Burns twice in everyday life: Oschatz fights against fire devils!

Burns twice in everyday life: Oschatz fights against fire devils!

On Tuesday afternoon, a forest and field fire broke out between Calbitz and Collm, which mobilized the fire brigade into a great commitment. Almost all fire brigades of the surrounding communities such as Luppa, Wermsdorf, Collm, Oschatz, Maltkwitz and Dahlen were alerted. The main goal was to prevent the fire. Fortunately, the damage incurred was low. Firefighters from Luppa had the opportunity to practically use their knowledge from a recently completed course to combat vegetation, which turned out to be extremely valuable and shows how important such training is.

in advance, on Monday afternoon, the Oschatz firefighters fought with a kitchen fire in a apartment block on the Langen Rain. The fire brigade was alerted at 2:50 p.m. as a dense smoke from a tilted window. The rapidly arriving emergency services discovered a small fire in the kitchen, which could be deleted quickly. Nevertheless, the smoke load was considerable and the affected apartment is currently uninhabitable. The resident had to be taken to the hospital, while two other people were able to leave the building independently. A smoke curtain was used to prevent the smoke from spreading in the building. A total of 17 emergency services were on site, and the police have started the cause of the fire to bring light into the dark.

training and preparation for vegetation fires

The Bielefeld fire brigade gave a successful example in this regard. At a large -scale exercise on November 13, around 150 emergency services from 13 different extinguishing departments mobilized to test the procedure for a forest fire. On the basis of an assumed fire scenario in the dense forest area near the "Senner Hellweg" hiking parking lot, it became clear how important the cooperation between the volunteer fire brigade, professional fire brigade and aid organizations is. Through modern methods such as supporting drones and compliance with strict hygiene concepts, the exercise could not only be designed in accordance with the pandemic, but also extremely educational.

With the increasing frequency of forest and field fires in our region, such preparation is more than useful. For the fire brigades, this means to constantly refine and refine the fighter techniques. There are great challenges ahead of us, and the emergency services must be well equipped to successfully master dangerous situations.

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