Kandern Fire Department
Kandern – in the Markgräflerland region at the foot of the Black Forest Kandern is located in the district of Lörrach, in the Markgräflerland region at the foot of the Black Forest, not far from the Swiss border. The town, with a population of about 8,500, is divided into seven districts—and the structure of the Kandern Volunteer Fire Department, led by Commander Matthias Meisinger, is equally diverse […]
Neckartailfingen Volunteer Fire Department
Neckartailfingen is located right on the Neckar River—and that’s exactly what shapes the range of duties performed by the local volunteer fire department. About 70 firefighters are active here, along with a multipurpose boat for water rescue operations, a youth fire department, a senior division, and a marching band with a tradition dating back over 70 years. In 2027, the fire department will celebrate two milestones: the 175th anniversary of the Neckartailfingen Fire Department and […]
Ludwigsburg Fire Department
Since 2021, the Ludwigsburg Fire Department has been operating its own laundry facility equipped with machines from STAHL. The deciding factor was the desire for greater flexibility in day-to-day operations: Previously, the external service provider only visited the fire station once a week or upon request. With its own laundry facility, the Ludwigsburg Fire Department now also benefits from improved health and safety measures and time savings—especially when it comes to […]
Sindelfingen Fire Department
The Sindelfingen Fire Department, with over 200 members divided into one full-time and three volunteer units, is on call around the clock. Protective clothing is washed on-site—using STAHL equipment since 2022. At that time, a worn-out washing machine needed to be replaced, and the staff in charge solicited quotes from various manufacturers. Also […]
Leinfelden-Echterdingen Fire Department
In Leinfelden-Echterdingen, the fire department ensures safety around the clock with approximately 250 dedicated firefighters. To ensure there will be enough volunteers in the future, the fire department is committed to recruiting the next generation—with its own children’s group and an active youth fire brigade. In addition to responding to emergencies and fostering the next generation, the Leinfelden-Echterdingen Fire Department also takes care of its own equipment: Since the summer of 2024, […]
Tauberbischofsheim Volunteer Fire Department
The Tauberbischofsheim Volunteer Fire Department can look back on over 160 years of tradition and tireless dedication. Over the decades, the Tauberbischofsheim Fire Department has continued to evolve and now uses state-of-the-art technology—including for cleaning its operational gear. For over two years now, this gear has been cleaned using professional washing equipment from STAHL in the department’s in-house laundry facility and […]
Mönchberg Volunteer Fire Department
Rescue, extinguish, recover, and protect—the Mönchberg Volunteer Fire Department handles a wide range of tasks. To ensure the health and safety of firefighters during various operations, clean protective gear is essential. That’s why the Mönchberg fire station decided several years ago to take on the professional cleaning of protective gear itself […]
Scheßlitz City Fire Department
The Scheßlitz Fire Department has a long history—in 2024, it will celebrate the 160th anniversary of its founding. Over the years, the fire station has undergone many developments and changes. Among the changes in recent years is the addition of a high-speed ATOLL washing machine to the station’s in-house laundry facility, as well as the […]
Sturm Feuerschutz GmbH
Sturm Feuerschutz GmbH, headquartered in Regen, Bavaria, has been one of the leading suppliers of firefighting equipment, fire trucks, and related services for more than 35 years. Founded in 1985, this family-owned business now offers its customers comprehensive services in all areas of firefighting and safety technology, as well as fire protection. Among the services provided by Sturm […]
Ellwangen Volunteer Fire Department
Since December 2019, the Ellwangen Volunteer Fire Department has been laundering its protective gear in its own laundry facility. „We haven’t regretted that decision for a single day—we’re extremely satisfied,“ explains Commander Rainer Babbel. At the time, the team had decided to set up its own laundry facility at the Ellwangen fire station for health and safety reasons. For the emergency responders […]
Miesbach Volunteer Fire Department
