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Practice for managing wildfires conducted in Saxon Switzerland National Park

Volunteer firefighters from the Sebnitz department, along with employees of the Sachsenforst state enterprise and other stakeholders, are conducting a significant training exercise in the Hintere Sächsische Schweiz region. The focus of this exercise is to practice firefighting in hard-to-reach...

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May 27, 2024
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NewsVolunteer fire departmentDroneEnvironmentFiresFire fightingSaxonySaxon SwitzerlandDresdenOperational forceSebnitzNational ParkEmergencies
Firefighters stand together to discuss the operation.
Firefighters stand together to discuss the operation.

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Urgent preparedness drill - Practice for managing wildfires conducted in Saxon Switzerland National Park

The firefighting units practice laying pipes, transporting water to extinguish fires and dousing flames. Roughly 150 firefighters from the seven local fire stations in Sebnitz and four others from the district, the mountain rescue service, the Sebnitz Red Cross and the forest and forestry departments of Sachsenforst are all participating in the drill. In the summer of 2022, a sizable wildfire engulfed the Bohemian and Saxon Switzerland regions.

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Source: www.stern.de

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