Waldbrand in Thuringia: Armed Forces fight against blazing flames!
Waldbrand in Thuringia: Armed Forces fight against blazing flames!
Sonneberg, Deutschland - On July 4, 2025, the fire brigades in Thuringia are still very challenged, because the forest fire on the Saalfeld Höhe has been keeping the emergency services in suspense for four days. Carolin Schreiber from the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district office describes the situation as "unchanged". Despite intensive deletion measures, the fire could be prevented on Friday night.
around 560 firefighters from all over Thuringia, supported by three fire trucks from Franconia, are currently in use. Thanks to the announced reinforcement from Bavaria, which is expected for Friday afternoon, support will be maintained by Sunday. District road 184 between Reichmannsdorf and Großneundorf is currently completely closed. For the high -mobile emergency services, this means, among other things, that public transport is due to the situation.
disaster alarm and emergency services
The fire brigade is in action with water cannons from the state police and helicopters, including that of the federal police. Voluntary firefighters from Sonneberg, with the support of emergency services from Frankenblick, Ernstthal, and Oberlind, secure their own section. The embers in the forest floor remain a major challenge for the emergency services. District Administrator Robert Settelmann expresses his respect and thanks to the volunteers and is planning a thank you for everyone who contributes to the extinguishing work.
external influences and the risk of forest fires
The current forest fires in Germany are not only a challenge for the firefighters, but also show the alarming trends of climate change. According to Statista , forest fires are increasingly a huge problem, especially due to long dry periods and high temperatures that have contributed to a more numerous and more intensive fire in recent years.
While Germany has repeatedly been affected by forest fires in recent years, the statistics show that the highest losses were recorded in 2022 with over 3,000 hectares. For comparison: In 2023 there were over 1,200 hectares. The cause of fires is often arson or negligence, only in a few cases they are of natural origin. Such fires not only have devastating effects on the environment, but also cause financial damage that have a big impact on our quality of life.
The fire brigade and the emergency services in the forest fires on the Saalfeld Höhe are faced with a double challenge: combating the fire and the continuous weather conditions, which keep escalating the situation. A great respect is therefore due to everyone who is in use and do their best to control the fire.
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