Hallo Dave, hallo collin,
I'am very happy that you can understand a little bit German :-) , so I can write in German if there's a word that I can't explain in English. In the next time I will need some more information (and some "deeper") information like the firefighters in the UK get their training. In Germany we have so called "Landesfeuerschulen", this are schools, where the firefighters get their training. Each federal state (Bundesland) like Saxony, Bavaria and so on has such a school. There are trainings "within" the administrative districts, too.
I will begin to write the article in about 2 weeks! In February 2006 I have to finish it/them! So in the next time I need your help much more!!! There will be many special (technical) words I don't know and I hope you will help me to translate them!
So thank you all very much for helping me!!!
If anybody want to get some information about fire brigades in Germany, I will answer your questions as good as I can!
Many Greets from the east of Germany - Saxony!
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Wee brian do you speak German, too! That's wonderfull!!!