Waldbrand in Thuringia: Left demands immediate measures in the interior committee!

Waldbrand in Thuringia: Left demands immediate measures in the interior committee!

Gösselsdorf, Deutschland - At the moment, the focus is on the region around Thuringia after a devastating forest fire near Gösselsdorf broke out in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt. This fire, which started a week ago on Wednesday, has already seen an area of at least 250 hectares on flames, the largest in Thuringia for about 30 years. The mixture is tense, but the disaster has now been lifted, as Zeit.de reports.

to the efforts of better understanding and managing the situation, the left-wing faction in the Thuringian state parliament has now taken steps in order to address the use of the forest fire in the interior committee. Ronald Hand, the domestic political group spokesman, emphasizes that the processes have to be analyzed precisely in order to clarify questions such as alarm, helicopter requirements and the integration of the voluntary fire brigades. The aim is to identify material improvement options.

challenges for the emergency services

The re -resolution of the fire is extremely challenging for the emergency services. According to Tagesschau.de Hundreds of firefighters fight against the flames, while the water supply is more difficult. The wind and the high temperatures do not make the extinguishing work easier. In addition, the risk of detonating ammunition on the ground is classified as worrying.

On Saturday, around 660 emergency services and 85 vehicles were deployed by the federal police, which dropped around 180,000 liters of extinguishing water with around 100 approaches. Additional specialists from Saxony-Anhalt are expected to combat the vegetation fires. A special feature of this situation: The risk of forest fire in Saxony has reached the highest warning level 5, and rain is forecast for Monday and Tuesday, which could possibly bring relaxation in the situation.

forest fires and their importance

forest fires are not a new phenomenon. Since the 1970s, the corresponding data of the federal states have been merged to create a nationwide statistics, which ble.de. These statistics include area sizes, causes and the associated expenses for prevention and control. This data makes it possible to create forecasts and make risk assessments in order to reduce the number and area size of future forest fires.

The importance of the forest as a protective, usable and recreation room cannot be emphasized enough, especially due to the high population density in Germany. The protection and maintenance of the forests is therefore very popular.

In the surrounding area, there are also an impact on rail traffic: A embankment fire along the tracks ensured that a regional train near Cologne had to be evacuated when about 340 passengers were on the freely route until the fire brigade freed them.

It remains to be seen how the situation will develop and which teachings are drawn from this dramatic incident. The coming days promise tension and challenges, both for the emergency services and for politics.