The following recruitment requirements must be met:

• citizenship of a member state of the EU
• a class B driver's license
• the German sports badge in bronze and the German swimming badge in silver
• a desire to be a firefighter, athletic fitness and unrestricted fitness for firefighting duty
• passed physical fitness test for the professional fire departments in Germany
• no fear of heights and no fear of heights
• no previous convictions
• Degrees:
  • Fire chief candidate: career group 1, 2nd entry level (formerly intermediate service) completed vocational training in a profession suitable for firefighting service
  • Fire chief inspector candidate: career group 2, 1st entry level (formerly higher service), completed university studies with the academic degree of Bachelor, Dipl.-Kfm. or Dipl.-Ing. in a suitable subject area.
  • Trainee firefighter: career group 2, 2nd entry level (formerly higher service) University degree

Furthermore, athletic ability and technical understanding are important.

The selection procedure is used to select suitable candidates from the pool of applicants. This selection process consists of four parts:

The sports test:

The first part is the physical aptitude test for the professional fire departments in Germany. In addition to classic disciplines such as 200 meter swimming, 15 meter diving and 3000 meter running, coordinative test tasks such as balancing, alternating jumps, push-ups, bending hang, CKCU test, box boomerang test and dummy pulling are also required, which have been developed by the German Association of Cities and Towns together with the German Sport University Cologne.

For self-assessment, the fire department offers the opportunity to try out the sports test without the pressure of an exam on January 18, 2025 at 08.00 am .

Please register early by e-mail(feuerwehr-ausbildung@stadt.wolfsburg.de). Places are limited.

The fire brigade-specific test:

By completing various tasks, such as climbing the turntable ladder, pulling a dummy and solving technical and manual problems, applicants* should demonstrate their mastery of fire service-specific tasks.

The action-oriented selection test:

As the penultimate point of the selection process, an action-oriented test must be completed. Here, areas such as processing capacity, processing speed and practical-technical understanding in the categories of German, mathematics, physics and chemistry are tested in one procedure.

The preliminary medical examination:

A detailed medical check is intended to clarify the health suitability of applicants* before the examination by the health authority required under civil service law.

The preparatory service lasts 24 months and is divided into the training sections:

• Basic training course (B1 - 26 weeks)
• Rescue training course (R - 38 weeks)
• Practical training as a squad member (B1P - 16 weeks)
• Operational internship squad leader (B2P - 16 weeks)
• Consolidation phase (V - 2 weeks)
• Instructor course (AdF - 1 week)
• Group leader course (B3 - 4 weeks)
• Career examination (LP - 1 week)

The basic training course, the operational internships and the immersion phase are conducted at the fire and rescue station. The rescue training course takes place at an emergency medical school. The instructor course, the group leader course and the career examination are completed at the Lower Saxony Academy for Fire and Disaster Protection (NABK).

The preparatory service lasts 24 months and is divided into the training sections:

• Basic training course (B1 - 26 weeks)
• Rescue training (Rs1 - 4 weeks)
• Squad leader training course (B1/2P - 17 weeks)
• Group leader training course (B3 - 4 weeks)
• Intermediate examination (Zw - 1 week)
• Group leader practical training (B3P - 16 weeks)
• Platoon leader training (B4 - 10 weeks)
• Operational internship platoon leader (B4P - 10 weeks)
• Unit leader training (B5 - 7 weeks)
• Career examination (LP - 1 week)

The group leader course and the career examination are completed at the Lower Saxony Academy for Fire and Disaster Protection (NABK).

The preparatory service lasts 24 months and is divided into numerous training sections that must be completed throughout Germany.

The sections and examinations are regulated in detail in the 'Verordnung über die Ausbildung und Prüfung für die Laufbahn des höheren feuerwehrtechnischen Dienstes im Lande Nordrhein-Westfalen' of March 11, 2010.

Phone: 05361 844-4236
Fax: 05361 844-4234
E-mail: feuerwehr.vb@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Head of department
Achim Trenkner
Plan appraisal
Phone: 05361 844-4209
E-mail: achim.trenkner@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Head of Preventive Fire Protection
Michael Blohm, M. Sc.
Plan assessment and fire prevention inspection
Phone: 05361 844-4235
E-mail: michael.blohm@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Fire prevention inspection
Jonas Schleip, B. Sc.
Plan assessment and fire prevention inspection
Phone: 05361 844-4254
E-mail: jonas.schleip@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Fire prevention inspection
Alessandro Morese, B.Sc.
Plan assessment and fire prevention inspection
Phone: 05361 844-4259
E-mail: alessandro-michele.morese@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Advice for municipal fire safety assistants
Jörg Kramer
Qualification
Phone: 05361 844-4318
E-mail: joerg.kramer@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Fire safety education and extinguishing water supply
Tobias Schmidt
Fire water supply and fire safety education
Phone: 05361 844-4267
E-mail: tobias.schmidt@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Operational preparation and event safety
Mano Pröpper
Event safety, fire department access roads and areas
Phone: 05361 844-4263
E-mail: mano.proepper@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Administration
Vivian Reuter
Administration, special tasks, fire department closures
Phone: 05361 844-4236
E-mail: vivian.reuter@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Head of Civil Protection and Operational Planning
Deputy Head of Department
Dipl.-Kfm. (FH) Patrick Krause
Phone: 05361 844-4228
E-mail: patrick.krause@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Hazard prevention planning
Lars Markwardt, LL.B.
Civil Protection and Hazard Prevention Planning
Phone: 05361 844-4109
E-mail: lars.markwardt@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Civil protection
Dennis Wengenroth, B.Sc.
Civil protection matters
Phone: 05361 844-4317
E-mail: dennis.wengenroth2@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Civil protection
N.N.
Disaster analysis and planning

Civil Protection and Civil Defense
Torsten Lücke
Civil protection and disaster control matters
Telephone: 05361 844-4261
E-mail: torsten.luecke@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Civil protection
Michael Krause
Disaster control plan
Phone: 05361 844-4217
E-mail: michael.Krause2@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Planning documents and command and control equipment
Dieter Appel
Fire department plans
Phone: 05361 844-4231
E-mail: dieter.appel@stadt.wolfsburg.de

CBRN hazard prevention
Sebastian Neuwirth
Phone: 05361 844-4232
E-mail: sebastian.neuwirth@stadt.wolfsburg.de

Group mailbox
E-mail: katastrophenschutz@stadt.wolfsburg.de

NINA warning app
The city of Wolfsburg has expanded its communication channels to include the NINA warning app. With this emergency informationand news app(NINA), the population can be reached even better and faster in crisis and disaster situations.

• Instructions for using the NINA warning app

Guide to emergency preparedness and correct action in emergency situations
In a 68-page brochure, the Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance provides information on how to act correctly in the event of a storm, fire, flood and hazardous substances.

• Guide to emergency preparedness and correct action in emergency situations
• My personal checklist

Smoke detectors have been mandatory in all homes in Lower Saxony since December 31, 2015.