Waldbrand in Jüterbog: Fire unleashed on ammunition -contaminated terrain!
Waldbrand in Jüterbog: Fire unleashed on ammunition -contaminated terrain!
On Wednesday there was a dramatic forest fire in the region around Jüterbog, which broke out on the former military training area on Keilberg. Around 40 hectares of forest area have already been affected. The situation is particularly critical because the soil is heavily burdened with old ammunition, which makes the emergency services considerable. As maz-online.de reports, access for the fire brigade is impossible via conventional paths, so that drones must be used to explore the fire.
Rauch development is not only visible in the affected area, but also reaches adjacent communities. The local authorities have published a hazard information and observe the situation closely. The Brandenburg forest protection officer Raimund Engel said that the emergency services are currently in the exploration phase. The aim is to control the location, while the fire brigade is particularly moist, as the foci of fire is considered too dangerous.
forest fire risk in Brandenburg
Brandenburg has one of the regions affected by old ammunition. About 300,000 hectares of these areas are in the forest, which is around a third of the forest areas of the state. According to tagesschau.de there were already several forest fires in the region in the past few days. A fire in Kleinbahren near Sonnewalde could be brought under control to 22 hectares, while in other parts of Brandenburg, such as in Treuenbrietzen and the Gohrischheide, there is a fire.
A look into the past shows that since 2002 the ten largest forest fires in Brandenburg broke only on ammunition -contaminated areas. In recent years, the fight against these fires has turned out to be particularly challenging, since the old ammunition could fly in the air in heat or mechanical stress. Like DetailsOrt Jüterbog, Brandenburg, Deutschland Quellen