Fire in Potsdam-Mittelmark
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Forest fire situation in the Treuenbrietzen barn – the smell of burning comes to Dresden
Firefighters are still fighting the flames near Treuenbrietzen. The districts of Tiefenbrunnen, Frohnsdorf and Klausdorf were evacuated. The situation on the ground stabilized overnight. Now the hope is in the rain.
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This post takes into account the status of Monday, June 20, 6:30 am Current developments on on-site forest fire events can be found here.
The forest fire situation near Treuenbrietzen (Potsdam-Mittelmark), which is about 80 kilometers southwest of Berlin and 40 kilometers from Potsdam, has stabilized according to the district since late Sunday evening. On Monday evening, 435 rescuers were present. “In the morning we hope for the promised rain”, spokesman for the German news agency Andrea Metzler said late Sunday. “The situation is tense, but currently stable,” said Treuenbrietzen mayor Michael Knape.
Brandenburg Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) had previously pointed out in an interview with rbb that the situation near Frohnsdorf’s Treuenbrietzen district was significantly more dramatic than in 2018. The trees were in full fire, Woidke said on Sunday evening. This means that the trees are on fire from top to bottom.
On site, among other things, volunteer firefighters, the Bundeswehr, the technical rescue organization and other rescue organizations are present. Forces from neighboring federal states are also deployed, for example from Saxony-Anhalt and Berlin, and further support has been announced. The Brandenburg police are also supporting the extinction works. He announced on Twitter that the water cannons had already been turned off on Saturday to fight the fire in Treuenbrietzen.
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Fire contained near Frohnsdorf
Brandenburg forest fire protection officer Raimund Engel told rbb that the fire near Frohnsdorf was now limited. That The fire in Beelitz, on the other hand, is still out of control. The other fires that broke out on Sunday were promptly quelled by the emergency services.
District spokesman Metzler previously said flying sparks ignited a field near Klausdorf. The district was evacuated, just like Tiefenbrunnen and Frohnsdorf before. A total of about 620 people were evacuated from their homes, he said at the request of rbb | 24. Emergency accommodation for displaced people has been set up in the town hall of Treuenbrietzen. The situation was still extremely tense on Sunday evening, Metzler said. The announced rain is thus urgently awaited.
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Stübgen hopes the displaced will return soon
Interior Minister of Brandenburg Michael Stübgen (CDU) said in the rbb that the wind is currently calming down and turning in a more favorable direction. The great hope now rests on the announced storms. According to the ARD Meteorological Department, heavier rains are expected in the region on Monday morning.
Stübgen hopes that the evacuated people will be able to return to their homes on Monday. Because of Due to the difficult situation around Beelitz, two of the three helicopters were withdrawn from the Treuenbrietzen area and transferred to the other forest fire region near Beelitz.
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In some places, near Treuenbrietzen, the flames have already jumped on highway 102. The firefighters had defended the road as a border from the flames since Friday afternoon. Local firefighters are now also supported by Lusatian trains, Metzler said. However, the emergency services could not prevent further spread of the flames due to the strong wind. Meanwhile, the fire spread to 200 hectares near Treuenbrietzen. Saturday was still 100 hectares.
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Military training area loaded with ammunition
The situation of the emergency services is also problematic because the area near Treuenbrietzen is a former training and training area. Ammunition and ordnance lie in the ground. As a result, firefighters cannot approach the fire directly.
If fire passes through the area, ammo hidden in the ground can explode. In addition, self-ignition is possible. Firefighters cannot therefore enter the forest area without endangering their lives. A complete clearing of the site of explosive devices would entail immense costs.
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The management of operations had to evacuate the situation center
The operations management had to vacate their situation center and move to Treuenbrietzen. The area where the emergency team was previously located is also threatened by flames. The city of Treuenbrietzen has set up an emergency telephone due to the dangerous situation. To the number 033748 / 747-50 Interested persons can inquire immediately.
The evacuation of the towns of Frohsdorf and Tiefenbrunnen had already begun on Sunday afternoon.
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The burning smell should still be perceptible in Dresden
According to firefighters, the burning smell of Treuenbrietzen can still be felt in Dresden, Saxony. “It can be assumed that, favored by the prevailing weather conditions, the precipitation of smoke from this event is the reason for the nuisance of the smell,” the Dresden fire brigade said on Twitter Sunday evening. “There is no danger for the population of the state capital Dresden!”
Several citizens had previously turned to the fire brigade who had noticed a strong smell of fire in the city of Dresden.
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Helicopters carry fire extinguishing water from the quarry pond
CH53 type Bundeswehr helicopters flew over the fire area on Saturday until 2:20 am, the Air Force announced on Twitter. In more than 23 firefighting flights, 115,000 liters of water were drained. The fire extinguishing water was taken from a nearby quarry pond. The helicopters came from the Holzdorf (Elbe Elster) helicopter squadron. In addition, they helped several Federal Police helicopters equipped for firefighting operations. A car that was actually destined for the G7 summit in Elmau, Bavaria, was ordered from Brandenburg.
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Emergency accommodation set up in the Treuenbrietzen town hall
Local authorities had already started preparations on Saturday for a temporary evacuation of the district of Tiefenbrunnen due to the expansion of the fire area. They referred to the “growing development of smoking”. Emergency accommodation has been prepared for the affected citizens in the Treuenbrietzen town hall.
The district had previously submitted an application for administrative assistance to help fight the bushfire on Saturday, he said. Telekom said it wanted to use a mobile transmission shaft to improve communication between the emergency services.
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The wooded area burned for days in 2018
In all districts of Brandenburg, the highest forest fire hazard level 5 occurred on Saturday. In Potsdam-Mittelmark and Teltow-Fläming, firefighters had to relocate for several large forest fires and even a composting plant was burned in Jühnsdorf. Small fires have also been recorded in many places.
In 2018, around 400 hectares of forest were destroyed by a forest fire in Treuenbrietzen. The flames raged in the forest southwest of Berlin for several days. Due to the great fire, more than 500 people had to leave the villages of Frohnsdorf, Klausdorf and Tiefenbrunnen.
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Broadcast: rbb24 Brandenburg aktuell, June 19, 2022, 7:30 pm
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