6th World Cup	Donetsk , UkraineUkraine	2010	Ukraine Ukraine	-	11.
7th World Cup	Cottbus , GermanyGermany	2011	Russia Russia	-	8th.
8th World Cup	Antalya , TurkeyTurkey	2012	Belarus Belarus	-	11.
9th World Cup	Jinju , South KoreaKorea South	2013	Ukraine Ukraine	-	No participation
10th World Cup	Almaty , KazakhstanKazakhstan	2014	Belarus Belarus	Russia Russia	kT / 3.
11th World Cup	Saint Petersburg , RussiaRussia	2015	Russia Russia	Russia Russia	9/6
12th World Cup	Ostrava , Czech RepublicCzech Republic	2016	Belarus Belarus	Russia Russia	8./4.

German championships in fire fighting

After the GDR disintegrated, fire fighting sport was included in the federal electoral competition (renamed the German championships in fire fighting sport since 2000 ). In 1996, for the first time, a nationwide competition with all three types of CTIF competitions took place in Böblingen . While hooked ladders , a 100-meter obstacle course and the 4 × 100-meter fire brigade relay were only completed by men, women were also able to take part in the Nass fire extinguishing attack . This changed in 2000 at the following federal competition in Augsburg : women could now also compete in the 100-meter obstacle course , the 4 × 100-meter fire brigade relay and the group relay.

In the fire fighting competition type, the three best men's and two best women's teams qualify for the next CTIF international fire fighting competitions .

DFV Germany Cup

Award ceremony of the German Cup 2011 - Thuringia selection wins

The three fastest runners climbing a hook ladder in Taura as part of the Germany Cup in fire fighting

In 1998 the German Fire Brigade Association decided to introduce a German trophy for fire fighting sports competitions. This was carried out for the first time in 1998 for men. The competition has also been open to women since 2002. The competition is carried out with a cup classification, in which there are several runs a year. All 4 disciplines have started in 2005.

Serial	Venues	year	Overall winner		Hook ladder rises		Obstacle course
No.			Men	Women	Men	Women	Men	Women
1.	Sallgast, Brandis, Kirchheilingen, Halle (Saale)	1999	-	-	Mike Hermann	-	-	-
2.	Halle (Saale), Cottbus, Narsdorf, Charlottenthal	2000	-	-	Maik Schuster	-	-	-
3.	Buckow, Marzahn, Halle (Saale), Charlottenthal, Narsdorf, Tüttleben	2001	-	-	Benny Bastisch	-	Andreas Schwabe	-
4th	Charlottenthal, Ballhausen, Berlin, Narsdorf	2002	-	-	Benny Bastisch	-	Hannes Rost	Stephanie Marek
5.	Charlottenthal, Halle (Saale), Narsdorf, Gieshof	2003	-	-	Maik Schuster	-	Christian Pohsner	Grit Thurow
6th	Charlottenthal, Marolterode, Narsdorf	2004	-	-	Hannes Rost	-	Hannes Rost	Stephanie Marek
7th	Charlottenthal, Marolterode, Narsdorf	2005	Thuringia selection	Buckow	Andreas Schwabe	-	Andreas Schwabe	Stephanie Marek
8th.	Narsdorf, Charlottenthal, Tüttleben, Halle (Saale)	2006	Team Lausitz	Buckow	Viktor Kolesnikov	-	Hannes Rost	Grit Thurow
9.	Tribsees, Burkersdorf, Berlin-Biesdorf, Narsdorf	2007	Team Lausitz	Team Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Hannes Rost	-	Christian Engel	Stephanie Marek
10.	Ballhausen, Charlottenthal, Brandenburg / Havel	2008	Team Lausitz	FF Stelzendorf	Hannes Rost	-	Christian Engel	Annekathrin Daßler
11.	Stelzendorf, Narsdorf, Charlottenthal	2009	Team Lausitz	Team Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Hannes Rost	-	Christian Engel	Stephanie Marek
12.	Tribsees, Stelzendorf, Brandis	2010	Team Lausitz	Team Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Tom Gehlert	-	Christian Engel	Stephanie Marek
13.	Wittenberg, Marolterode, Charlottenthal, Taura	2011	Thuringia selection	Team Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Tom Gehlert	-	Hannes Rost	Stephanie Marek
14th	Wittenberg, Zeulenroda, Tüttleben, Charlottenthal	2012	Team Lausitz	Team Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Rene Frost	-	Sebastian Neubauer	Annekathrin Daßler
15th	Zeulenroda, Taura, Charlottenthal	2013	Team Lausitz	Team Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Tom Gehlert	-	Hannes Rost	Annekathrin Daßler
16.	Ostseebad Nienhagen, Doberlug-Kirchhain, Narsdorf	2014	Team Lausitz	Team Lausitz / Märkisch-Oderland	Tom Gehlert	-	Tommy Paulick	Anja Aldermann
17th	Charlottenthal, Doberlug-Kirchhain, Taura	2015	Team Lausitz	Team Brandenburg	Tom Gehlert	Annekathrin Daßler	Maik Berger	Annekathrin Daßler
18th	Doberlug-Kirchhain, Halle (Saale), Ostseebad Nienhagen	2016	Team Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania	Team Brandenburg	Tom Gehlert	Lisette Kuschke	Tommy Paulick	Kirsten silk
19th		2017
20th	Nudersdorf, Doberlug-Kirchhain, Charlottenthal	2018	Team Lausitz	Team Lausitz	Tommy Paulik	Leonie Geißhirt	Tommy Paulik	Anja Alderman
21st	Narsdorf, Ostseebad Nienhagen, Charlottenthal	2019

