Waldbrand near Senftenberg: fire brigade successfully ends extinguishing work!

Waldbrand near Senftenberg: fire brigade successfully ends extinguishing work!

In the beautiful nature of Brandenburg, it burns violently: Despite the challenging conditions, the fire brigade seems to win the upper hand. On Thursday, a forest fire near Senftenberg broke out in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district. According to a spokeswoman for the Lausitz control center, the extinguishing work has now largely been completed. Over 100 firefighters were in action for several hours to cope with the fire, which had set a hectare forest between Peickwitz and Biehlen, for example. On Thursday evening, the emergency services were finally able to extinguish the most flames, but a fire security guard remains on site to continue to monitor the area, such as RBB24.

This type of fires is not unusual in our region, especially in the current warm season. The forest takes on an important role in Germany - if I can say that, it is not only a supplier of wood and habitat for many animals, but also an important retreat for us humans. The Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food has collected data on forest fires since the 1970s to better understand the situation and prevent future fires.

support and major challenges in Lieberose

parallel to the extinguishing work near Senftenberg, the fire brigade is fighting against a major fire in the Lieberoser Heide. This has recorded an area of ​​around 100 hectares since Monday morning - and that in an area that is densely overgrown and lies between Byhlen and Klein Liebitz. With around 120 emergency services, supported by around 30 emergency vehicles, the fire brigades are against the flames. One can imagine that the conditions are anything but simple: Due to the risk of ammunition in the area, the extinguishing work may only be carried out via released paths. Federal Police and Bundeswehr helicopters were mobilized to support the extinguishing work from the air, as reported by the Wochenkurier. This major damage situation has now also transferred responsibility for fire fighting to the Dahme-Spreewald district.

The situation is serious. District Administrator Stephan Loge asks the residents to keep windows and doors closed because smoke moves into the surrounding areas. There is no need to think about evacuation or road closures - not yet. State Secretary Katrin Lange is also planning to visit the area of ​​application in the afternoon in order to get an idea of ​​the situation. It remains to be seen how the situation will develop.

The meaning of the forest in the context of the fires

The current fire events impressively show how important the protection of our forests is. According to the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food, the forest not only occupies a protective function for the environment, but also serves as a retreat for many animal species and as a recreation room for us humans. Active forest fire prevention has recently become increasingly important to minimize the number and area size of fires. The data determined to prevent and combat forest fires are of great importance for this.

The events of these days are a clear call to keep your eyes and ears open. Nature needs protection and the emergency services need our support. Together we should do everything we can to preserve the forest and our environment.