On September 9, celebrations were held to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Volunteer Fire Department in Nowogrodziec.

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The firefighters report:

The ceremony began with Holy Mass offered for the firefighters. Then the unit, led by the Municipal Brass Band under the direction of Bandmaster Jan Chojnacki, went in front of the Firehouse in Nowogrodziec, where a ceremonial assembly was held. The ceremony commander was Chief Rafał Fajkowski.

They add:

The most important moment was the unit’s decoration with the Gold Medal for Meritorious Service to the Fire Service. Decorations and letters of commendation were also presented to the firefighters. Members of the Youth Fire Brigade took an oath on the banner and were sworn in as firefighters. Rev. Krzysztof Słabicki, Parish Priest of the Parish of Saints Apostles Peter and Paul in Nowogrodziec, was appointed chaplain of our unit.

They also emphasize:

The ceremony was honored by the presence of:

  • Robert Marek Relich, Mayor of Nowogrodziec;
  • Szymon Pogoda – Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland;
  • Brigadier General Marek Kamiński – Lower Silesian Provincial Commander of the State Fire Service in Wrocław;
  • Firefighter Tomasz Stanowski – President of the Provincial Board of the Association of Volunteer Fire Departments in Wrocław;
  • Senior Brigadier Piotr Pilarczyk, Deputy County Commander of the State Fire Service in Bolesławiec;
  • Firefighter Stanisław Żółtański, President of the County Board of the Association of Volunteer Fire Departments of the Republic of Poland in Bolesławiec;
  • Firefighter Eugeniusz Pańków, President of the Municipal-County Board of the Association of Volunteer Fire Departments of the Republic of Poland in Nowogrodziec;
  • Rev. Krzysztof Słabicki;
  • retired Colonel of the Fire Service Czesław Deresz;
  • Agata Kleszczyńska, Director of GCKIS in Nowogrodziec;
  • Radosław Szmit, village head of Nowogrodziec;
  • Alina Sudoł-Kornalewicz, Forest District Manager of the Lwówek Śląski Forest District;
  • Honor guards with banners from the Volunteer Fire Departments in Czerna, Gościszów, Gierałtów, Wykroty and Zebrzydowa, who presented gifts and wishes to the unit’s President, Firefighter Marek Przychodzki, on the occasion of the anniversary being celebrated.

The honorees: – 75 years of activity are behind us; we are not stopping, we remain vigilant and continue to develop!