Big fire in Hagen? Fire brigade practices with a spectacular alarm exercise!

Big fire in Hagen? Fire brigade practices with a spectacular alarm exercise!

in Hagen am Teutoburg Forest (Lower Saxony) broke out a fire in a carpentry on Wednesday afternoon, which initially caused excitement. Two people were injured and a deflection in a warehouse let the alarm bells ring. The strong smoke development made the residents listen and the fire brigade put on the highest alert.

all -clear after dramatic scenes

But the initial panic quickly turned into relief. It turned out that it was not a real fire, but an unannounced emergency exercise for the fire brigade trainees in Hagen. The exercise was designed so realistically that it put the emergency services to the test and tested the reactionability of the firefighters.

The dramatic scenes that took place in the residential area were part of a plan to prepare the firefighters for possible real missions. The exercise has shown how important such training is in order to be able to act quickly and effectively in an emergency. The Hagen fire brigade has thus impressively demonstrated that it is prepared for every situation.