Rescue, Salvage, Extinguish, Protect
“It’s just nice to be able to help other people in your free time,” says Lukas, who has been involved in the volunteer fire department since he was 11 years old. He looks back on many small and big moments that he has experienced during his missions.
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Volunteering with the volunteer fire department
Anyone interested in volunteering with the volunteer fire department can first take part in training evenings, which are offered by every fire department.
A certain amount of technical knowledge is helpful for this voluntary position. Otherwise, this can be picked up during basic training.
People between the ages of 18 and 67 are eligible for active service in the fire department. Girls and boys between the ages of 10 and 18 (varies depending on the federal state) can join the youth fire department.
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Iman Ouali
Iman Ouali, born in Bonn in 2000, loves to draw, photograph and film. She is particularly fond of the female characters Mulan, Rapunzel, Merida and Pocahontas from the Disney animated films, which she likes to draw in order to train her eye. When she is not drawing, she looks through the lens of her camera. Her role models include the American photographers Dorothea Lange and Annie Leibovitz, whose work she discovered at the age of 16.
Nils Selmer
Nils Selmer, born in Euskirchen in 2003, is an absolute technology freak. Even as a child, he was passionate about making Lego robots and reached the German final of the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) with his friends three years in a row. He is now interested in electronic music, which he produces himself and also performs on stage. Unless he is behind the camera, he devotes himself to his other hobby: video production.