Einsatz- und Geländefahrten Die Roten Hefte

Red Book­let No. 206 - Oper­a­tions and Off-Road Driving

This book gives all machin­ists and drivers of emer­gency vehi­cles prac­ti­cal tips for moving vehi­cles on roads and paved paths as well as off-road. It intro­duces the legal prin­ci­ples and special features of emer­gency drives, explains impor­tant terms and gives advice on how to handle vehi­cles safely in the event of an emer­gency under stress­ful condi­tions. In a second part, machin­ists and drivers of off-road vehi­cles receive valu­able tips and advice for driving on unpaved roads and in open terrain. Numer­ous illus­tra­tions and mnemon­ics illus­trate the content.

Bekämpfung von Waldbränden

Red book­let No. 26 - Fight­ing forest, moor and heath fires

About one third of the area of the Federal Repub­lic of Germany is covered by forest. Time and again, espe­cially in the summer months, the fire depart­ment is called to smaller and larger forest fires. The Red Book­let describes, among other things, the causes of forest fires and their course, preven­tive measures, forest fire suppres­sion, and the special features of fight­ing heath and moor­land fires.

Vegetationsbrandbekämpfung Standard-Einsatz-Regeln

Oper­a­tional prac­tice: Vege­ta­tions­brand­bekämp­fung - basics, tactics, equipment

Large-scale forest and moor­land fires that last for days occur almost every year in Germany as well. They are quite risky for emer­gency respon­ders, as evidenced by the many (near) acci­dents, casu­al­ties and losses of emer­gency vehi­cles in recent years. Often the danger for the envi­ron­ment or the emer­gency forces or the risk of spread­ing as well as the person­nel, tech­ni­cal and time effort are under­es­ti­mated. Almost any fire in a dry, flam­ma­ble envi­ron­ment can grow into a large-scale oper­a­tion rela­tively quickly under the influ­ence of wind, surround­ings, or lack of extin­guish­ing capa­bil­i­ties. In part, suit­able tech­nol­ogy (vehi­cles and equip­ment) is miss­ing. Depend­ing on weather condi­tions and vege­ta­tion, there is a risk of back­fir­ing, some­times for weeks. For this book, the oper­a­tional expe­ri­ence gained in many places was collected and eval­u­ated. In this way, the typi­cal weak points and danger points become clear. What are the conse­quences for the choice of equip­ment and oper­a­tional tactics? What can the inci­dent comman­der do preven­tively? There are clear, expe­ri­ence-satu­rated answers to this.

Einsatz von D-Leitungen

Expert knowl­edge fire depart­ment: Use of D-pipes - train­ing and practice

D-pipes have advan­tages over the stan­dard C-pipes in many oper­a­tional situ­a­tions. This book is the first train­ing liter­a­ture for the appli­ca­tion of D-lines. The focus is on teach­ing the “hydraulic tools of the trade”. In addi­tion, there are numer­ous prac­ti­cal tips on the use of D-lines. Test ques­tions are included after each section for self-monitoring.

Vegetationsbrandbekämpfung Standard-Einsatz-Regeln

Stan­dard Rules of Engage­ment: Forest and wild­land firefighting

This SER series volume describes the neces­sary equip­ment and the vari­ous strate­gic and tacti­cal models for effec­tive and safe oper­a­tions on vege­ta­tion fires. This enables you to - improve the safety of the emer­gency forces, - iden­tify oper­a­tional focal points earlier, - select the right vehi­cle and equip­ment tech­nol­ogy, and - have a broader range of deploy­ment and action options at your disposal. With these recom­men­da­tions, read­ers can create their own site-specific rules.

Waldbrand Prävention

Forest fire - preven­tion, control, reforestation

Forest fire as a danger in times of climate change the hand­book for forest owners. With rising temper­a­tures and increas­ing dry peri­ods, forest fires are becom­ing more frequent in Central Europe. Forest fires repre­sent a major economic loss. With this book, five chap­ters explain to forest owners and fire­fight­ers how fires start in the forest, what measures reduce the risk of forest fires, how to behave prop­erly in the event of a fire, and what promotes forest regeneration.

Grundlagen Vegetationsbrandbekämpfung

Basics Vege­ta­tions­brand­bekämp­fung

Fore­casts on climate change assume that summers in this coun­try will become drier and drier and that we can expect more peri­ods of drought, while at the same time the fire load in forests and fields will increase. The fires of recent years in Germany have already clearly demon­strated that under these condi­tions the window of oppor­tu­nity for prevent­ing major fires is becom­ing increas­ingly narrow. The old rule of thumb that a forest fire must be brought to a halt within an hour of igni­tion if it is to be prevented from spread­ing to a large fire can be consid­ered outdated. The devel­op­ment of large fires of cata­strophic propor­tions is there­fore often diffi­cult to prevent, despite early forest fire detection.

However, fire depart­ments are inad­e­quately trained to fight forest fires, specif­i­cally includ­ing rapid initial attack with hand tools and little water. This is exactly where the book comes in. It is intended to provide emer­gency and command person­nel unfa­mil­iar or unfa­mil­iar with the subject of “Vege­ta­tions­brand­bekämp­fung” with an impor­tant basis for action and a prac­ti­cal guide for specific oper­a­tional assign­ments, and also to impart the neces­sary knowl­edge for a safe, fast and effec­tive initial attack with hand tools such as fire patches, sand throw­ing and fire­fight­ing back­packs. The very prac­tice-oriented book is aimed primar­ily at volun­teer fire depart­ments, disas­ter control offi­cers, forestry employ­ees, forest owners, farm­ers, but also regional administrators.

Vegetationsbrände - Merkblatt für die Feuerwehren Bayerns

Vege­ta­tion fires - Leaflet for the fire depart­ments of Bavaria

The fact sheet provides infor­ma­tion on the forms and hazards of vege­ta­tion fires. On this subject, the tech­ni­cal equip­ment
of the Bavar­ian fire depart­ments and their tacti­cal and prac­ti­cal appli­ca­tions are explained. Compre­hen­sive safety instruc­tions
are presented as clearly as vari­ous tacti­cal measures and proce­dures. On special tacti­cal
Proce­dures, such as aerial fire­fight­ing, are pointed out.