Dortmund Airport simulates real emergencies: Large exercise on May 10th!

Dortmund Airport simulates real emergencies: Large exercise on May 10th!

At the Dortmund Airport, an extensive flight accident exercise is imminent. On May 10, 2025, the exercise called U.W.E. 2025 takes place from around 11:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. Like all the commercial airports, the airport is legally obliged to carry out an emergency test every two years, such as "https://fliegerweb.com/de/news/airliner/notfall%C3%BCbung+AM+Dortmund+Airport-25831"> Fliegerweb

at U.W.E. In 2025 it is a large -scale simulation of a realistic accident scenario, in which a engine fire is simulated after landing. The subsequent evacuation of the affected aircraft is rehearsed as well as the evacuation of the terminal due to smoke development. The focus is on the fire brigade tactics for fire fighting, the technical rescue and the establishment of a structured patient shelf.

complex cooperation

More than 130 participants will actively participate in the exercise. This includes the airport fire brigade, which leads the exercise, as well as the fire brigade of the city of Dortmund and several surrounding fire guards. Rescue workers, the federal police and a psychosocial emergency service are also included. In addition, around 150 performers and extras are used, which represent realistic injury patterns in order to make the exercise even more credible.

The airport fire brigade not only uses this exercise to check its internal processes, but also strengthens cooperation with external forces. The exercise will take place in the security area and in the airport terminal and is designed in such a way that there is no effect on public traffic routes or regular flight operations. The residents, road users and passengers are asked for understanding if they are faced with inconvenience.

regular security measures

The Dortmund Airport carries out such exercises according to the requirements of the International Civil Agency (ICAO) and the European Air Safety Agency (EASA). This ensures that the security standards remain at a high level and that the emergency services are optimally prepared. Before the upcoming exercise, there was already a similar fire brigade exercise on August 21, 2025, which simulated a collision between two aircraft and focused on communication and cooperation in an emergency href = "https://www.24rhein.de/leben-im-westen/verkehr/dortmund-notfallueben-airport-flhafen-passagiere-strassen-feuerwehr-90930938.html"> 24rhein

The last large fire service exercise at Dortmund Airport took place on April 5, 2019. These regular exercises are an important part of security technology in air traffic and help to ensure the trust and safety of passengers.