Fire brigade in continuous use: Great fire at Jerischke under control!

Fire brigade in continuous use: Great fire at Jerischke under control!

Jerischke, Deutschland - In Brandenburg, the fire brigades are currently particularly challenged. On Wednesday there was a forest fire near Jerischke, in the Spree-Neisse district, on an area of ​​around 2,500 square meters. The fire site is located in a difficult to access forest area, which makes access and water supply significantly difficult for the emergency services. The area in which young conifers grow flammed up repeatedly, whereby the exact causes of the fire are still unclear. Around 50 emergency services from Brandenburg and Saxony were on site, supported by employees of a biomass farm and a glass factory. The location is stable, but targeted post -extinguishing work will continue to be carried out to prevent re -flames. So reports Niederlausitz-aktuell.de.

But not enough: Over 200 forest fires have been reported in the region since the beginning of the forest fire season in March - a value that is higher than in the entire previous year. The forest fire season in Brandenburg ranges from March to the end of September. Also in Dissen-Striesow, also in the Spree-Neisse district, a field fire broke out that raged at about six hectares. When the emergency services arrived, a significant area was already on fire. Thanks to a coordinated approach of several fire departments, further spread could be stopped. A tractor supported by plowing a fire lane ten meters wide. Here, too, the flames are under control, while the police have started the cause of the fire, as the Mitteldeutsche Zeitung

serious danger situation in Brandenburg

The situation in Brandenburg remains tense. For example, a large -scale forest fire in Gohrischheide on the national border between Saxony and Brandenburg has caused concern since Tuesday afternoon. The fire started on a former military training area and spreads south in Brandenburg. Two fire brigade members suffered serious burns when they were in action. In Drebkau, a field ignited in mowing work that attacked an adjacent forest and affected an area of ​​three hectares. There were 17 fire trucks here.

In Altdöbern, around one hectare forest is currently burning and there are also 15 fire trucks on site, while large -scale fires in Treuenbrietzen and small bodies could be brought under control. Nevertheless, the post -extinguishing work in Kleinbahren remains tense, where up to 150 emergency services fight against the flames. The number of injured emergency services in this tense time is worrying: five firefighters were injured in the fires on Tuesday, including three in Kleinbahren and two in Treuenbrietzen. According to the State Forst, Brandenburg has the highest risk of forest fire in all of Germany.

Nationwide statistics on forest fires show that important data has been collected since the 1970s in order to better keep an eye on the areas, causes and losses. The aim is to reduce the number and area size of the forest fires in the future to protect the valuable forest in Germany. Protection and preservation of the forest in densely populated countries like Germany play an increasingly important role, especially at a time when extreme weather situations appear more often. These forecasts and risk evaluations are crucial to take preventive measures to avoid forest fires, explains the Federal Institute for Agriculture and Food .

The coming weeks will show how the situation will develop and whether the committed emergency services can continue to fight the flames successfully.