The risk of forest fire is increasing: Lüneburg's fire brigades in action!

In the district of Lüneburg, rising temperatures and persistent drought have led to the first small vegetation fires. The forest fire stage was proclaimed at the weekend. According to Landeszeitung The fire brigades had to move out on Saturday, March 8, in Barendorf and on the B209 federal road.

The Barendorf fire brigade was called to a forest fire on the street at the forest at 2:10 p.m. after residents found Rauch development. This fire could be quickly brought under control. At the same time, the fire brigade of the Ilmenau fire brigade were alerted to another forest fire on the B209 between the exits Embsen/Rettmer and at the old work. The vegetation fire fighting train of the Ostheide fire brigade was already on site and had started the extinguishing work.

extinguishing work and use details

The fire brigade Ostheide was on the way to Munster due to an exercise with the Federal Fire Brigade, but was supported by firefighters from Ilmenau in the extinguishing work. About 300 square meters of forest and meadow floor were affected. During the extinguishing work there were traffic disruptions on the main road. The Ilmenau fire brigade used a thermal imaging camera to locate embers.

The continued drought and the high temperatures increase the risk of forest fire in the region, but it is expected that this danger will drop according to the German Weather Service at the beginning of the next week.

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vegetation fires generally represent a significant challenge for the fire brigade and forest. Topics related to vegetation fires are dealt with in a comprehensive collection of knowledge that was created by the fire department in Frankfurt am Main in cooperation with the University of Forestry Rottenburg (HFR) and the Federal Office for Population Protection and Disaster Aid (BBK). This collection of knowledge is available on the website vegetationbraende.de download and is based on an international project that was financed by the foreign office.