New hygiene car for Düren's fire brigade: security for the emergency services!

New hygiene car for Düren's fire brigade: security for the emergency services!

Düren, Deutschland - The Düren fire brigade has put a new device car into service for operational hygiene in order to better protect the health of its emergency services. On February 24, 2025, this innovative vehicle was presented, which was converted from a discarded ambulance. It enables the firefighters to safely undress after dangerous missions, wash them and to equip themselves with new, clean clothing. This is particularly important because fire smoke and combustion residues have considerable health risks.

The operating hygiene concept ensures that contaminated protective equipment and materials can be securely packed and separately transported by the emergency services to ensure cleaning. This measure is a direct result of knowledge about the dangers that emerge from carcinogenic fire sequences. According to the information from fireworld.at and news reader was noticed by the extinguishing group and has already accepted the fire truck in the middle and has already accepted the first practical tests within the year.

protection and health in focus

This measure fits the new protective cladding introduced in 2022, which further improve the safety of the emergency services. The Düren fire brigade recognizes the need to raise occupational safety and health of its men and women in view of the intensive requirements. With this new equipment, another step is taken to effectively counter the dangerous influences in operations.