+++ The Minister of the Interior of Bavaria Sandro Kirchner awarded 17 Bavarian companies with the award “Volunteer friendly society – together for more security” at the blue light reception “Secure Bavaria” 2022 in Landshut. The award recognizes pro-volunteer employers who support their employees despite the possible impact on on-commission operations. “Because for an assistance system that works day and night, not only our many volunteers, but also a great understanding on the part of the employers is needed,” Kirchner stressed. For this there is the Bavarian “Double Commitment” campaign (www.doppelt-engagiert.de) of the Ministry of the Interior. The Secretary of State also warmly thanked the emergency services of the blue light organizations and praised them for “their tireless commitment to the safety and protection of our population”. +++
In addition to the police, firefighters, voluntary organizations and the Technical Rescue Agency with around 450,000 emergency services ensure safety in Bavaria. Of these, around 430,000 are volunteers. Kirchner stressed: “For the Bavarian state government, strengthening and supporting voluntary safety-related work is a real concern. Therefore, we make great efforts to further improve the high standard of training and equipment. Among other things, we support communities and districts in the purchase of fire engines and the construction of fire stations. “Over the past five years, we have disbursed more than € 253 million in funding,” explained Kirchner. And there are also strong investments in civil protection. In the current financial year 2022, EUR 21 million is available for the special civil protection investment program Bavaria 2030. In light of the challenges and disaster experiences of the past two years, Kirchner described the planned federal cuts in the protection sector. in the draft budget for 2023 as incomprehensible and out of the question. “We are therefore strongly committed to ensuring that these plans are still correct in budget deliberations. Because only if our emergency services are well equipped can they take care of all our safety in the best possible way “, said the undersecretary of state. The photos of the event can be found at the address https://medien.innenministerium.bayern.de/ available from 15:00
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