New Year's Eve in Hesse: Fire brigade fights against fires and attacks

During New Year's Eve, the fire brigade and rescue workers in Hesse were employed with a variety of missions. In Frankfurt, the fire brigade counted around 500 missions, which mainly revolved around smaller fires in garbage containers, hedges and burning garbage. In addition, the emergency services had to deploy due to disturbances, disputes among drunk and assault offenses. Reports about seriously injured people were initially not available, and police spokesman described the events as many, but not extraordinary events.

The Hessian Interior Minister Roman Poseck (CDU) praised the security concepts of the police and found that there were no major riots, riot or attacks in Hesse. Measures such as reinforced police presence, controls and a consistent procedure against firecrackers contributed to safety. However, attacks on emergency services were also reported: in Frankfurt, for example, an e-scooter was thrown from a bridge to a moving radio car, which resulted in an investigation into attempted homicide. In Obertshausen, a larger group of people attacked an incoming radio car, which resulted in investigations due to particularly severe breach of the peace. Poseck called for stricter punishments for such attacks.

damage caused by fire and rescue operations

in Wiesbaden, a property damage of over 100,000 euros was created on a apartment fire on the fifth floor of an apartment building; All residents were evacuated and the investigation into the cause of the fire was running. In Darmstadt, the fire brigade saved several people from a basement fire, with 25 residents being examined for flue gas poisoning. The property damage in Darmstadt was estimated at at least 150,000 euros. A fire on the balcony of a high -rise was also reported.

In comparison, the situation in Radeberg, a city that is not unlike the Ruhr area. Although Radeberg has been spared attacks on emergency services on New Year's Eve, reports city army manager Werner Hütter of a rougher tone in society. Passers -by often jump in front of emergency vehicles and ignore barriers, which endangers the safety of the emergency services. Between 2019 and 2022, according to the Görlitz police department, eight cases of resistance to enforcement officers and an assault on police officers were reported in Radeberg and the surrounding area. These incidents move in the low single -digit range and have not changed in this period.

The German Red Cross (DRK) Reportingly reports to the rescue workers in the region that there are occasional physical but often verbal attacks on rescue workers. Employees have stab protection vests that have not been needed so far, and de -escalation training are an integral part of their training. The technical relief organization (THW) also reports unfriendly treatment and verbal attacks, whereby the employees try to de -escalate these situations and inform the police when it becomes too rabid. Police officers encounter a significant increase in attacks on emergency services, such as in Berlin