01.04.2011

EΦA held its Annual General Assembly on 18 February in Bonn.

EΦA board re-elected:

• Albrecht Broemme as President of EΦA
• Ortwin Neuschwander as Vice-President, responsible for EΦA engagement on Disaster Management
• René Hagen as Vice-President, responsible for the continued EΦA engagement on Fire Prevention

These appointments have been made for 6 years.

Additionally, Volker Wendt was appointed Director, responsible for the day to day management and representation of EΦA and Mike Hagen agreed to chair the Task Force on Domestic fire prevention moving forward.

More information here

10.03.2011

The UFBA Benevolent Fund Firefighters Earthquake Appeal is running an appeal to help the firefighters of Christchurch and their families get back on their feet after the devastating earthquake that struck Christchurch on 22nd February 2011. The appeal is now open to international donations.

International donations may be made by credit card by visiting www.ufba.org.nz and following the link to the UFBA Benevolent Fund Firefighters Earthquake Appeal page. Bank of New Zealand has arranged for all associated processing fees to be waived so that 100% of all donations can go directly to the firefighters of Christchurch.