Fire brigades in the Paderborn district: 2024 with record missions!

In 2024, the fire and rescue control center of the Paderborn district recorded almost 3,900 missions. Similar to the previous year, assistance dominated that made up over two thirds of the missions, including the elimination of storm damage. According to reports from Radio Hochstift remained the number of fire operations at 1,198, during 2.696 were.

There were special challenges in certain situations, such as during the European Football Championship, where support from the disaster protection units was requested. On average, acceptance times for emergency calls were around seven seconds. The control center in Büren-Ahden was also able to look back at a quiet turn of the year, which was not only due to the prudent handling of fireworks by the citizens, but also because no attacks on emergency services were reported.

operational statistics and emergency call behavior

The total number of emergency calls exceeded the actual missions by almost 9,000, which is usually explained by accidental calls or multiple reports. Automatic emergency calls also contribute to the difference. The number of operations in emergency rescue rose by 3% compared to the previous year, while the number of ambulances decreased by 4.3%. According to a Press release The first assignment was already reported in the new year at 00:00:13 a.m. The New Year's Eve, which corresponds to a decline compared to the previous year.