Fritz Zimmerer

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Fritz Zimmerer

Fritz Zimmerer (born September 14, 1930 in Wörth an der Donau ; † January 8, 2013 there ) was a German entrepreneur , district fire inspector and fire department official.

Live and act

Fritz Zimmerer was born the son of a contractor in Wörth, went to school in Wörth and then began an apprenticeship as a farm mechanic in Regensburg . In 1967 he took over his father's business and over the years expanded it into a haulage company . His company was for construction companies , Domspitzmilch eG, for decades . and in winter services for the district of Regensburg .

Fritz Zimmerer had dedicated his life to volunteering and the fire department .

fire Department

In 1949, at the age of 19, Zimmerer joined the volunteer fire department in Wörth an der Donau. There he acted from 1955 to 1966 as deputy commander. In 1966 he was appointed fire chief and elected fire chief . He held this honorary position until 1978 and expanded the Wörther fire brigade into a modern, well-equipped service. He then became chairman of the Wörth base fire brigade, which has been one of the largest fire brigades in the Regensburg district since then, and accompanied this office until 1995. One of the central concerns of Zimmerers was the junior fire brigade in the youth fire brigade and their training as well as the continuous development of the Wörth Fire brigade to a powerful, day and night operational facility both for fire fighting , as well as for technical assistance . In 1976 he played a key role in the planning and construction of the modern fire station in Wörth. In 1990, Zimmerer's achievements were honored by the Wörth an der Donau volunteer fire brigade with the appointment of honorary commander.

In 1981, Fritz carpenters, having already 1970-1972 as Kreisbrandmeister and deputy county fire inspector and from 1972 to 1981 as a county fire inspector in the District Fire Brigade Association acted Regensburg, the first deputy of the District Fire Board appointed and held that post until 1990 from. Here he led large fire brigade operations nationwide, was deployed for technical fire-fighting tasks and special tasks and looked after 60 volunteer fire brigades in the district of Regensburg. Since 1977 he has worked as a referee for performance tests for fire services. After completing his active service due to reaching the age limit, Zimmerer's work was honored with the appointment of an honorary fire inspector.

The post-war history of the Wörth volunteer fire brigade is closely linked to Fritz Zimmerer and the modern and efficient fire brigade in the city of Wörth and in the district of Regensburg is largely due to Fritz Zimmerer's great commitment.

→ History of the Wörth volunteer fire brigade

Fritz Zimmerer had two motto:

"God to honor, neighbor to defend."

"One for all, all for one."

Local politics and church engagement

At the same time, from 1971 to 1990 Fritz Zimmerer was a city councilor. Here he sat down u. a. for the concerns of the Wörther local fire brigades . For many years Zimmerer was also a member of the association council of the Wörth an der Donau administrative association , the Eichelberg Group water association , cemetery administrator and a member of the Wörth Pastor Freimuth Foundation, with which he particularly took care of the kindergarten in Wörth.

Honors

In addition to numerous fire service awards and other recognitions, Fritz Zimmerer received the following honors:

literature

  • Voluntary Fire Brigade Wörth ad Donau (publisher): Commemorative publication 125 years of volunteer fire brigade Wörth ad Donau , Fritz Zimmerer, pages 136–138, Buchdruckerei Schramm GmbH, Wörth ad Donau 1993.

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personal data
SURNAME Carpenter, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German entrepreneur, district fire inspector and fire department official
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Wörth an der Donau , Bavaria
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 2013
Place of death Wörth an der Donau , Bavaria