Best Badge Of The Fire Service.

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''Best'' badge

Bestenabzeichen der Feuerwehr

This badge was awarded from 1980-1990 for the acknowledgment of outstanding achievements to members of the volunteer fire-brigades.
Solving of tasks preventing or fighting fires as well as increasing the readiness of the application of fire-brigades, with the development of the creative initiative for exemplary service execution, with exemplary results in the socialist competition and in the new movement.

The Ministry of the Interior instituted this decoration on the 1st July 1980.
Awarded to the the volunteer fire-brigade and to the people's police/branch fire-brigade.
With the ''Best'' badge award of the fire-brigade the recipient recieved an award document. In the case of a repetitive honour only a second document was awarded.
The honour with the ''Best'' badge of the fire-brigade usually took place on 1st May, to 7th October, before the local advice and/or the director/conductor of the volunteer fire-brigade and on specific occasions.
For special achievements, which were connected with outstanding personal engagment, the honour could take place directly.
The badge was worn over the right upper pocket of the uniform jacket. The recipients of this badge were justified to wear it on civilian clothes.
The wearing of this badge since 1990 is forbidden

The reverse is smooth, found in three forms:
bronze gold/red laquer, later with a polyester coating and the last version, iron gold coloured with a polyester coat

Width/height: 34 mm/42 mm