Tight space: Robert Klingel (left) and Sebastian Hafner load the DLRG emergency vehicle – in the garage, which is a bit too small for all the material. © .SH
The water rescuers need more space for their material – and preferably centrally located and easily accessible. But land is scarce in Wolfratshausen.
Wolfratshausen – The last time Robert Klingel slipped into the wetsuit, he got his feet wet. The blue and red one-piece suit with the yellow lettering on the sleeve did not hang long enough on the drying bar. This is located in the two-step narrow passage between the garage wall and the exhaust of the emergency vehicle. If the bell wants to go to the clothesline, the DLRG boss has to squeeze his way between the motorboat trailer and the team bus. The garage at the Bergkramerhof is relatively spacious – at least for a garage. But not for a rescue team of 30 active people, which has to accommodate a lot of material, two boats, a bus and a drying room. The German Life Saving Society (DLRG) Schäftlarn-Wolfratshausen is looking for a new place to stay. Not a clubhouse, not a luxurious logistics center, but "a large garage where we store everything. Maybe with a workroom next to it where we can test our devices," says Sebastian Hafner. The 26-year-old is one of Klingel's two deputies and is helping to find a new home.
Lifesavers looking for a place to stay: DLRG needs new rooms
For more than five years, the water rescuers have been using the space at the Bergkramerhof. "We are totally grateful for that," says Klingel. In the meantime, however, the DLRG has continued to develop. "We have a really good drive," says the chairman. The team could go out on more missions and help – and preferably in a very uncomplicated way. "People are really motivated. They want to push something now," says Klingel. Some would even do additional rescue training. The mood in the team is good. "We want to modernize," Hafner adds.
DLRG has many volunteers - but too little space for their material
In terms of personnel, this has already happened, now the rescuers have to follow suit spatially. Although the current quarter offers space, it also has a few problem areas. On the one hand, there is the journey: When the emergency services are called to an emergency, they first have to come to the Bergkramerhof – via the serpentines, far away from the city centre. Before they can drive to the lake or the Loisach, they first have to attach the boat trailer to the car – there is not enough space in the garage to leave it attached. And because every second can be vital in an emergency, the volunteers don't want to uncouple the motorboat from the emergency vehicle in the garage. The approach to Lake Starnberg via the motorway feeder road is quite uncomplicated. If there's an emergency on the river, "we always have to drive through the city traffic in Wolfratshausen first," says Klingel. The rescuers would very much like to see a shorter journey.
"300 to 400 square meters would probably be enough for us" - DLRG is looking for a plot of land
However, the search for land is not easy. Building land in the Loisach city is known to be a rare commodity. In a central location with good transport connections, even more. "But we want to give it a try," says Klingel. The DLRG does not make unachievable demands on the property: "300 to 400 square meters would probably be enough for us," says Klingel. However, parking would be a must. "It doesn't have to be in a great residential area – it's more important that it's well connected."
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This is important in the field and also a relief for exercises. "We lose a lot of time on the road," says Klingel. For the volunteers, who train in their spare time for emergencies, this is an unfortunate situation. "We don't want them to come every second time because of the long travel times," or stop altogether.
Plots of land in Wolfratshausen are rare: but DLRG still has hope
The DLRG chairman has already spoken to some companies. Perhaps, at least that's what he hoped, a company would have a free garage. Little has come of it. "When we make an emergency call, we don't have the time to rearm the alarm system for the property," says Klingel.
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Perhaps a new building is the solution if a free area can be found for it. The volunteers would not leave the owner alone with this. Some DLRG rescue workers work in construction companies or planning offices. "We have people with us who know how to do it" – and who, above all, would be willing to lend a hand themselves to create a new hostel. Preferably with a workroom and a room for drying. That would be the icing on the cake, explains Hafner. And it would help against the wet feet in the wetsuit.