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[3] Fire brigade museum

Fire department museum
Historic fire station with hose tower
fire department museum
historical firefighting equipment

Description

Haunted by devastating fires and constantly living in fear of flames, people have lived since the Middle Ages. Three times, Teterow was overcome by a destructive fire. In February 1868, the Teterow Volunteer Fire Brigade was founded. The handover of the new pump house at the mill pond in 1896 was a hard-fought recognition for the comrades. For the next 70 years, it would be the home of the brigade. After a severe storm in the autumn of 1964, the hose tower tilted so much, that it had to be torn down. In the mid-1990s, the old pump house was restored and the hose tower was faithfully rebuilt. Today, the building houses a fire brigade museum.