Name: 150th Anniversary Celebration Fire Department Sersheim 2026 2026
Start: 2026-07-03T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-07-04T00:00:00+00:00
Location: Feuerwehrgebäude Sersheim

150 Years Fire Department Sersheim

About 150 Years Fire Department Sersheim

On July 3rd and 4th, 2026, the Volunteer Fire Department Sersheim will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a grand jubilee festival around the fire station. A new technical assistance fire engine (HLF) will also be inaugurated. The program includes fire department demonstrations, a festive lecture, a formal ceremony, culinary catering, and an open program for the public. Free admission.

Dates 03 Jul — 04 Jul 2026

Venue Sersheim (08118)

Prices Free

Status Confirmed

Edition 2026

150 Years Fire Department Sersheim — edition 2026

The 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Sersheim Volunteer Fire Department will take place on July 3rd and 4th, 2026, around the fire station. The program includes demonstrations, inauguration of the new HLF, a formal ceremony with the music association, culinary catering, and a children's program. Free admission. 150 years of fire department history will be celebrated.

150th Anniversary 2026

The Sersheim Fire Department was founded in 1876 and is celebrating its 150th anniversary with its festive weekend on July 3–4, 2026. The program opens the fire station to the public — with demonstrations, a ceremony, catering, and a program for children.

A highlight of the weekend is the ceremonial inauguration of a new technical assistance fire engine (HLF), which modernizes the operational readiness of the department.

Highlights 150 Years Fire Department Sersheim 2026

150 Years Volunteer Fire Department Sersheim
Inauguration of the new HLF
Ceremony with promotions and honors
Demonstrations of firefighting and technical rescue
Children's program with mini-firefighter station

Programme 150 Years Fire Department Sersheim 2026

Friday, July 3, 2026

Festival evening with official ceremony and formal banquet
Speeches by the commander, mayor, district administrator
Promotions and honors
Sersheim Music Association performs
Catering and social evening

Saturday, July 4, 2026 — Open House Day

Morning: Opening for the public
Demonstrations: Firefighting with turntable ladder
Technical rescue with cutters and spreaders
Mini-firefighter station for children
Inauguration of the new HLF (Technical Assistance Fire Engine)
Taster sessions for the youth fire department
Catering with Swabian specialties
Evening: Dance stage

Catering

Swabian Maultaschen
Schwarzwurst, potato salad
Vegetarian options
Draft beer and wine
Coffee and cake

Prices 150 Years Fire Department Sersheim 2026

Free admission to the entire festival weekend. Demonstrations, ceremony, and inauguration are accessible free of charge. Catering at the stands at usual festival prices: Maultaschen 8 EUR, cake 3 EUR, draft beer approx. 3.50 EUR.

Practical information

Practical information — 150 Years Fire Department Sersheim

Getting There

Sersheim is located in the Ludwigsburg district, approx. 20 km west of Ludwigsburg. By car via the L 1141. Train: Sersheim stop. From the station, approx. 5–10 minutes walk to the fire station.

Admission

Free admission to the festival. Food and drinks at the club stands at usual festival prices.

Family-Friendly

Very family-friendly — the fire department is making the festival an open day with a children's program, helmet try-ons, and taster sessions for the youth fire department.

150 Years Volunteer Fire Department Sersheim

The Volunteer Fire Department Sersheim was founded in 1876, making it one of the oldest fire departments in the Ludwigsburg district today. In 2026, it will celebrate its 150th anniversary — an occasion for a grand festive weekend that involves the public in the fire station and the history of the association.

Anniversary Celebration July 3rd to 4th, 2026

The festive weekend runs from Friday, July 3rd, to Sunday, July 4th, 2026 — precisely two days around the fire station in Sersheim. An internal celebration will also take place in the autumn, but the main public event is the anniversary celebration in July.

Inauguration of the New HLF

A central program item is the inauguration of a new technical assistance fire engine (HLF). The HLF combines a water tank, firefighting equipment, and technical rescue gear — a key operational vehicle for modern fire departments. The ceremonial inauguration with the mayor, district administrator, and pastor is a highlight of the weekend.

The Fire Department in Numbers (End of 2025)

The Sersheim Fire Department has 90 members in three departments: 52 active firefighters, 23 members in the veteran's department, and 14 members in the youth fire department. In 2025, the fire department responded to 44 calls, with an average response time of 4.65 minutes — a very good performance for a rural fire department. Notably: 59% of the calls occurred at night. Throughout the year, the department conducted 55 drills — the focus in 2025 was on combating vegetation fires, a competence shared across five municipalities.

Festival Program for the Public

The program opens the fire station to the public: demonstrations (firefighting with a turntable ladder, technical rescue with cutters and spreaders), ceremonial act with speeches and promotions, formal ceremony with the music association, catering with Swabian specialties — Maultaschen, Schwarzwurst, potato salad, vegetarian options, draft beer. For children, there is a mini-firefighter station with a water spray test and helmet try-ons.