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Fire brigade yearbook for the brigade and the youth fire brigade

The fire brigade yearbook, or fire department yearbook, is about the people in your brigade: every firefighter gets their own double-page spread with two photos and their own answers, in the youth fire brigade (Jugendfeuerwehr) just as in the operational unit. One book costs €24.90 including design, printing and shipping, €22.90 with 3 or more groups in one order and €19.90 with 5 or more. The books reach you 5 to 7 working days after the last answers and payments.

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The book, the questionnaire and our WhatsApp support are in German. Other languages and shipping to other countries on request.

Left half of a sample double-page spread for a fire brigade, in German: drawn youth portrait of a pump operator in a hoodie, answers about her first call-out and her favourite vehicle, four awards and her best moment in the brigade Right half of the sample spread, in German: second drawn portrait with helmet and turnout jacket, favourite things, advice for new members, the signature, name and details such as role and platoon
Sample page. The names and answers are made up; the background and the icons are design examples.

What goes into the fire brigade yearbook?

Everyone gets a double-page spread with two photos, for example one from their first drill in the youth fire brigade and a current one in turnout gear. Then come their name, signature and four short details with icons. We adapt the title and questions to your brigade, and the youth fire brigade gets different questions from the operational unit.

Questions for the youth fire brigade

Questions for the operational unit

In the youth fire brigade, the parents fill in the questionnaire for children, ideally together with their child, while teenagers answer their questions themselves. Photos and answers are only used for the book. Find out more under children's photos and data protection. In Austria, the youth fire brigade is called Feuerwehrjugend, and the book works just as well there.

The pages for the whole brigade

For the cover, all the photos are cut out and arranged into one shared cover image. You choose the background, for example your fire station with the engines. Inside, you also get:

The book is a landscape A5 hardcover on 170 g/m² paper that you can write on with a ballpoint pen. The cover can say “Jugendfeuerwehr” (youth fire brigade), a title of your own or “Freundebuch” (the German word for a book in which friends each fill in a page).

How the book comes together for your brigade

Only one person needs to organise it, for example the youth fire brigade leader or someone from the brigade command. Everyone else does their part on their own phone.

  1. Enquiring takes 2 minutes. You then get the link via WhatsApp.
  2. You share the link in the brigade's WhatsApp group, and for the youth fire brigade also in the parents' group chat. Everyone answers the questions on their phone in about 5 minutes and uploads their two photos. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays you get a WhatsApp update showing who is still missing.
  3. Once all the answers are in and all the books are paid for, we design and print. The books reach you 5 to 7 working days later.

Fire brigade gifts: when does the book suit the youth fire brigade and the brigade?

The book is a shared book: everyone in it can get a copy, the minimum order is 10 books, and for anything else just ask in your enquiry.

Leaving gift for the youth fire brigade. When the oldest members move up to the operational unit, they take a book of the whole youth fire brigade, helpers included, with them, and the younger ones keep theirs as a memento.

Gift for the youth fire brigade leader. If your youth leader steps down after many years, one of the long questions becomes a thank-you. Parents and the operational unit add their own words on the blank spreads.

A yearbook for the adults in the fire brigade. In the operational unit, the book suits the annual general meeting, a social evening, or the moment someone moves to the veterans' section after many years.

Brigade anniversary. For your fire brigade's milestone anniversary, the book shows the people who are part of it today. How to plan the anniversary year and what belongs in a commemorative booklet is covered in our club anniversary ideas.

How much does the yearbook for your brigade cost?

The price is per book and depends on how many groups take part in one order. Design, printing and shipping to Germany and Austria are always included.

1 to 2 groups
€24.90
from 3 groups
€22.90
from 5 groups
€19.90

The book holds 8 to 42 people, with youth leaders and helpers included. The minimum order is 10 books, but not everyone in the book has to buy one. Everyone pays for themselves via a payment link, or one person pays for all by invoice within 14 days. Because every book is designed individually, orders cannot be cancelled once placed.

Frequently asked questions about the fire brigade yearbook

Our operational unit has more than 42 members. What now?

A book for more than 42 people is possible as a special book, which you arrange through the enquiry form. Or you split by platoon or crew, and each unit gets its own book.

Do the youth leader and helpers get their own double-page spread?

Yes, they get their own double-page spread like everyone else and count towards the 8 to 42 people. If the book is a leaving gift for the youth leader, simply leave out their page.

Can our supporters' association appear in the book?

Yes. On request, sponsor pages go into the book, for example for your supporters' association (Förderverein) or a local business that backs your youth work.

Does the book replace the anniversary commemorative booklet?

No, it adds to it. The commemorative booklet tells the story of the brigade, while the book shows the people who are part of it today. Both fit well into the same anniversary year.

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