Great fire in Gohrischheide: THW Bautzen is fighting the flames!

Great fire in Gohrischheide: THW Bautzen is fighting the flames!

In the turbulent situation around the major fire in the Gohrischheide in the Meißen district, the emergency services are still required. The flames have been in fully force since Tuesday afternoon, the smell of Rauch moves to Upper Lusatia. The volunteer fire brigade, supported by numerous aid organizations, is fighting the elementary threat, which has been tightening since Thursday evening. The THW local association Bautzen has provided decisive support with a high-performance pump. The first THW members competed at 11:30 p.m. to help with water supply, so [Sächsische.de] (https://www.saechenische.de/lokales/bautzen-lk/bautzen/grossbrand-in-der-gohrischheide-so-hilft- the-thw-construction with one high-performance pump bee-qf2PD5KC65F7RGH6MUTMU4Pa.html? Outputtype = valid_amp).

The THW Bautzen brought a specialty: a large pump called "Hannibal", which works with impressive 5,000 liters of water per minute and can fill or empty a standard bathtub in no time. In addition, the Bautzen emergency services provide 24,000-liter bubbles that serve as flexible water storage. These foldable large containers have a capacity that corresponds to about 160 bathtubs. These water reserves are strategically provided and buffered to combat the major fires.

Cooperative effort

The extinguishing activities in the Gohrischheide are not only supported by the THW. More than 500 fire brigade, Bundeswehr and various aid organizations work on site. Among them are 360 ​​emergency services who helped the flames in the direction of the neighboring towns on the night. According to the last reports, the situation has calmed down a bit, since sunken temperatures and wind still improve the conditions. However, there is also the dangerous possibility that the herd of fire can flare up again, as well as mdr.de noticed.

A helicopter of the federal police dropped around 63,000 liters of fire water on Thursday, while the Bundeswehr sent two fire -fighting helicopters to combat the fire. The emergency services take advantage of the terrain, but you have to pay attention to where you can fly because the soil is partly loaded with old ammunition. For this reason, the air support is only used via previously explored burns.

The challenge of the environmental conditions

The extinguishing work is not only difficult by the fiery element itself, but also by the environment, which is still stressed by old ammunitions. This presents the emergency services with additional challenges. As a precaution, the city of Dresden has issued a general order that prohibits entering the forest in forest fire theater levels 4 and 5. Parking outside of designated parking space, especially on the edge of the forest, is also not permitted.

Hope for an improvement in the situation exists with the upcoming rain on Sunday or Monday. Until then, everyone has the appeal to keep their eyes open and to adhere to the orders of the emergency services. The THW Bautzen, which counts up to 69 active members, is regularly challenged for flood and storm operations, and shows once again how important its role is in crisis situations, as is also Thw.de illustrates.