Amtsfeuerwehrfest Amt Trittau in Witzhave

Fire Brigade Festival with Tradition

The Amtsfeuerwehrfest of the Amt Trittau is an annual gathering of the volunteer fire brigades from all municipal communities in the southern Stormarn district. The hosting role rotates from year to year among the brigades — in 2026, the Witzhave Volunteer Fire Brigade will be the organizer on May 30, starting at 12 PM.

Program and Schedule

What you can expect at an Amtsfeuerwehrfest and find in Witzhave in 2026:

• A parade of all Amt fire brigades with flags, uniforms, and sometimes historical vehicles through the town
• Honors for deserving comrades — long-term membership, special missions, awards from the State Fire Brigade Association
• Competitions between the brigades — firefighting attack, obstacle course, traditional skill exercises
• Festival with catering (sausages, cake, draft beer), music, and games for children
• Meeting between volunteer firefighters and the population of the Amt

Witzhave and the Amt Trittau

The small community of Witzhave in the Stormarn district (state of Schleswig-Holstein) is located about 25 kilometers east of Hamburg in the Amt Trittau — an administrative association of several municipalities with its seat in the market town of Trittau. The Witzhave Volunteer Fire Brigade is part of the dense network of volunteer brigades that ensures fire protection and technical assistance in a region where a professional fire brigade is not feasible due to geographical reasons.

Volunteerism in Focus

Fire brigade festivals like the Amtsfeuerwehrfest are more than just public entertainment: they are platforms where volunteerism is made visible, new members are recruited, and communities show their respect to the brigades. In Schleswig-Holstein, the fire service is deeply embedded in local community structures — almost every municipality, even very small ones, has its own brigade.