Rescue services in turmoil: closure of the Weilheim control center threatens!

Rescue services in turmoil: closure of the Weilheim control center threatens!

The rescue workers in the region are alerted! The planned closure of the integrated control center (ILS) Weilheim and its merger with Fürstenfeldbruck ensures heated discussions. Fire brigade, mountain rescue service and BRK employees express massive concerns. "It can cost human life!" Wares a BRK employee and criticizes the decision to sacrifice the local expertise in a centralized control center.

familiarity with the region is crucial for the rescuers. Andreas Bauer, commander of the volunteer fire brigade, emphasizes that the dispatchers in Weilheim have to know the local conditions. Important information could be lost in a large control center in Bruck. "I read the result in the newspaper," says Horst Stahl, head of the Tölzer Bergwacht, and is disappointed that his concerns were not heard. "The area is not completely digitized and we often have to improvise." The opponents of fusion fear that the emergency services will be on their own in emergencies.

resistance to the fusion

The mood among the rescuers is tense. An employee of the willingness comments anonymously and criticizes the decision -makers: "It seems as if the district administrators do not want to invest enough in regional population protection." The closure of the ILS in Weilheim, which knows the special features of the region, is viewed as "immensely". The region is characterized by rivers, lakes and mountains, and the closure could have fatal consequences, not only for the locals, but also for the many tourists.

The discussion about the ILS is fueled by a petition that has already collected over 5000 signatures. The rescuers hope for a turn in the decision and demand that the ILS will be preserved in Weilheim. "We need a control center that our region knows and understands," says the unanimous tenor of the rescuers. The future of the ILS remains uncertain, but resistance grows!