Deployment from Munich: Fire brigade fights against forest fire in Thuringia!
Deployment from Munich: Fire brigade fights against forest fire in Thuringia!
On Sunday, July 6, 2025, a committed quota from the Munich district made its way to the Saalfeld Höhe in Thuringia. The flaming use was launched at the request of the state of Thuringia to help with a breaking forest fire in Gösselsdorf. More than 250 hectares have been affected since the fire on Wednesday, July 2. As a result of these dramatic circumstances, the disaster in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt was even proclaimed, such as our-wuermtal.de.
Around 110 emergency services, including members of 14 volunteer fire brigades, the Johanniter-Accident Aid and the district fire inspection, were part of this important contingent. These motivated helpers got ready in Garching on Sunday morning and then started to move in a convoy towards Thuringia. They not only had a variety of vehicles on board - from changing veins to tank fire engines to a car with a special forest fire container - but also comprehensive equipment for effective fire fighting.
application exercise on the Osser
At the same time, a fictional forest fire exercise on the Osser took place in the border area between Germany and the Czech Republic, in which over 1,300 volunteer forces took part, including the fire brigade Thürnstein-Schrenkenthal, led by Commandant Stefan Menacher. The focus here was on the challenge of installing support lines for the extinguishing water via rough terrain. Water was pumped out of the municipality of Lohberg and the Speicherensee am Große Arber to put the 50 cubic meters required in a water tank in the parking lot of a cross -country skiing center as a buffer. Several helicopters supported the exercise, but could only be used in addition to the soil operations, such as [Br.de] (https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/waldbrandfahr-1-300- Detail-Kraefte-Ueben-am-Oser-ern-ern-ern-ern-fenffall.
Various technical aids were used in the exercise: pumps and hoses transported by terrain and tractors. Local residents and even the mountain rescue play played a role by simulating injured hikers who were brought to the pension tents. The exercise not only illustrated the physical requirements that are placed on the firefighters, but also the need for precise organization in a real crisis situation.
challenges and prevention measures
In view of the frequent forest fires that increase due to climate change, preventive measures are essential. Forest fires endanger not only the environment, but also the human infrastructure. Studies show that 50% of the causes of forest fires are unknown, while 27% are caused by negligence and 18% due to arson. All the more important are educational campaigns that help to minimize the risk of fires, for example, by dispensing with open fire in the forest or being properly disposed of. The engenieur.de emphasizes that another focus should be on techniques and technologies for early detection.The challenge of forest fire fighting must not be limited to the operations alone. The latest developments in technical support and the integration of new materials and extinguishing agents show that the future of fire fighting should not only be in response to existing fires, but above all in preventive and well thought -out planning. Awareness of this responsibility combines both practitioners on site as well as the strategists in the town halls and ministries that have to act in the face of climate change.
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