High forest fire in Bavaria: Safety in nature urgently needed!
High forest fire in Bavaria: Safety in nature urgently needed!
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Deutschland - Today, on June 20, 2025, the German Weather Service (DWD) reports an increased risk of forest fires across Bavaria. The reason for this is the persistently dry conditions and the increasing temperatures that create a worrying situation. The Garmisch-Partenkirchen district office points out that the citizens and guests of the region should exercise special caution in nature and forests. This applies in particular to carelessly throw away glowing or burning objects, such as cigarette butts. Campfire are also only allowed in areas intended to minimize the risk of a forest fire. An air observation flight for Sunday, June 22nd, has also been ordered for the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen. A decline in the risk of forest fire is expected with the onset of rain, thunderstorms and a slight cooling on Monday, reports the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district office.
The current situation is critical when you consider that the risk of forest fire in Germany is usually rated on a five -stage scale. A value of 1 stands for a very low risk, while a value of 5 signals a very high danger. As of today, values of 4 and 5 have already been recorded in Bavaria, including the stations in Ostheim in front of the Rhön and Sandberg, where the danger levels reached the highest level several times. The remaining federal states are also affected, although increased values can also be observed in many regions. In North Rhine-Westphalia, for example in Münster/Osnabrück, an average to high danger of 2 to 4 is reported.
causes and important information
The causes of the increasing risk of forest fire are diverse and depend on various factors. This is how the weather plays a crucial role. Especially in 2018 and 2019 due to extreme drought and heat, there was a striking increase in forest fires, especially in the northeastern federal states. The Federal Environment Agency also reports that the weather -related forest fire hazard remained the same during this period or increase in some areas. Important causes of ignition are often negligent action and arson. The Federal Environment Agency informs that classic pension measures such as the construction of wound strips and water withdrawals have been further developed in order to be able to react better in the future.
With an increasing awareness of these dangers, measures also take action to improve the monitoring and combat forest fires. Air observation flights and modern technologies such as digital sensors, which enable faster information forwarding, play an important role here. The goal is clear: to noticeably reduce the risk of forest fire in Germany.
precautionary measures and recommendations for action
Against this background, it is important that everyone who stays in nature or work in forests are particularly careful. The recommendations of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district office are clear: Follow the information on safety and do without the inflammation of fires in inadmissible areas. Everyone should rethink their behavior so as not to increase the risk of a forest fire. The carelessness of cigarette butts or other flammable objects can have devastating consequences.keep your eyes open on your next trip to nature and protect our forests for the coming generations. Together we can make an important contribution to security in nature.
For more information and current warnings, visit the pages of the German Weather Service and Landratsamts Garmisch-Partenkirchen .
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