Overview

• Polzin suffered fatal injuries on September 25 in a private underground garage in Heidelberg’s Rohrbach district and died at the scene.
• He served as a Hauptbrandmeister with the Berufsfeuerwehr Heidelberg and gained national recognition through the ARD documentary series “Feuer & Flamme.”
• The Verkehrsdienst Heidelberg has opened a case and appointed a technical expert to clarify how the accident occurred.
• The Freiwillige Feuerwehr Rohrbach posted tributes on Instagram, and commander Heiko Holler honored Polzin’s dedication in an official mourning notice.
• Polzin joined the Rohrbach volunteer brigade in 2003, became a professional firefighter in 2019, and continued to support the volunteer unit.