Hans-Ludwig Sämann and Ralf Wiese from the Braunschweig Fire Brigade and Youth Fire Brigade Support Association presented the museum with an infection transport vehicle (ITW) that had been faithfully restored by members of the association.

The vehicle, which was first registered in 1974, was the highest technical standard at the time and was created in response to the resurgence of smallpox and other epidemics. The unique design meant that people infected with infectious diseases and suspected cases could be transported safely.

At the time, the ITW was jointly financed by the towns and municipalities of the former administrative district of Braunschweig. It was a forward-looking cooperation project that was only used a few times during its operational period up to 1995. The city of Salzgitter was also involved in the ITW at the time. Lord Mayor Frank Klingebiel was delighted with the new addition: "The infection transport vehicle brings a highly interesting piece of technology and contemporary history to the Salder Castle Municipal Museum. The jointly financed vehicle shows what we can achieve together, and not just at municipal level."

Klaus-Peter Bachmann, former Vice President of the Lower Saxony State Parliament and First Chairman of the Braunschweig Fire Brigade and Youth Fire Brigade Support Association, also welcomed the new location: "The fact that we can now present this almost 50-year-old, unique vehicle, which is also registered as a historic vehicle, in Salder Castle is a great decision by Mayor Klingebiel, for which I would like to express my sincere thanks."

The plan is to present the ITW in the technical history section of the museum's permanent exhibition in future. This section is currently being revised and should be reopened to the public in the course of 2021 if possible.