Barbecue ban in Ludwigsburg: City fights against forest fire danger!

Barbecue ban in Ludwigsburg: City fights against forest fire danger!

The current drought has forced the city of Ludwigsburg to immediately ban barbecues at all public barbecue areas. This makes an important contribution to preventing forest and wildfires, which can easily be started by open fires near dry vegetation. Affected barbecue areas such as the Hörnle, the Sommerhalde, the Seeschlossallee, the Kugelberg and the forest playground on Grasigen Weg are closed with immediate effect. The city asks citizens to be understanding and warns them to be careful in their own gardens and on balconies, as grilling can be dangerous here too. Signs have already been put up at the affected locations to communicate the regulation, which is valid until further notice. For the fire brigade, a small spark could have big consequences, which the city takes very seriously, reports [ludwigsburg24.com](https://www.ludwigsburg24.com/brand danger-rises-stadt-ludwigsburg-untersagen-grillen-im-freien-das-sind-die-betroffenen-orte/).

The weather situation speaks for itself. The German Weather Service has raised the warning levels for the risk of forest fires in Baden-Württemberg. A very serious second highest warning level, namely level 4 out of 5, currently applies to many regions. This represents a “high risk” and 42 of 60 measuring stations in the country reported this critical assessment. Several regions - including around Stuttgart, Reutlingen and Freiburg - are affected, which leads to additional measures in the various districts. In the Karlsruhe district, for example, a general decree was issued that prohibits all barbecues and fire pits in the forest, and here too, compliance with this regulation is closely monitored, explains tagesschau.de.

Urgent measures in the region

The effects of the increased risk of forest fires are already noticeable. There have been several fires in the Karlsruhe district in the past few days, with a vegetation fire devastating an area of ​​1,500 square meters between Stutensee and Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen. Fires were also reported in Waghäusel, Karlsruhe and near Sandhausen, but fortunately there were no injuries. These developments highlight the importance of regulating grilling and all fireplaces during this critical time.

• Bereits ergriffene Maßnahmen:
  • Grillverbot auf öffentlichen Plätzen in Ludwigsburg
  • Allgemeinverfügung im Kreis Karlsruhe: Grillverbot im Wald
  • Rauchverbot in Wäldern von März bis Oktober
• Reaktionen:
  • Bevölkerung wird um Verständnis gebeten
  • Erhöhte Kontrollen zur Einhaltung der Regeln

In the last few days the situation has been so serious that a ban on withdrawing water from streams, rivers and lakes has even been imposed in the Biberach district until July 15th, as the water levels in many bodies of water are critically low. Similar regulations are also in force in the districts of Böblingen, Ravensburg and Bodenseekreis. Citizens are called upon to adhere to the measures so as not to harm nature or themselves. Barbecuing outdoors could pose an additional risk during this hot period, which could result in annoying fire brigade operations, informs tagesschau.de.