The “Zonen” Rescue Station at Nyvang Experience Center is filled with amazing vehicles and fascinating stories.
Zonen was founded in 1930 by former members of Falck. Initially, the rescue station relied on private contractors, such as local mechanics with their tow trucks or haulers with ambulances. However, they were not always reliable, so Zonen eventually established its own stations, which gradually expanded across the country. In the long run, it wasn’t sustainable to have two rescue corps in Denmark, and in 1963, Falck and Zonen merged.
The building at Nyvang is the original wooden garage that housed the Høng Zonen Rescue Station in the 1950s, though the garage itself dates back to the 1930s. Høng Zonen Station was established in 1935 with a fire-fighting agreement with Finderup Municipality. However, the station soon lost its fire-fighting duties. When a fire broke out at the Zonen Rescue Station in 1939, Falck from Ruds Vedby had to put out the fire! After that, it operated as a crane truck station. When Falck and Zonen merged, the Høng station was closed.
The “Zonen” Rescue Station at Nyvang Experience Center is filled with amazing vehicles and fascinating stories.
Zonen was founded in 1930 by former members of Falck. Initially, the rescue station relied on private contractors, such as local mechanics with their tow trucks or haulers with ambulances. However, they were not always reliable, so Zonen eventually established its own stations, which gradually expanded across the country. In the long run, it wasn’t sustainable to have two rescue corps in Denmark, and in 1963, Falck and Zonen merged.
The building at Nyvang is the original wooden garage that housed the Høng Zonen Rescue Station in the 1950s, though the garage itself dates back to the 1930s. Høng Zonen Station was established in 1935 with a fire-fighting agreement with Finderup Municipality. However, the station soon lost its fire-fighting duties. When a fire broke out at the Zonen Rescue Station in 1939, Falck from Ruds Vedby had to put out the fire! After that, it operated as a crane truck station. When Falck and Zonen merged, the Høng station was closed.
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