Voluntary fire departments across Germany are desperate for recruits. More than a few are looking to refugees to stock up this service.
The 31-year-old refugee from Sudan, Jalal Daoud, is training together with the other members of the Flechtorf fire service in Lower Saxony. Only a short while ago Daoud didn’t know a thing about fire rescue. But that’s almost impossible to tell from watching him work.
He's far from alone in arriving in the Bundesrepublik after fleeing conflict and volunteering to save lives. The German Fire Service Association knows of around 50 fire departments across Germany whose members include refugees, the Local reports.
