Successful participation of German youth fire brigades in the international competition in Borgo Valsugana

Successful participation of German youth fire brigades in the international competition in Borgo Valsugana

impressive achievements of the German groups at the youth fire brigade world championship in Italy

The German youth fire brigade groups achieved impressive successes at the 24th International Youth Fire Brigade World Cup in Borgo Valsugana in Trentino, Italy. 60 groups from 22 nations took part in the competition, including the girls' team of the Oberneukirchen youth fire brigade from Bavaria, the youth fire brigade Kummer from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the youth fire brigade Magdeburg-Olvenstedt from Saxony-Anhalt.

Team Magdeburg-Olvenstedt achieved an excellent 14th place in the overall ranking and the 12th place mixed in the individual ranking. Kummer landed in 20th place in the overall ranking and in the individual ranking in 15th place. Oberneukirchen achieved a respectable 21st place in the overall ranking and was able to take the impressive 6th place in the individual ranking.

The three youth fire brigades showed enormous dedication and improved from training to training. Only a few centimeters separated them from an error -free performance in all six rounds, as Federal Youth Leader Christian Patzelt said. The youngsters, their youth leaders and fans represented team Germany fantastically.

The title of the new world champion went to the youth fire brigade team Guggenberg from Austria, followed by Poland in second place. The Czech Republic fought third place and also won the girl's rating. Poland took second place in the girls' ranking while Italy reached third place.

The participation of the German teams in the World Cup owe their success in the federal decision in the international youth fire brigade competition in September 2023 in Burglengenfeld, Bavaria.

The International Youth Fire Brigade encounter of the World Fire Brigade Association CTIF, which took place for the 24th time, offered the young people a variety of activities, including a camp Olympics, an evening presentation of the nations, an exhibition and the opportunity to make friendships with young people from other countries

The President of the German Fire Brigade Association, Karl-Heinz Banse, was impressed by the event in Trentino and emphasized that he was looking forward to offering similar experiences in Berlin in 2026. Berlin will host the 18th international fire brigade competitions and the 25th International Youth Fire Brigade encounter, which take place from July 19 to 26, 2026.

The German youth fire brigade is a community of children and adolescents in the German Fire Brigade Association. With over 350,000 members in more than 18,000 youth fire brigades and around 6,000 children's groups, young people get to know the common sense and the values ​​of the youth fire brigade at an early stage

The Comité Technique International de Prévention et d’Afftinction du Feu (CTIF) is the International Fire Brigade Association, in which fire brigades from almost 40 nations are organized. The International Youth Leader Commission is currently being headed by the deputy federal youth leader of the German Youth Fire Brigade, Jörn-Hendrik Kuinke.

For more information about the event, please visit the website of the German Fire Brigade Association.