The Miesbach Volunteer Fire Department has been in existence since 1868 and covers a wide range of operations—from traditional firefighting to rescuing people involved in traffic accidents and the disposal of hazardous materials. Since the city of Miesbach employs a full-time equipment manager for the local fire departments, setting up its own laundry facility made sense: From […]
Georgensgmünd Volunteer Fire Department
The volunteer fire department of the town of Georgensgmünd, south of Nuremberg, was founded in 1875 and is now responsible for fire prevention, technical rescue services, disaster relief, and administrative assistance, and performs other volunteer duties in the town, such as providing security at events. Its headquarters is the fire station in Georgensgmünd; there are also district fire departments in Mäbenberg, […]
Ditzingen Fire Department
The Ditzingen Volunteer Fire Department was founded in 1884 and consists of the Ditzingen, Heimerdingen, Hirschlanden, and Schöckingen fire stations, as well as the youth fire brigade and the senior fire brigade. With just under 25,000 residents, Ditzingen is the fifth-largest city in the Ludwigsburg district, near Stuttgart. A few years ago, the Ditzingen Fire Department set up its own laundry facility in the fire station. Due to […]
Schwetzingen Fire Department
The Schwetzingen Volunteer Fire Department has been in existence since 1866 and today consists of 50 active firefighters, a youth fire brigade, and a senior firefighters’ unit. The Schwetzingen Fire Department is responsible for protecting Schwetzingen’s approximately 22,000 residents, as well as numerous special sites in the city, such as the castle and its theater, 18 schools, the Rhein-Neckar Health Center, and […]
Meyer Werft Fire Department
The Meyer Werft in Papenburg is one of the largest and most modern shipyards in the world. Ships have been built there since 1795, and they are in service all over the world. The shipyard employs approximately 3,500 people and is still run today by the Meyer family, now in its seventh generation. The shipyard grounds are also home to the shipyard’s own fire department […]
International Fire & Rescue Training, LLC
The International Fire & Rescue Training GmbH training centers in Külsheim and Riedlingen offer training and continuing education for fire department personnel. There, participants learn how to prepare for real-life emergencies and can deepen their existing knowledge. In the past, the training centers’ protective clothing was washed at outside laundries. However, this took a relatively long time and […]
Nördlingen Fire Department
Many fire departments have their high-performance protective gear cleaned by external laundry services. Experiences with these services vary depending on the provider. Regardless of the quality of the cleaning results, there is a fundamental problem with having the gear washed by an external laundry service. External providers typically need at least two days to professionally wash the protective gear. For fire departments, this means […]
Neu-Isenburg City Fire Department
A volunteer fire department, supported by full-time and part-time personnel, is responsible for fire protection in the city of Neu-Isenburg. For more than 20 years, the fire department has operated its own laundry facility, where it washes its own operational gear as well as the equipment of two neighboring fire departments—primarily fire-resistant clothing, cut-resistant clothing for chainsaw use, cylinder covers and holsters for breathing apparatus, as well as towels. […]
Krumbach Fire Department
Faster, more flexible, and therefore more thorough—that’s how the Krumbach Fire Department has been washing its protective gear since March 2020. Since then, the city has relied on its own laundry facility equipped with a washing machine and drying cabinet from STAHL. In Krumbach, they used to have to wait seven to ten days for an external service provider to clean the protective gear. With […]
Gäufelden Volunteer Fire Department
Hygiene is essential when it comes to fire department uniforms. That’s why the Gäufelden Volunteer Fire Department has always made it a priority to ensure that protective clothing is washed thoroughly and regularly. After all, firefighters come into contact with many hazardous substances during their operations. Their uniforms—personal protective equipment—protect them from precisely […]
Neuburg an der Donau Fire Department
Since late fall 2020, the Neuburg an der Donau Fire Department has been washing the uniforms of eleven local fire departments in its own laundry facility using STAHL laundry machines. Before setting up its own fire department laundry facility, an external laundry service handled the cleaning of the protective gear. It took about 10–14 days for the freshly laundered gear to be returned and ready for the next call. That is why […]