The all -clear in Brandenburg: Rubbing by forest fire banned!

The all -clear in Brandenburg: Rubbing by forest fire banned!

Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Deutschland - on July 10, 2025, the odor nuisance in several Brandenburg regions is dominated by a recently reported forest fire in the Gohrischheide. As news.de Give the all -clear 07:36. Previously, a smell of fire was startled by the residents in Cottbus, Dahme-Spreewald, Elbe-Elster, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Spree-Neiße and Teltow-Fläming after the smoke was increasingly perceptible due to a new wind.

Already on July 5, 2025, a warning was issued at 2:51 p.m. to persuade people to contact emergency 112 in real emergencies if a fire was suspected. The warning messages are generated automatically and checked randomly to protect the population in the best possible way.

forest fire in Gohrischheide

The fire breaks out at the Brandenburg-Saxon state border in Gohrischheide and affects an area of around 1,000 hectares on the Saxon side. According to RBB24, the fire was not able to go any further overnight, but the Brandenburg fire brigade remains in constant willingness to alert. Optimal weather conditions at night, including cooler temperatures, have prevented further spread to Brandenburg soil.

However, the smoke has reached a distance of over 100 kilometers and was to smell to Berlin, Potsdam and Schönefeld. In this situation, the residents were asked to ensure that there is no fire near them, while the railway line near blazing flames is endangered and the place Jacobsthal station had to be evacuated.

emergency services at full speed

In order to effectively combat the fire, additional emergency services have been requested. In Saxony-Anhalt, specialists were sent to combat vegetation fires, while Brandenburg takes over the air coordination for extinguishing helicopters from the federal police and the Bundeswehr. A total of four fire -fighting helicopters and two water cannons are also used and an automated fire engine from Brandenburg has arrived on site.

forest fires are an increasingly pressing problem in Germany that reinforces the climate crisis. According to Statista, over 1,200 hectares in Germany were destroyed by forest fires in 2023, while in 2022 the maximum value of over 3,000 hectares was recorded. The causes are often in arson or human negligence, which makes prevention also challenging.