Unna's new rescue station: construction work started for more safety!
Unna begins construction work on a new rescue station on the B1, planned for 2026 to optimize emergency services.

Unna's new rescue station: construction work started for more safety!
The city of Unna has taken a significant step into the future of the rescue service: construction work for the new east rescue station has begun. The guard station will be set up in the immediate vicinity of the B1 in order to be able to respond to operations in the city area even more efficiently. The new rescue station is scheduled to go into operation in 2026 and will act as the third base of the rescue service in Unna.
This new facility represents an important milestone in optimizing response times during medical emergencies. In the future, the emergency services will be able to be available closer to the scene, which not only reduces response times, but can also significantly improve patient care. According to that Hellweger Anzeiger The location has been strategically selected to ensure the best possible coverage of the operational areas.
Quality assurance and promotion of young talent
The Unna fire department, which is responsible for implementing the rescue service, attaches great importance to quality assurance and the promotion of young talent. Subject area 2 includes, among other things, measures to ensure emergency services and responsibility for quality management. The aim of quality management is to ensure the highest standards in patient care and to continuously optimize all emergency services processes. This means that evaluations are carried out regularly and QM concepts are developed and monitored, as shown on the website Unna fire department is to be read.
Other focal points include the procurement and management of medical products as well as the close integration of the various areas to ensure operational readiness at the highest level. It is essential for the emergency services that medical equipment and consumables are always optimally available.
The rescue service in Germany
A look beyond the city limits shows: The emergency service in Germany is subjected to a comprehensive analysis every four years, with the last data recorded coming from the period 2020/2021. The current analysis, carried out by the ANSWERING Consulting Engineers, shows interesting trends: In 2020/2021, around 16.1 million emergency trips and around 13.1 million missions were recorded. The largest proportion of these deployments occurred for “other emergencies,” which accounts for approximately 70.1 percent.
Despite the challenges described - not least due to the corona pandemic - the performance of the rescue service remains fundamentally constant. The statistics are particularly noticeable in metropolitan regions: There are over 5.8 million missions here, while the emergency rate shows a slight increase at 97.3 missions per year per 1,000 inhabitants.
The new rescue station in Unna is part of a major strategy that aims to improve health care for the population. The city of Unna shows that it has a good hand when it comes to setting the course for the future of the emergency service.