Overview

• Authorities launched the investigation without a formal complaint, according to a fire service spokesperson.
• Reports describe right-wing content and bullying in a private chat among youth members, which the extremism officer labeled racist and contrary to the service’s values.
• The case surfaced after a parent alerted the organization, and the incidents are linked to a Jugendfeuerwehr group in Charlottenburg.
• The fire service has scheduled a parents’ evening, is holding talks with youths and staff, and has temporarily reinforced the local volunteer unit with professional colleagues.
• Both the police probe and the internal review are ongoing, and the Berlin Jugendfeuerwehr spans more than 1,000 youths aged 8 to 19.