Volunteering in disaster protection: heroes of the night in action!
Volunteering in disaster protection: heroes of the night in action!
disaster events often bring challenges that go far beyond the immediately visible fire fighting. The on-call trains in disaster protection, especially in the district of Marburg-Biedenkopf, play a crucial role in this complex help system. People who work, look after and care for hours in the background for hours or days. These care trains are less visible, but still ready for use, such as op-marburg.de reported.
The missions are diverse: Examples include the forest fire in the castle forest in July 2022 and the fire of the fire station Stadtallendorf-Mitte in October 2024. Care trains take on important tasks apart from direct fire fighting. These units are placed by the German Red Cross (DRK) and are organized in the district in two care trains and two medical trains.
structure and training
A childcare train consists of 25 forces and several vehicles, including operating control cars, device car technology and team transport car. Volunteers go through a one to two years of training in various areas such as medical service, support and technical service. The DRK district association Marburg-Gießen has a total of over 250 members who are involved in various departments.
The tasks of the support trains are comprehensive: they set up care bodies, create makeshift accommodations and ensure the social care and meals of the emergency services. The medical service is particularly available at major events to ensure quick and effective help.
modern infrastructure
An important aspect of efficiency in disaster protection is the modern infrastructure. The civil protection base in Wetter has a large kitchen that is able to prepare large amounts of food. For example, 1,000 meals could be made available in one night at the forest fire in the castle forest. The district's disaster protection camp always preserves durable food, while a network of food dealers, bakers and butchers ensure that the necessary resources are quickly procured.
The active participation in these operations is also made possible by the different specialist services and groups that specialize in different tasks. This includes the medical service, the care service, technology, as well as security and logistics. The Hessian interior minister emphasizes that the coordinated cooperation of these units ensures efficient assistance.
People who want to join the DRK in the field of disaster protection can be found further information and possibilities for working on the website of the DRK Mittelhessen at drk-mittelhessen.de .
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