Acute fire hazard in nature

Created: 06/21/2022, 07:00

By: Hans Moritz

There was also a severe drought in Erdinger Land in March.

A forest fire promptly broke out south of Aufhausen, which the Altenerding fire brigade put out.

Now the risk is high again.

© FF Altenerding

 The persistent heat of the past few days has significantly increased the risk of fire in nature.

District fire inspector Andreas Pröschkowitz, who is also deputy chairman of the district fire brigade association, warns of this. 

Erding – Although there is currently only a medium risk of forest fire, the grassland looks very different.

According to Pröschkowitz, there is an enormous risk here.

He doesn't want to spoil people's time in nature either.

That's why he names simple rules of conduct that can be used to reduce the risk.

"Don't just throw away cigarettes, supervise the grill and extinguish the embers before you leave the grill area," advises the district fire inspector.

Despite supposedly sufficient supervision, a campfire can quickly get out of control in the current drought.

"The best solution here is not to light it in the first place."

How fast it can go could be seen in Finsing at the weekend.

A midsummer bonfire was lit on Saturday evening.

The fire brigade was alerted at around 8.45 p.m. on Sunday because embers had flared up again.

Pröschkowitz also warns against parking cars with hot exhaust systems in forests, meadows and stubble fields.

This could also cause a fire.

In the event of a fire, he asks that the emergency number 112 be dialed as quickly as possible and that the control center be given as specific information as possible.

Ideally, callers should remain on site to show the fire department the way.

Pröschkowitz assures that the fire brigade has recently been significantly upgraded when it comes to vegetation fires, so that they can intervene quickly even in impassable terrain.

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