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01. July 2024

Fire and rescue station01. July 2024

Hiebing and Lütkenhorst have been working for the volunteer fire brigade for 50 years

Gold award at the general meeting of the city fire brigade association // Review, honours and promotions

Last Friday, the annual general meeting of the city fire brigade association took place at the fire and rescue station. In addition to the emergency services, members of the youth fire brigade, the honour division and the support division also took part in the event.

03. January 2024

Fire and rescue station03. January 2024

After continuous rain: Fire brigade pumps out water on the construction road

Operation on Wednesday afternoon // Construction road temporarily closed

Bocholt - A large area of water on Bocholter Baustraße in Holtwick is currently being pumped out by the fire brigade. The water had accumulated in an open area after the heavy rainfall of the past few days. The site road in this area had to be temporarily closed for the operation. "So much water has accumulated in this area that it can't drain away quickly enough on its own," reports Dirk Arping from the...

09. November 2023

Fire and rescue station09. November 2023

Honours and promotions at the fire brigade

Last week, the Bocholt fire brigade and the Suderwick fire brigade celebrated St Martin's Eve. Several firefighters were honoured and promoted.

Several members of the Suderwick fire brigade and the Bocholt fire brigade were honoured and promoted at St Martin's Day evenings last week. The firefighters also accompanied the St Martin's processions in Suderwick (Saturday) and Bocholt (Tuesday) together with the youth fire brigade. Suderwick: Following the St Martin's procession, the traditional St Martin's evening of the fire brigade took place in...

16. October 2023

Fire and rescue station16. October 2023

Crossfire: First talks with property owners underway

Search for location for German-Dutch fire station underway // Steering group meeting

The border region is soon to have a joint German-Dutch fire station. Talks are currently underway with property owners on both sides of the border to find a suitable location.

11. September 2023

Fire and rescue station11. September 2023

Fire Chief Thomas Deckers moves to the Ministry of the Interior

New challenges in fire protection and disaster management in Düsseldorf

Thomas Deckers, head of the Bocholt fire brigade, will move to the Ministry of the Interior in Düsseldorf. This has now been announced by the city of Bocholt. Deckers, who has been head of the Bocholt Fire Brigade since 2015, is moving to the Operations Department of the Ministry of the Interior of North Rhine-Westphalia as an officer.

14. August 2023

Fire and rescue station14. August 2023

Firefighter Marco Heisterkamp receives special award

City Fire Brigade Association holds general meeting

A special honour has now been bestowed on the deputy chief of the Bocholt volunteer fire brigade, Marco Heisterkamp. Heisterkamp was awarded the German Fire Brigade Medal of Honour in silver. At the annual general meeting of the municipal fire brigade association at the fire station, many promotions were also awarded.

14. June 2023

Fire and rescue station14. June 2023

Leistungsspange: Examination for youth fire brigades at the weekend

Performance test on Sunday // Event on the grounds of SV Biemenhorst

Next Sunday, the members of the district's youth fire brigades will have to prove their skills in five disciplines. The "Leistungsspange" is the highest performance badge that the young members of the youth fire brigades can achieve.

09. May 2023

Fire and rescue station09. May 2023

Fire brigade location in Suderwick extends deployment times for the Netherlands

Operations so far only in the evening and on weekends // Project: CrossFire

From 1 May 2023, the German fire station Suderwick will also be available during the day on working days in the security region Noord- en Oost-Gelderland. So far, this location has only been requested for support during the evening and night hours as well as on weekends.

10. March 2023

Fire and rescue station10. March 2023

The Special Film - "Notre Dame in Flames

Tuesday, 14 March // 8 pm // Kinodrom // Admission 6 euros

Next Tuesday, 14 March, the film "Notre Dame in Flames" will be shown at the Bocholt Kinodrom. The drama depicts the catastrophic scenes that took place in the famous cathedral, Notre Dame in Paris, in April 2019.

08. March 2023

Fire and rescue station08. March 2023

Warning day in NRW: Thursday the sirens wail

Test alarm at 11 a.m. // Alarm sirens and cell broadcast

On Thursday, 9 March, the alarm sirens will be sounding again throughout North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria. But don't worry: this is a test. In addition to the alarm sirens, the warnings via mobile phones, the so-called "cell broadcast", are also being tested.

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