Hartmut Ziebs, President of the German Fire Services Association, looks forward to RETTmobil

For Hartmut Ziebs, President of the German Fire Brigade Association, networking and responsibility are two important topics during the 19th RETTmobil from May 15 to 17 in Fulda. More than 500 exhibitors from 20 nations and around 29,000 visitors are expected at the leading international trade show for rescue and mobility, at which the association was represented right from the start. Ziebs writes in his greeting: "I like to use the trade show of short distances" to inform myself about new developments, to strengthen networks with partners and to exchange ideas with visitors. This year I will continue the regular dialogue with the heads of aid organisations. Networking is an important aspect of our work: it gives us access to new ideas, tried and tested concepts and important contacts that can help us not only in our local work". The fire brigades bear a large part of the responsibility in the areas of rescue and mobility. Every twelve seconds, firefighters are on rescue duty - 2.7 million times a year. Parallel to RETTmobil, the 6th Symposium of the "Help for Helpers" Foundation on psychosocial emergency care will take place on Thursday, 16 May.