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Major fire in Raumbach: 4000 square meters of vineyard in flames, fire brigade on duty!
A major fire in Raumbach, Bad Kreuznach district, destroyed 4,000 m² of vineyards. 130 emergency services are fighting the flames.
Major fire in Raumbach: 4000 square meters of vineyard in flames, fire brigade on duty!
On July 13, 2025, the Bad Kreuznach district was hit by a massive fire that engulfed both a vineyard and an adjacent forest. According to reports from FFH An area of around 4,000 square meters burned in the vineyard in Raumbach, while 1,200 square meters of the adjacent forest were also on fire.
The extinguishing work was a reminder of the challenges that often arise with forest fires - the terrain was steep and densely overgrown, which made the work of the approximately 130 fire brigade, civil protection and police personnel more difficult. The fire department not only used firefighting helicopters to collect water from the nearby reservoir near Niederhausen, but also drones with thermal imaging cameras to closely monitor the development of the fire. Operations manager Max Kraushaar reported on the challenges posed by the heat and the impassable terrain, and that a firefighter was slightly injured during the work and had to be taken to hospital as a precaution.
Rapid deployment and more fires
Although the emergency services were quickly at the scene of the fire, another fire broke out near Monzingen during the extinguishing work in Raumbach and spread over 400 square meters. Thanks to the fire department's quick response, this wildfire was also quickly extinguished. The fire department urges the population to be careful, especially in view of the ongoing drought, which is favored by climate change - a circumstance that has also influenced the number of forest fires in Germany in recent years. Loud daily news Such fires are an increasingly common threat, causing not only loss of land but also significant financial damage.
Forest fires are not just a local problem - a global view, as by Statista documented, shows that over 1,200 hectares of land in Germany were lost in 2023. In southern European countries, the USA and the Amazon, the damage from forest fires was even more devastating. The increase in fire potential is primarily driven by increasing periods of drought and heat, which not only endangers our environment but also people's health.
Precautionary measures and appeal to the population
In order to detect an impending emergency more quickly, the fire department recommends installing the Katwarn app on citizens' cell phones. This app is intended to help inform the population in a timely manner and warn of dangerous situations that can occur in times of prolonged drought and heat. The call for vigilance is therefore more important than ever in order to avoid conflicts between humans and nature in the future and to reduce damage caused by forest fires.