Federal police in anti-forest fire use: helicopters are fighting the flames!
Federal police in anti-forest fire use: helicopters are fighting the flames!
In the fight against the devastating forest and vegetation fires in Germany, the federal police are increasingly relating to their helicopter fleet. On July 5, 2025, the aircraft group was once again used in Saxony and Thuringia to fight the fire. According to the information from cityreport flew a total of 100 arrival and threw impressive flights 180,000 liters of fire water. In Gösselsdorf, where the situation was also tense, 55 approaches were carried out, with about 99,000 liters of water going into the air.
The support of the federal police in forest fires has increased since July 1, 2025 and now includes operations in Brandenburg (including in Treuenbrietzen and Jüterbog), Saxony and Thuringia. To date, there have been 371 approaches with a water drop quantity of around 667,800 liters. These wearing measures may be expensive, but they are necessary, because the situation is further difficult by ammunition residues in the ground, which makes it difficult for the fire brigade to be used.
technical support and organizational structure
The federal police operate one of the largest police flight service organizations worldwide. With an impressive stock of 94 helicopters, it is the second largest operator of civil aircraft in Germany, only behind Lufthansa. These helicopters are not only used for forest fire fighting, but also support border, rail and sea monitoring as well as in other disaster relief measures.
One of the helicopter types used is the "Super Puma", which is equipped with "Bambi Buckets" - an external water container that makes air support considerably easier for inserts. In an example of July 3, 2025, 42 approaches were carried out when combating a fire in the former military training area at Jüterbog and a good 75,600 liters of extinguishing water were thrown off, reports Süderelbe24 .
investments for the future
In the course of the ongoing challenges, the federal police plans to invest in new helicopters for around 1.5 billion euros. This is a reaction to the increasing demands on forest fire fighting, which has increased significantly in recent years. This investment could improve the operational capacity of the federal police in the long run and tackle the challenges in coping with natural disasters, as from DetailsOrt Gohrischheide, Sachsen, Deutschland Quellen
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