Risk of forest fire in Brandenburg: warning of smoke and smell of fire!
Risk of forest fire in Brandenburg: warning of smoke and smell of fire!
In the past few days, a forest fire in Gohrischheide near Zeithain, near the Saxon-Brandenburg border, has caused excitement. According to the [Volksstimme] (https://www.volksvstimme.de/panorama/wind-dreweren-brandenburg-warung-vor-brandgeruch- 4078201), the competent authority warned of a striking smell of fire that has covered large parts of Brandenburg. The wind had turned and now blows from the south, which means that the smoke and odor nuisance in the neighboring districts of Elbe-Elster, Dahme-Spreewald, Oberspreewald-Lausitz and Teltow-Fläming are increasingly perceived.No reason to panic? Not quite! The population is urgently asked to find out whether a fire has occurred near them. Especially in the counties in which the warnings have been published, increased vigilance is required. Emergency services had already prepared for possible flaring of the fire, as the district office in Meißen announced.
smoke and evacuations
The location of the fires in Gohrischheide remains stable for the time being. Tagesschau reported that the Saxon side is not yet affected, although the Brandenburg fire brigade is alerted. Another point: the smoke is perceptible to the south of Berlin and the regional control center Lausitz has issued corresponding hazard information. The first evacuations had to be carried out on Friday evening, including in Jacobsthal Bahnhof, where the fire brigade asked the residents to leave.
The emergency services, including with additional support from the Bundeswehr, are ready. Several helicopters are used to combat the flames, with the coordination of Brandenburg. Martin Neumann, the head of operations at the Liebenwerda fire brigade, emphasized that the cool night prevented the spread of the flames.
the forest fire and its consequences
forest fires are not a new phenomenon in Germany, quite the contrary. According to the Federal Environment Agency, there were a total of 1,059 forest fires last year, with Brandenburg most of the cases. In 2023, 251 fires were registered there - this speaks for the danger that such extreme weather conditions have. In particular, the region around Jüterbog often suffered from the increasing number of forest fires.
experts also warn that warm temperatures and reduced precipitation will increase the likelihood of fires in the coming decades. This particularly affects younger and light coniferous forests that are considered susceptible. To counteract this, it is recommended to convert needle tree monocultures in mixed forests. Clear words that affect us all - our dealings with nature needs more mindfulness.
In this critical phase, we only have to carefully observe the outbreak of fire and the upcoming weather conditions and to pay attention to the information from the authorities. There is a lot of us that the damage remains as low as possible.
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