Fire brigade in Saarland: Record numbers from the Pentecost flood 2024!

Fire brigade in Saarland: Record numbers from the Pentecost flood 2024!

In a year of challenges, the Saarland fire brigade has recorded a significant increase in operations. The Pentecostal water in May 2024 played a central role and led to a remarkable increase in the number of operations. According to Sol.de , the number of deployment rose from 7.806 in 2023 to now 12,890, which is growing from over 65 Percent corresponds.

The doubling of technical assistance and the operations due to animals that are now at 10,783 were particularly striking compared to 5,316 in the previous year. Interior Minister Reinhold Jost (SPD) presented the annual statistics and characterized the fire service members as "heroes of everyday life". His gratitude for their tireless efforts underlined the importance of the fire brigade in Saarland.

challenges from the Pentecost flood

The Pentecost flood, which raged from May 17th to 19th, 2024, required extensive measures by the fire brigade. In the Bischmisheim fire department, 16 emergency services were involved, who managed a total of 25 missions during the 60-hour mission. The remarkable missions included the rescue of a person from a flooded vehicle and the evacuation of an older lady and their pet from an apartment enclosed by the flood. These missions impressively show the rapid reaction and professionalism of the fire brigade during the crisis, as reported on the website of the Bischmishheim

The fire brigade was also busy removing water in cellars and apartments, transporting sandbags to secure endangered areas and exploring endangered areas. Thanks to the cooperation with the professional fire brigade and other organizations, the citizens could be helped quickly. A false alarm in the retirement home proved to be no further questionable, which the emergency services were concerned with but required no further interventions.

numbers and facts about the Saarland fire brigade

In 2024, the number of active fire brigade in Saarland grew slightly from 11,522 to 11,543. The growth in adolescents and women who have increased by 4.1 and 3.7 percent are particularly noteworthy. Compared to previous years, there is a positive trend. The fire protection and technical assistance are ensured by 52 voluntary fire departments, 14 factory fire brigades and the Saarbrücken professional fire brigade.

• active fire brigade: 11,543
• Number of extinguishing districts: 307
• Investments in technical equipment: 11.5 million euros
• newly created positions: 10

JOST emphasizes the need to learn from the teachings of such disasters such as the Pentecost flood in 2024 and to identify optimization needs. This is crucial to increase the efficiency of operations in the future. In 2022, according to Saarland.de, a total of 9.296 of which are used over a third of which were what is the highest value in comparison of the past ten years.