Bernau under Sturm: Fire brigade fights against trees and thunderstorms!
Bernau under Sturm: Fire brigade fights against trees and thunderstorms!
Bernau, Deutschland - This week the volunteer fire brigade in Bernau held full work on the front fronts. At the beginning of the week, a windy deep hit the city that kept the emergency services on. The fire chief Jörg Erdmann described that Bernau was lucky - the oppressive thunderstorm cells only roamed the city, but there were still numerous bent branches and falling trees. The last cleanup after the thunderstorms took place on Thursday evening. "It was a work -intensive week for us," says Erdmann.
Monday was particularly exciting when the storm low "Ziros" led to 34 missions in Bernau. The following Thursday evening the firefighters had to go again after further thunderstorms moved across the region and triggered 23 missions. These came at the same time, which led to an alarm of all guards. A technical operations management was set up in the urban weir for smooth coordination.alert and first missions
The firefighters have already warned prematurely to prepare for the stormy conditions. Storm low "Zeynep" was on the way to Bernau and the first storm -related operations were not long in coming. All available emergency services from the Bernau fire brigade were called for a central coordination, including Mayor André Stahl, who thanked the firefighters for their operational readiness and wanted a quiet night.
On Friday evening there was an official storm warning that predicted a wind speed of up to 115 km/h in exposed locations. Citizens were asked not to stay in parks or forests and to secure loose objects. In view of the recent experiences with extreme weather conditions, these precautions occupy significant space, such as the heavy rainfalls in July 2021, which in various regions made in Germany to flood, or the "Friederike" hurricane, which left many households without electricity
a remarkable balance sheet
Overall, the emergency services were playing a lot of sweating during the week. In the district of Barnim, the fire brigade and THW counted over 306 missions on Thursday. The number had already grown to around 450 by Saturday morning, with the focus on fallen trees and torn electricity and telephone lines. In the neighboring municipality of Wandlitz, the volunteer fire brigade from Bernau helped with a lifting vehicle until the early hours of the morning.
"The missions went smoothly from the point of view of the fire brigade," said Erdmann, who thanked all the emergency services. A clear success story in the midst of the challenges that the weather brought with it and which impressively shows how important preparation is important. State assistance systems cannot help in large -scale damage, as they have often occurred in the past, and do not help everywhere. It is all the more important that citizens can also act independently until state help arrives.
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