Use against devastating forest fires: Erzgebirge helps Meißen!
Use against devastating forest fires: Erzgebirge helps Meißen!
Gohrischheide, Deutschland - In the Erzgebirge district, an intensive commodity is currently being formed to support the district of Meißen in the fight against devastating forest fires. The 2nd extinguishing procession of the Water supply of the disaster protection remains at least until the coming weekend, such as Blick . The fire "Gohrischheide", which has already set over 950 hectares of forest area, is the largest forest fire that Saxons have experienced in the past 30 years. Numerous emergency services from the region were mobilized for the control.
On Saturday morning, the fire fighters collect themselves in the civil protection center in Annaberg -Buchholz. From there it is relocated to the area of application, which is expected to affect the area of the "Heidehäuser". In this critical situation, inter -municipal cooperation is considered essential, as district administrator Rico Anton underlines. He thanked the emergency services for their tireless commitment and emphasizes that the Erzgebirge district communicates closely with the Meißen district to react flexibly to the situation.
strategies for forest fire fighting
In the course of this challenge, the Saxon State Ministry of the Interior has developed a comprehensive strategic concept for forest and vegetation fire fighting, which has already been presented to the interior committee of the Saxon Landtag. A total of 30 million euros are available for the years 2023 to 2026. The concept should not only expand technical and technical means, but also plan training for the emergency services in order to be able to better coordinate both ground and air inserts. This reports Media Service Saxony .In addition, one must also observe the applicable provisions in dealing with open fire. During the entire Free State of Saxony, dealing with open fire in the forest is prohibited all year round. The forbidden includes smoking, grilling, campfires and even leaving sky lanterns, as the Saxon Forest Act clarifies. Violations are punished as administrative offenses and can be punished with fines of up to 1,000 euros. Information on this can be found on the website of sachsen.de .
prevention and awareness
The fire in the Saxon Switzerland National Park has been urgently shown that the risk of forest fire can increase due to climatic changes and topographical conditions. The Erzgebirge district, together with the district of Saxon Switzerland-Easter Mountains, is one of the particularly endangered areas. The new measures aim at holistic networking of preventive and defensive strategies in order to combat future fires more effectively and to ensure the safety of people and nature.
With the serious background of over 950 hectares burned forest in Saxony, the contribution of the emergency services from the Erzgebirge district is more than mere solidarity; It represents vital support in a time of the crisis. It is now up to all of us to respect nature and show necessary mindfulness in dealing with fire in the forest in order to maintain the landscape and its values for future generations.
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