Rescue exercise in Iserlohn: Fire brigade finds child in dark cave!

Rescue exercise in Iserlohn: Fire brigade finds child in dark cave!

ISERLOHN (GERMANY): An impressive exercise by the ISERLOHN professional fire department focused on rescuing a missing child in the Dechenhöhle. In advance, a child's dummy was hidden in the winding side passages of the cave, which was to be secured and medically examined by the emergency services. In order to be able to communicate efficiently in the dark and narrow conditions of the cave, a so-called repeater was used, which enables smooth radio contact. This represents an important technological element that is also used in large objects such as underground car parks fireworld.at reported.

Not only were the challenges of the cave the subject of the exercise, new techniques for patient-oriented rescue were also tested. After the “child” was found and stabilized, the fire department evaluated the various methods of rescue in these difficult conditions. Everyone involved agreed that the exercise was a complete success and that many valuable insights were gained. Afterwards there was a tour of the cave, during which open questions could be clarified.

Active on television

The Iserlohn emergency helpers are not only present on site, but also on television. The heroic firefighters from Iserlohn can still be seen in the DMAX series “112: Fire Department in Action”. Every Thursday at 9:15 p.m. they show off their skills by rescuing seriously injured accident victims from vehicles and fighting dangerous fires. The cameras worn by the emergency services offer viewers exciting insights into the fire department's operations, such as extinguishing a fire in a smoke-filled apartment. Marvin Asbeck, spokesman for the Iserlohn fire department, emphasizes: “Like last year, the body cameras accompanied us every step of the way during our operations this year.” Lokalkompass.de reported.