Bad Homburg has had a volunteer fire department for a long time.
The oldest fire department in the city districts is the Bad Homburg City Volunteer Fire Brigade. It was founded on June 15, 1859 in the "Zur Rose" inn. It was the fourth volunteer fire department in the Duchy of Nassau. The others were in Wiesbaden, Herborn and Frankfurt-Höchst. The firefighters used to have to pay the rent for the fire station themselves. The fire station was a barn with a water barrel and an ambulance. Today, the city fire brigade has a modern fire station in the city center.
The volunteer fire department in the Kirdorf district has existed since 1887, after a number of major fires. Less than seven years later, the marching band was founded. It is still active and popular today.
The volunteer fire department in Dornholzhausen was founded in 1922. The municipality gave the firefighters a fire engine. This is now in the fire department museum in Fulda. The firefighters did not get their own vehicle until 1957.
There was a major fire in a barn in Gonzenheim in 1899. This led to the founding of the volunteer fire department. The firefighters worked well with their colleagues from neighboring towns. This enabled them to prevent major damage. the fire brigade was then founded in 1900.
The volunteer fire department in Ober-Erlenbach is still young. It was founded in 1949. Before that, all residents had to help. After the volunteer fire department was founded, there was still a compulsory fire department.
The volunteer fire department has existed in Ober-Eschbach since 1941.
