Bringing together the knowledge and talents of members of fire brigades, rescue services and other aid organisations. To transport knowledge and provide rapid assistance abroad in an independent organisation. This is what @fire has...
Every summer at harvest time, fire brigades are alerted with the alarm keyword “Burning grain field / stubble field”, some particularly affected fire brigades in hot summers almost daily. Some dismiss these kinds of...
Dear members, friends and supporters, 2019 was the second year in a row in which a dry period confronted fire brigades at home and abroad with a particularly large number of particularly fierce vegetation fires. As in...
When will climate change come? What consequences will it have? No one can say with absolute certainty, but one thing is clear: Those who are trying to protect people and prevent harm around the world...
Advice for behaviour before, during and after forest firesfor holidaymakers and owners of holiday homes in other European countries Forest fires are part of a natural cycle in many regions of the world and therefore...
Fighting forest and wildland fires is usually a mission to protect property and make a significant contribution to protecting the environment. When fighting forest and wildland fires, the safety of the emergency services must always be...
@fire offers its expertise in the context of disaster relief both for operations at home and abroad. This catalogue almost summarises the different capabilities and deployment options of @fire. Depending on the federal state,...
Every operation site brings with it different dangers and stresses, vegetation firefighting is often characterised by having to perform heavy physical work over a long period of time in elevated outdoor temperatures. For many fire...
Fires in crop fields pose the greatest danger to firefighters because of their potential dynamics. The operational note summarises the most important operational principles and the procedure.
“Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,dear members, 2017 was a year of omens for us. Many of us perceive that the number and frequency of natural disasters is increasing. Heavy rainfall with flooding, droughts with forest fires,...
Dear friends and supporters, 2013 was a very turbulent year for @fire. We were on flood relief in Lüchow-Dannenberg; helped our friends in Vila Real cope with a bad forest fire season; and were in the...
