Fast reaction: fire brigade Breckerfeld deletes burning tree stump

The role of citizens in fire fighting

Breckerfeld (ots)

In the small town of Breckerfeld, a remarkable incident occurred on Tuesday evening, which clearly demonstrated the importance of civic engagement in the risk of danger. An attentive cyclist noticed a burning tree stump on a hiking trail around 9:14 p.m.

attention saves the day

The cyclist immediately acted and informed the fire brigade after discovering the fire near Kleinbahnstrasse. At the same time, a resident took the situation seriously and tried to fight the fire with two fire extinguishers. These quick reactions prevented the fire from spreading and testified to an exemplary civil courage.

cooperation between citizens and emergency services

The Breckerfeld fire brigade, supported by the Dellen fire brigade, then moved out and carried out comprehensive reversal work. Thanks to the first attempts to extinguish, the situation was quickly brought under control, so that the fire brigade only had to carry out controls by the embers. In addition to the firefighters, the police were also on site, but a clear cause of the fire could not be determined. However, a lightning strike was excluded as the cause.

importance of the fast reaction

This use underlines how important it is that citizens act carefully in emergency situations. The intervention of the two men may have prevented worse things. The incident reminds all citizens of how their quick action contributes to the security of the community and shows that in many cases it is not just the authorities that can intervene in crisis situations.

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The use that evening lasted about 35 minutes and ended at 9:50 p.m. with the return of the emergency services to their devices. Such events illustrate the need for a well -functioning network between the population and the emergency services in order to be able to act quickly and effectively in an emergency.