@fire helps where people or their liveliÂhoods are threatÂened by natural disasÂters. Such threats may include vegeÂtaÂtion fires, earthÂquakes, or other events that cause a humanÂiÂtarÂian emerÂgency. For a fast and profesÂsional help, several points are essenÂtial: Our task forces are specialÂized and ready for action at any time, our mateÂrÂial is ready for air transÂport and our units can work self-suffiÂciently for several days. Task forces, mateÂrÂial and logisÂtics can be provided quickly and unbureaucratically.
In addiÂtion to missions at home and abroad, we also train worldÂwide together with other orgaÂniÂzaÂtions or train other organizations.
Since 2006, we have been holdÂing joint trainÂing sessions with fire departÂments in PortuÂgal and supportÂing them in fightÂing vegeÂtaÂtion fires. Due to the signifÂiÂcantly higher inciÂdence of vegeÂtaÂtion fires, our assisÂtance here is a relief for the emerÂgency forces there. In addiÂtion, we can beneÂfit enorÂmously from the expeÂriÂence and incorÂpoÂrate it into the trainÂing of German forces. We also assisted with forest fires in the USA, Sweden, CroaÂtia and Bolivia.
To date, assisÂtance from the USAR DepartÂment has been arranged several times through the United Nations INSARAG network for counÂtries requestÂing assisÂtance. We conducted debris rescues after earthÂquakes in Pakistan (2005), Haiti (2010) and Nepal (2015), after seaquakes with a tsunami in ThaiÂland in 2004, after a typhoon in the PhilipÂpines in 2013, and in 2020 after an exploÂsion in the port and indusÂtrial district of the Lebanese capiÂtal Beirut.
We supported the refugee relief effort, which chalÂlenged all aid orgaÂniÂzaÂtions and authorÂiÂties in the Federal RepubÂlic of Germany in 2015, by providÂing emerÂgency personÂnel, mateÂrÂial and logisÂtiÂcal capacities.
We helped with natural disasÂters followÂing floods in Germany in 2013 and in Bosnia in 2014.
With our 20 years of expeÂriÂence in VegeÂtaÂtionsÂbrandÂbekämpÂfung and debris rescue in operÂaÂtions worldÂwide, we are also availÂable for requireÂments in Germany.
You can find our press releases on the operÂaÂtions here.
@fire members at forest fire in Portugal @fire members at the flood mission in Bosnia 2014
A request for @fire is made via the central teleÂphone hotline. Under it, a manager can be reached 24 hours a day and is availÂable for feedÂback and inquiries:
+49 (0) 541 38 59 43 971
24 hours a day, 7 days a week