Villingen-Schwenningen volunteer fire department
| Villingen-Schwenningen volunteer fire department | |
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 Office of the city of Villingen-Schwenningen
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| Vehicles: | 57 vehicles and trailers |
| Volunteer firefighter | |
| Founding year: | 1852 (Villingen); 1827 (Mühlhausen, today part of Schwenningen) |
| Departments: | 10 |
| Active members: | 699, 2 of them full-time |
| Youth fire brigade | |
| Groups: | 7th |
| www.feuerwehr-vs.de | |
The Villingen-Schwenningen voluntary fire brigade is the municipal fire brigade of the large Baden-Württemberg district town of Villingen-Schwenningen . It came into being after the merger of the formerly independent towns of Villingen and Schwenningen in 1972. It consists of ten departments, some of which were independent before the merger.
Departments
Villingen
The Villingen department is the oldest. The roots of organized fire fighting in Villingen go back to the year 1271, when a city fire destroyed large parts of Villingen. In response, “the first ordinance on 'moving out in the event of robbery, fire, fighting' ” came into force in 1294 . The members of the craft guilds were obliged to fire brigades .
In 1852 the Villingen volunteer fire brigade was founded. The department now has 136 members, including two full-time equipment control rooms. It has 15 vehicles and trailers, including a command vehicle , an emergency fire fighting group vehicle , two fire fighting group vehicles and a turntable ladders .
In addition, the Villingen department has a radiation protection train and a minstrel train .
Schwenningen
The Schwenningen department was founded in 1862 as an independent volunteer fire brigade . She resides in a listed fire station (see pictures). The tower was previously used to look out for fires in the city.
The department now has 135 members, 16 vehicles and trailers (three fire engines ) as well as a height rescue group , fire brigade chaplain and specialist chemical adviser.
The Schwenningen fire brigade runs its own fire brigade museum on a voluntary basis with historical Schwenninger exhibits, but also with other donated goods related to the fire brigade. The museum is open to visitors free of charge.
The Schwenningen department also includes the Mühlhausen fire fighting group , which was founded in 1827 as an independent fire department. It lost its independence with the incorporation of Mühlhausen into Schwenningen in 1970.
Herzogenweiler
The Herzogenweiler department was only founded in 1940. It has 25 members and 3 vehicles.
Marbach
The Marbach department, founded in 1869, has 44 members and 3 vehicles.
Obereschach
The history of the Obereschach volunteer fire brigade goes back to 1865. The fire brigade has 105 members and 4 vehicles. There is also a marching band in Obereschach.
Pfaffenweiler
Pfaffenweiler has had its own volunteer fire brigade since 1868 with 43 members and 3 vehicles today. The town hall, built in 1900, is now used as a fire station.
Rietheim
The Rietheim volunteer fire brigade was founded in 1905. 35 members are involved here, with 2 vehicles at their disposal.
Tannheim
The Tannheim volunteer fire brigade has existed since 1865. It has 55 members and 4 vehicles.
Weigheim
In 1839 a "Feuerrotte" was mentioned in a document in Weigheim . The Weigheim fire brigade was founded in 1888 . 45 members and 3 vehicles are available today.
Weilersbach
The Weilersbach volunteer fire brigade, founded in 1886, has 60 members and 3 vehicles.
All departments except Herzogenweiler, Pfaffenweiler and Tannheim have youth fire brigades .
Responsible control centers
As an integrated control center for the Schwarzwald-Baar district, the control center Schwarzwald-Baar is originally (also) responsible for the fire brigade in Villingen-Schwenningen. It is operated by the German Red Cross . It is networked with the Rottweil control center , which is originally responsible for the neighboring Rottweil district. Via the network, both control centers can mutually accept and process the emergency calls received in the other control center and alert the other staff. In this way, the dispatchers of a control center - who often work alone at night - can be supported by colleagues from the other. In the event of a failure of a control center (or an emergency of a dispatcher), both operation is guaranteed and quick help is possible for a dispatcher in need.
literature
- Fritz Eisenmann: 150 [hundred and fifty] years Villingen volunteer fire department: 1852 - 2002; [5. until July 7, 2002]; fire extinguishing in old and new times; a documentation , Villingen, Villingen-Schwenningen Voluntary Fire Brigade, Dept. Villingen, [2002]
- Volunteer Fire Brigade Villingen-Schwenningen: 125 [one hundred and twenty-five] years Volunteer Fire Brigade Villingen: 1852 - 1977; fire extinguishing in old and new times; a documentation , Villingen, Villingen-Schwenningen Voluntary Fire Brigade, Dept. Villingen, 1977
- Volunteer Fire Brigade Villingen-Schwenningen: Festschrift for the 75th anniversary of the Volunteer Fire Brigade Villingen , Villingen in the Black Forest, 1927 (congress document)
- Schwenningen am Neckar volunteer fire brigade: 1862-1962; Festschrift for the 100th anniversary , Schwenningen, 1962
- Schwenningen volunteer fire brigade: Schwenningen a. N. 50th anniversary on 20., 21. and July 22, 1912 , Schwenningen am Neckar, Link, 1912 (Congress Document)
- Volunteer Fire Brigade Villingen-Schwenningen, Dept. Pfaffenweiler (Hrsg.): Festschrift for the 125th anniversary of the Volunteer Fire Brigade Pfaffenweiler: 1868 - 1993; from June 11 to 14, 1993 1980 , Villingen-Schwenningen, 1993
- Manfred Glatz: 75 years of the Rietheim volunteer fire brigade: District Fire Brigade Day 1980 , City of Villingen-Schwenningen, 1980
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.feuerwehr-vs.de/villingen/zahlen.html
- ↑ Archive link ( memento of October 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) www.feuerwehrschwenningen.de
- ↑ http://www.feuerwehr-vs.de/pfaffenweiler/CMS/index.php?page=2104852795&f=1&i=2104852795 ( 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.
- ↑ Weigheim - Voluntary Fire Brigade. City of Villingen-Schwenningen, accessed on May 6, 2020 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 3 '57.7 " N , 8 ° 32' 3.8" E