Waldbrand alarm in Gohrischheide: Emergency forces are fighting fire!

Waldbrand alarm in Gohrischheide: Emergency forces are fighting fire!

The forest fire in Gohrischheide has been active since July 1 and has now affected an area of over 2,100 hectares. This makes this accident greater than the annual average values of the past few years in Germany - in the previous year a total of 334 hectares were damaged by 463 fires. This was known [stern.de] (https://www.stern.de/sgesellschaft/regional/berlin-brandenburg/waldbrand-Ese tactic-fuer-brand-in-gohrischheide-geendert-35872878.html). According to the current statistics, the long -term average of burned area in Germany is around 844 hectares per year.

The location in the fire area is extremely dynamic. By July 6th, around 700 fire brigade, technical relief organization, Bundeswehr and police had been on alert and mobilized. As reports tag24.de, the municipalities of Heidehäuser and Jacobsthal are still evacuated, while hoping for soon rain in the forest fire area is uncertain. Meteorologist Helga Scheef warned of thunderstorms with gusts of wind that could begin fire. Nevertheless, the night was relatively quiet without significant changes, which brings some relief.

revised tactics

Another note from [stern.de] (https://www.stern.de/sgesellschaft/regional/berlin-brandenburg/waldbrand-Use tactic-fuer-brand-in-geahheide-gea-geaendert-35872878.html) concerns the fire brigade. In order to achieve sustainable fire fighting, the fire should burn to defined boundaries in a controlled manner. This tactic aims to withdraw food to the fire and to secure long -term deletion success. Several innovative extinguishing techniques are currently in use, including armored extinguishing technology, extinguishing helicopters from the Bundeswehr and unmanned fire robots.

The fire fighting is particularly challenging due to the ammunition load in the former military training area, which also makes the extinguishing work difficult. In addition, the high smoke development that moves to Berlin ensures health concerns. Several Brandenburg circles have already given warnings.

A look at the forest fire in Germany

Environmental Federal Office emphasizes that an increasing risk of forest fire is expected through increasing temperatures and decreasing precipitation, which underlines the situation in Gohrischheide.

The dynamics of the fire reflects the dangers that forest fires can represent for ecosystems. In addition to the obvious interns for humans and animals, the long -term effects on the forest ecosystems are also alarming, one should keep in mind that the forest fire season is expanding into late summer and autumn.

The situation remains tense, and the emergency services will continue to do everything possible to combat the fire and protect the affected areas. The developments in Gohrischheide are a concise example of the challenges in front of which we face in the face of climate change.