Overview

• Youth fire brigades in Lower Saxony added 442 members and 43 new units in 2024, marking a major expansion in recruitment.
• Municipal financial support of €22.8 million bolstered fire infrastructure in economically weak communities.
• Over €15 million was allocated to mobile flood defenses, sandbag machines and pumps in response to winter 2023/24 floods.
• The report includes the debut of a unique facility for filling drinking-water pouches and a container module equipped for vegetation-fire fighting in the Harz.
• Additional rescue vehicles and technical systems are slated for imminent delivery to expand the state’s emergency response capacity.