Fire fighting outside of the Federal Republic of Germany

In international operations, the former Eastern Bloc states determine what is going on. Belarus , Russia and the Czech Republic mostly fight for the top spots. In these countries, fire fighting is part of the sporting activity of professional fire fighters.

There are hardly any differences in the materials used these days. Precise provisions on standards, weight and dimensions leave little room for maneuver. In addition, the techniques are almost fully developed in participating countries.

In Austria there are currently only three fire fighting sports groups (one women's group and two men's teams). The fire brigade sports group Frankenburg should be mentioned here. You have already set two world records (1997 and 2001) in the "wet fire fighting" discipline.

Federal achievement badge

On March 17, 2016, the DFV adopted the guideline for the acquisition of the Federal Performance Badge (BLA) of the German Fire Brigade Association in the International Fire Brigade Sports Competition . From 2016, the required times will only be taken into account for electronic timing.

	step	100 meter obstacle course	Hook ladder rises
Scoring group men	bronze	19.5 seconds	18.5 seconds
	silver	18.5 seconds	17.0 seconds
	gold	17.5 seconds	15.5 seconds
Evaluation group women	bronze	21.5 seconds	9.5 seconds
	silver	20.5 seconds	9.0 seconds
	gold	19.5 seconds	8.5 seconds

Web links

Commons : Fire Brigade Sports - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d International and national records

↑ feuerwehr-orden.de - Rubriken - DDR accessed on February 27, 2017

^ Franz-Josef Sehr : CTIF World Championships in Austria . In: Florian Hessen 9/1985 . Munkelt Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, p. 1-2 . ISSN 0936-5370 .

^ ^A ^b Wilhelm Bohlmann: International Fire Brigade Competitions of the CTIF . W. Bohlmann, Rostock 2009, ISBN 978-3-00-029246-0 .

^ Franz-Josef Sehr : X. Fire Brigade Olympics 1993 in Berlin . In: Florian Hessen 9/1993 . Munkelt Verlag, Wiesbaden 1993, p. 24-26 . ISSN 0936-5370 .

^ ^A ^b Wilhelm Bohlmann: 53 years of fire fighting competitions in Germany and in the CTIF (1954–2007) / Wilhelm Bohlmann . W. Bohlmann, Rostock 2007, ISBN 978-3-00-023371-5 .

↑ Interview with Mr. Aleksandr Churpriyan (ISFFR)

↑ www.feuerwehrsport.at accessed on November 25, 2014

↑ DFV competition regulations (3rd edition 2016) (PDF; 1.4 MB)

[rekorde-1] International and national records

[2] uerwehr-orden.de - Rubriken - DDR accessed on February 27, 2017