Cottbus rehearses the emergency: Large exercise of the emergency services on July 4th!

Cottbus rehearses the emergency: Large exercise of the emergency services on July 4th!

Cottbus, Deutschland - On July 4, 2025, Cottbus will be included in the scene of a large disaster exercise, the fire brigade, emergency services and the Medical University of Lausitz (MUL-CT). The aim of this exercise is to test the processes and cooperation in large damage situations. Like LR Online in the Spreeauenpark, in which a lightning strike causes dozens of injuries and 5000 people flee in panic.

The trainer Ingolf Zellmann emphasizes that there is also real medical help for the needy during this simulation. Even if the exercise has to be adjusted or even canceled, medical care is guaranteed by the nearby facilities. The city of Cottbus will also have to expect traffic restrictions and flashing lights around the Spreeauenpark, as city spokesman Jan Gloßmann said.

preparation for an emergency

The exercise is part of the continuous efforts to make effective emergency and crisis management. In such a incident, it is important to be able to organize quickly and efficiently, which must not only be considered at the local level, but also from an interdisciplinary perspective. According to wikipedia this management should also include prevention, identification and analysis of risks.

The Medical University of Lausitz plays a central role in this. Your central interdisciplinary emergency room, directed by chief physician Dr. med. Tim Flasbeck, specializes in various diseases and levels of severity and opened around the clock. A equipped with 20 treatment places in the open spatial concept and other specialized rooms can react well to emergencies. The emergency room is not only modern, but also offers close cooperation with specialist clinics, which ensures effective patient care, as described on the MUC-CT website. Mul-CT emphasizes how important highly efficient spatial and operating concepts are, especially in crisis situations.

The importance of exercises

With such a disaster exercise, it is not only practiced how to react in an emergency, but also tested the handling of the stressful situation and working together different emergency services. Expert: Inside, emphasize that such exercises are essential in order to remain capable of acting in the event of cases and to internalize the necessary processes. The knowledge from the exercise will also help to further optimize the structures and processes.

Overall, this initiative shows that the city of Cottbus is determined together with the MOL-CT and the local emergency services to be well prepared if the unpredictable occurrence should occur. In this way, findings flow into emergency and crisis management that help to ensure the safety and health of the population.

The population is asked to keep calm during the exercise and not to attract attention, since many of the measures planned for the emergency are tested. Cottbus shows that you are prepared for all eventualities with foresight and planning.