Waldbrand alarm in the Harz: fire brigade fights against blazing flames!

Waldbrand alarm in the Harz: fire brigade fights against blazing flames!

The Harz is currently showing one of its dangerous pages: Since Sunday evening, June 22nd, a forest fire in the Goslar area, which has taken up an area of ​​around 8 hectares up to this point. This corresponds to more than eleven soccer fields. As the Hannoversche Allgemeine, around 300 firefighters are in action to fight the flames. These brave men and women focus primarily on combating fire on the ground, while the extinguishing helicopters cannot fly due to adverse wind conditions that make the area of ​​application difficult.

Current (as of June 24) the fire is not yet completely under control, and there is a risk that embers' nests will rescue again. The cause of the fire cannot currently be investigated and the police have initiated fire investigation. In recent years, the district of Göttingen has had to struggle with similar major fires in the Harz several times, among others in 2022 and 2024.

fire brigade in continuous use

Die [Norddeutsche Rundschau] (https://www.ndr.de/niederrichten/niedersachsen/braunschweig_harz_goettingen/waldbrand-im-harz-bei-feuer-iSt-Ant-under-controlle, forestbrand-226.html) emphasizes that not only the staff of the fire brigade-over 50% on Tuesday- Play: The higher the humidity, the easier the fire fighting. However, strong winds are an additional challenge. Around 320 firefighters are currently on site. The necessary tools, such as helicopters and a fire -fighting aircraft, could only be used under difficult conditions. The fire areas include the area between the Granetalsperre and Goslar, which is widely blocked to protect third parties from smoke and heat.

While the emergency services do their best to control the situation, visitors are urged to follow the rules of behavior in order to avoid additional fire risks. This is mainly done through warning messages via the "Nina" app. Introdders who hinder the fire brigade with their vehicles also slow down the use.

forest statistics and challenges

The topic of forest fire is by no means new. As Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, data on forest fires have been collected since the 1970s. These include area sizes, causes, losses and the expenditure for prevention and control. It is particularly important to preserve the ecological functions of the forest in densely populated areas like Germany. The target is to significantly reduce the number of fires and the area sizes in future events.

In recent years, the damage cases have risen sharply due to fires. In 2024 there were already nine fires in the Goslar district, and until today, June 24, 2025, we count eight fires - without the current major fire. Therefore, there is hope that the committed emergency services can contain the fire as quickly as possible and that visitors can also move safely in the forests in the future.