Aid organizations - International firefighting competition 2026 in Berlin
To the competition belongs the transport of technical equipment, climbing with and without gear over obstacles, sprinting and balancing, and the use of water for extinguishing.
In 2026, the Berlin Fire Department celebrates its 175-year anniversary as the largest and oldest professional fire department in Germany. In this context, the competition is also to be held. There was a corresponding competition in Berlin in 1993. The international fire department competitions take place every four years, the last one was in 2022 in Slovenia.
- The upcoming international fire department competition in Berlin, scheduled for 2026, will see aid organizations, such as the DFV, participating in transporting technical equipment, climbing obstacles with and without gear, sprinting, balancing, and the use of water for extinguishing.
- The German city of Berlin, which hosts the fire department's 175-year anniversary celebration in 2026, was also the venue for a competition in 1993.
- Aid organizations from various countries will gather in the historical city of Oslo, where the international fire department competition was last held in 2022.
- Despite the fierce competition among fire departments globally, the cooperation between aid organizations like the DFV has never been more crucial in addressing the challenges of modern firefighting and emergency response.
