Life -saving fire brigade in Zweibrücken: often too late on site!

Life -saving fire brigade in Zweibrücken: often too late on site!

Dr.-Ehrensberger-Straße, 66482 Zweibrücken, Deutschland - A worrying report on the operational capacity of the fire brigade in Zweibrücken illuminates the challenges that rescue workers face. The fire brigade was alerted during an apartment fire on New Year's Eve 2023. But how the Rheinpfalz If the fire brigade only reaches the location in Zweibrücken in half of the cases within eight minutes, although this period is the maximum requirement. The delays are not only an operational problem, but can also result in life threats for those affected.

The fire brigade in Germany reacted to fires and explosions in around 229,000 missions, and the number of fatalities by smoke, fire and flames was 333. According to Statista Saving, deleting, mounting and protecting. In recent times, however, the focus has increasingly shifted to saving people in emergencies. In 2022 there were about 2.8 million missions that were carried out specifically for the rescue of people in the event of illness or in emergencies.

Lack of personnel and false alarms

The Rheinpfalz note that the problems with the deployment times also indicate an increased personnel requirement. The fees not only fight with missions, but are also confronted with an increase in the false alarms. Around 403,000 false alarms were registered in 2022. These can further endanger valuable operating times and the operational readiness of the fire brigades. In cities such as North Rhine-Westphalia and Berlin, such false alarms are becoming increasingly common, which also contains the resources of the emergency services.

The recruitment of new members remains crucial to maintain the operational readiness. At the end of 2022, around 3.9 out of 5.4 percent of the German population were active fire brigade, with the volunteer fire departments made the largest proportion of over one million members. Around 114,000 active members act in these organizations.

statistics and security measures

The vfdb (Association for the promotion of German fire protection) dealt with the recording of fire statistics in Germany. The VfDB fire damage statistics collects data from fire brigade operations and offers a central database that currently includes reports of over 5,000 missions. The aim of this survey is to gain reliable knowledge of the fire and the associated security measures. VfDB works with various institutions to improve the data situation on causes of fire and consequences.

increased focus on personnel and material resources is necessary. This is the only way to react promptly and efficiently to emergencies in order to save lives and minimize damage.