The fire brigade is repeatedly confronted with operations that take up resources that are more urgently needed elsewhere. Now the population is being called upon.
In particular, the storms and prolonged rainfall in the recent past have caused the fire brigade to be called to numerous locations in a very short time. In such situations, the emergency services must assess where they are needed most urgently and in what order the alarms are handled. However, the national fire brigade command says that people are repeatedly warned about ‘small things’.
Operations take up resources
“This not only leads to unnecessary deployment, but can also cause serious delays in helping people who are in life-threatening situations or who suffer major property damage.” For example, minor flooding or dripping water often does not pose an immediate danger, but such deployments still tie up valuable resources.
Waiting times are part of that
In some cases, the fire department cannot even help – for example, if there are several centimetres of water in the basement – because the equipment is designed for large incidents. Especially at larger events, there can be waiting times because there are many call-outs that have to be processed.
Take precautions in time
The fire department also advises the public to take appropriate precautions when warnings of approaching storms occur, such as adding sandbags or sealing basement windows. In the event of flooding, the main switches for heat, electricity and water should be turned off.
Source: Krone
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