St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters, the 145th anniversary of the Debrecen Fire Brigade and the 100th anniversary of the Debrecen Professional Fire Brigade were celebrated on 3 May.
At the ceremonial meeting held in the ceremonial hall of the Reformed College in Debrecen, dr. K谩roly Fekete, Bishop of the Trans-Tisza Reformed Diocese, greeted and praised the audience, followed by a speech by L谩szl贸 Papp, Mayor of Debrecen, and Tam谩s Pint茅r, Director of the Hajd煤-Bihar County Disaster Management Directorate.
After several decades, this was the first day of firefighting, when Brigadier General Ferenc Kov谩cs was already a guest. In recognition of his work, Zolt谩n Pajna, the chairman of the Hajd煤-Bihar County Assembly, handed over the Bocskai saber, which symbolizes the unity of the people of Hajd煤-Bihar.
At the ceremony, a short film was made about the Debrecen Fire Department, which has a great historical past, and then awards were presented.
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