Rescue in the Oberland: Fusion causes excitement and fears!

Rescue in the Oberland: Fusion causes excitement and fears!

In the Oberland it is bubbling in the rescue system! The purpose association of the integrated control center, which includes the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Weilheim-Schongau, is planning a merger with the control center in Fürstenfeldbruck. This decision has not only excited the employees, but also worried the citizens in the region. The concern for the future and the jobs is tangible!

alarming numbers - 200,000 emergency calls annually!

Every year around 200,000 calls in the integrated rescue control center in the Oberland - and the tendency is steeping up! This is often about life and death: heart attacks, strokes, serious traffic accidents, fires and rescues from the mountains are just a few of the challenges that the team has to deal with. Patients' sickness trips are also part of their tasks. The employees are alarmed because the merger could mean that for many of them!

fusion causes unrest and uncertainty

The news about the possible merger has caught the 30 employees of the control center in Weilheim. Many of them see their jobs in danger because the daily pendulum time for the new control center in Fürstenfeldbruck would be intolerable for most. Christoph Forstner, who has been accepting emergency calls for twelve years, would have to drive 100 kilometers more every day! And that by public transport? None - the new control center cannot be reached!

The decision to merge was made by the district councilors of the three counties single -handedly and encounters violent resistance. The local fire brigades and the BRK are anything but enthusiastic. Jörg Holzapfel, the head of the fire brigade in Weilheim, emphasizes the importance of regional local knowledge: "With us, all colleagues come from the area, they grew up with the special challenges here!" The waves in the Oberland hit up - it remains to be seen how the situation develops!