Waldbrand near Kerschbaum: Fast use of the fire brigade saves area!
Waldbrand near Kerschbaum: Fast use of the fire brigade saves area!
In the late evening hours of June 27, 2025, the fire brigade occurred in the Villach-Land district, more precisely near the "Kerschbaum Wiese". A forest fire, triggered by a torn 20kV current line, caused a rapid alarm. Numerous voluntary fire departments from the region, including Feistritz/Drau, Kellerberg, Kreuth, and many others, were alerted to fight the flames quickly. The visibility of the clouds of smoke was impressive-they showed themselves for miles and warned residents and travelers of the danger of the danger, as 5min.at reports.
Fortunately, thanks to the rapid intervention of the emergency services from the sections of the Drautal, Gegental, Villach and Dreiländereck section, the fire could be brought under control quickly. Although concerns about spreading the fire were great, the firefighters returned safely to their locations around 1 a.m. Another proof of how important and efficient the interaction of the different fire brigades in crisis situations isA look across the border
Again and again it shows that forest fires do not stop at limits. In the last few days, a area of surface on the edge of the forest in Breitenbach/Potucky, which broke out on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon. The Czech fire brigade asked for support, and the Johanngeorgenstadt fire brigade from Germany quickly moved to help with a fire truck. Here, too, violent flames raged over around 900 square meters of meadow and threatened to overlap into adjacent forest. Thick clouds of smoke were already visible from afar, which underlined the urgency of the Situation, as TAG24 reports.
The German fire brigade took over the fire water supply in consultation with the Czech control center. A vehicle was refueled on the nearby Bach Schwarzau (Czech Černá) to support the extinguishing work, while commuting was ensured during the operations until all embers were successfully deleted.
forest fires in focus
In the past few decades, the topic of forest fires has increasingly gained explosiveness. The importance of the forest as worth protecting in densely populated countries is undisputed. Knowing that the forest fulfills user, protection and recreational functions, the awareness of the prevention and control of forest fires has increased steadily. According to the nationwide statistics that have been merged since the 1970s, the goal is to further reduce the number and area size of forest fires in the future. Data and analyzes enable forecasts, risk assessments and precautions-an important development to better protect the green lungs of our landscape, as ble.de holds.
in a world in which natural events are increasingly becoming the focus, the protection of our forests remains a task as a whole. Let us hope that the committed emergency services will continue to defy the moody mood of the fire with a good hand.
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| Ort | Kerschbaum Wiese, äßen, Österreich |
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