Fire Brigade Offenbach: New Year's Eve with 18 fires and 33 rescue operations!

The Fire Brigade Offenbach had their hands full on New Year's Eve 2025. Between midnight and 5 a.m. 18 fires and 33 rescue operations were recorded. A fire was particularly serious on the 11th floor of a high -rise building on the Odenwaldring, in which a resident was slightly injured.

A balcony fire, probably caused by a fireworks rocket, broke out around 0:15 a.m. and led to considerable damage. The flames damaged the balcony and an adjacent room, making the resident of the resident uninhabitable. This was temporarily accommodated by friends, the property damage is estimated at at least 10,000 euros. At the same time, there was another balcony fire in Bieberer Straße, which was also successfully deleted.

emergency services and support

Overall, the Offenbach fire brigade reported 13 small fires, including burning trash cans and bushes in the urban area. In order to be able to do justice to the increased volume of use on New Year's Eve, the reservations of the personnel and residence in the control center, in the fire protection service and the emergency services were increased. The professional fire brigade received support from three volunteer fire brigades from Offenbach, which were on hand with over 30 volunteers and five fire trucks.

The fire brigade was able to use two fire trucks and other fire trucks in critical time windows in order to work through all 18 fires. At night, numerous emergency calls were also accepted for the emergency services, in which 33 ambulance had to be alerted. Additional ambulances from the Offenbach district were also requested to support. Police are currently investigating negligent arson in connection with the fire at the Odenwaldring and asks witnesses to report on 069 8098-1234. In addition, a 23-year-old was brought to the area for further processing after being involved in a physical argument and resisting the police.