Waldbrand in Gohrischheide: Location stable, disaster alarm canceled!

Waldbrand in Gohrischheide: Location stable, disaster alarm canceled!

in the Gohrischheide, an idyllic forest area in the district of Meißen, can be breathed out: the disaster alarm was lifted after the foci and embers' foci and embers could be successfully combated. District Administrator Ralf Hänsel is relieved by the control of the fire, which broke out a week ago and suffered an area of 24 square kilometers. The total area of the Gohrischheide is 28 square kilometers. The team, consisting of fire brigade, Bundeswehr, police and other organizations, was fully able to trust the impressive technical resources, which are now becoming increasingly important in the region. [Deutschlandfunk] (https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/waldbrand-in-der-gohrischheide- Landkreis-Meissen-Heb-katstrophenalarm-Auf-102.html) reports that the situation is currently considered stable.

Despite this positive turn, the challenges should not be underestimated. The railway line between Riesa/Bogendreieck Zeithain and Falkenberg was closed as a precaution, even if it is not directly affected. Train employees have access restrictions, and freight traffic is only led on diversion routes. The background of these measures is not only the current missions, but also the teachings from a comparable forest fire in 2022, which already aroused a certain premonition on the danger potential. So the access roads were improved and beats were beaten to make future fire fights more effective, such as MDR reported.

technical resources and effective strategies

An exciting aspect of the latest missions was the use of large pumps by the Technical Relief Agency (THW), which continuously pump water from a gravel pit near Boragk. These huge pumps can promote up to 25,000 liters per minute and at the same time feed three water bubbles that are available to the fire brigade and farmers. This was made possible by modern laboratory and technology design as well as through constant training, which should better prepare the emergency services for such emergencies.

The current risk of forest fire is not only determined by local conditions, but also by global developments such as climate change that extends the forest fire season. World events are also evident in other regions of Europe: in Crete and in Turkey, emergency services are fighting against devastating fires. In Gohrischheide, the technical equipment of the fire -fighting units has also improved, although critical voices of the German Fire Brigade Association indicate that Germany lags behind in the equipment compared to countries like Poland. Support in use is becoming increasingly important through modern devices and technologies to increase both security and efficiency. For example, extinguishing robots and AI-based systems could revolutionize fire fighting, whereby the focus is increasingly on prevention and early detection, as [engineer] (https://www.ingenieur.de/technik/fachgebäge/welt/waldbrandbeka- Technik-methoden-zukunft/)

prevention and further steps

The fight against forest fires is also associated with a number of challenges. These include ammunition -contaminated areas that require special safety precautions. In addition, steep terrain proves to be difficult for the coordination of use. Strategies for forest fire prevention are also important: open fire should be avoided in the forest and near it, cigarette butts must be disposed of properly, and vehicles have lost nothing on dry grass.

Experiences from the fire and the new extinguishing techniques could help strengthen the region's resilience against future fires. The emergency services learn continuously from their missions, which should ultimately have a positive effect on fire fighting. The path to optimal equipment and preparation is still a long time, but the developments already show that progress is being made to be better prepared for the climatic challenges of the future.