The fire brigade's large-scale deployment: Hazardgustla at Geismühle!
The fire brigade's large-scale deployment: Hazardgustla at Geismühle!
A Dutch truck triggered a considerable commitment of the fire brigade at the Geismühle rest area on Wednesday evening. During the journey over the A57, liquid escaped from the trailer, which required immediate measures. The fire brigade from Meerbusch locked the access to the rest area and shielded the truck extensively to minimize potential dangers. Due to the unclear type of fluid, the emergency services made a cautious exploration in chemical protection suits, as the WZ
After further research showed that the trailer was loaded with industrial waste and a solvent, an immediate risk to the environment became clear. However, the truck could not be opened on site. In the course of the operation, the truck, under accompanying protection of the fire brigade, was transported to the recycling center of the Krefeld company for city cleaning and waste management (GSAK) to ensure safe disposal of the material.
The role of TUIs in dangerous goods accidents
Jochen Fries, fire brown engineer and head of operations of the TUI, explained the challenges in dangerous goods accidents in an online training of the German Fire Brigade Association (DFV). The TUIs, which stands for "transport, accident and information system", offers extensive support in such incidents. The TUI services are divided into three stages:
- Telephone advice
- specialist advice on site by TUI's fire brigades
- posting of team and special equipment for the place of use
This structure enables an effective reaction to dangerous goods accidents. Around 130 companies are integrated in the TUI system, which provide work fire brigades in order to be reactionable at levels 2 and 3. While the local head of operations in the public fire brigade retains the overall responsibility, the TUIS work fire brigades take care of the specific section of "Hazardousity Mountain", such as describes.
The importance of TUIS aid is proven by missions in which the experts have provided support in over 36,000 cases since 1982. TUIS thus ensures a significant contribution to safety in dealing with hazardous substances in both industry and in public space.
experience and equipment of the work fire brigades
The missions in the Marl Chemical Park illustrate the challenges that can occur in combating dangerous goods accidents. Inexperience in the handling of such situations can lead to serious consequences, which is why the integration of work fire brigades such as that of Evonik in Rheinfelden is crucial. This fire brigade has special equipment, including a rare aerosal fire engine.
In addition to your equipment, contacts with freight forwarders and manufacturers also play an important role in order to be able to react quickly and effectively in an emergency. The Association of Chemical Industry (VCI) emphasizes that smaller work fire brigades are also used for support on request. The knowledge and experience of these teams can be decisive to quickly identify and manage dangers, which benefits the emergency services who are responsible for decontamination, trade fairs and fire protection.Overall, the current events at the Geismühle rest area show how important the coordinated cooperation between the local fire brigade and the specialized TUIS units is. In view of the complexity and danger of dangerous goods accidents, it is essential to further optimize prevention and operational strategies in order to be able to react even more efficiently in the future.
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