Practice fire brigades for dangerous goods: Large exercise in Fulda impressed!

Practice fire brigades for dangerous goods: Large exercise in Fulda impressed!

On April 23, 2025, the fire brigades from Eichenzell, Fulda, Hünfeld and Burghaun gathered for a major exercise at the DB Vehicle maintenance plant in Fulda. The aim of this exercise was to offer practical training for the emergency in dealing with dangerous goods. Despite the elaborate measures, it was not an actual fire or accident, but a valuable opportunity for further training.

Deutsche Bahn AG plays a central role in the support of the fire brigades nationwide when dealing with hazardous substances. According to osthessen-news.de , DB Netz AG transports around 66 million tons of dangerous goods every year, which also includes burnable and explosive fabrics. In order to ensure security in this area, DB Infrago AG offers special training courses with the training train.

insight into the training train dangerous goods

The training train that was used during the exercise consists of several cars. Including a teaching car with 20 seats for theoretical explanations, a "show tank car" for demonstrating the labeling and structure of various tank cars and a rear "exercise tank car", which is equipped with realistic leaks. This enables the participants to exercise and seal hazardous substances, as described on abc-führen.

Overall, the exercise lasted around four hours and included both theoretical and practical content. Firefighters had the opportunity to enter a dash truck and learn directly on how to act in an emergency. The training was carried out by experienced trainers from Deutsche Bahn and an instructor team from the city and district of Fulda.

importance of the exercises and future perspectives

The participants expressed that the exercise was extremely valuable and should be repeated regularly. The exercise with water for the exercise tank car was organized in advance, which was made possible by a water -bearing vehicle. However, Deutsche Bahn does not provide any exercise material, so that the participants had to bring their own material such as personal protective equipment (PSA) as well as brick and catch material.

The need for such exercises is undeniable if you consider how often dangerous goods are carried out. The dangerous goods exercise train, which can be requested from the emergency manager of DB AG, usually has a waiting time of two to three years for free training. Information about the emergency management of Deutsche Bahn AG can be accessed online. In addition, Thomas Linberg provides further information on the practice train on his website.