Fortunately, fatal fire in weather: Fortunately, emergency services save other residents!

Fortunately, fatal fire in weather: Fortunately, emergency services save other residents!

In the morning of May 30, 2025, the emergency services were alerted into a dramatic fire in a residential and commercial building in Königstrasse in Wetter (Ruhr). At 6:28 a.m., the alarm keyword "Fire in the building, smoke development can be determined". Various extinguishing and rescue units, including the voluntary fire departments from old weather, Grundschöttel and Volmarstein as well as the emergency services, were quickly mobilized. When the fire brigade arrived, there were already visible flames from an apartment on the second floor.

After the first reports, a missing person in the affected apartment was reported. Due to this alarming situation, the fire brigade increased the alarm level and used two teams under breathing protection to rescue people. Despite the rapid intervention, the emergency services had to find a lifeless person in the apartment. The emergency doctor confirmed death, which further tightened the already stressful situation for the emergency services.

rescue measures and aftermath

The fire room was successfully deleted and the fire brigade did not find any embers in the roof area. In the meantime, the regulatory office and the social welfare office took care of the accommodation of the other eight residents who were unharmed. An emergency force suffered slightly injuries and was taken to the hospital for control. An incident was particularly worrying in which a driver ignored the barrier and drove over the boots of an emergency person. Fortunately, the injured person was not seriously affected, but a criminal complaint against the driver was initiated.

At around 1:00 p.m., the fire brigade handed over the site to the police, which is now entrusted with the determination of the fire. Mayor Frank Hasenberg and district fire chief thanked the emergency services for their courageous work in such a traumatic situation. In such moments, psychosocial support for the emergency services is of the utmost importance, as the new Initiative of psychosocial emergency pastoral care for emergency services (PSNV-E) shows.

Psychosocial support for emergency services

In the district of Grafschaft Bentheim, the PSNV-E is offered for the first time in order to adequately counter the physical and psychological stress of volunteers in several aid organizations. These measures are particularly important because experienced emergency services often reach their limits. Currently, 15 emergency services from various institutions take part in extensive training in order to be able to support in traumatic situations. These include members of the volunteer fire brigade, the German Red Cross and the Emsland/Grafschaft Bentheim.

The district has supported the training measures financially to ensure a quick and effective response to stressful operations. According to the new concept, a team of specialist consultants and specially trained forces is available to offer immediate help in psychological emergencies. These new structures, initiated by Kim Westenberg, the senior emergency pastor, are designed to protect and promote the mental health of the emergency services.

For emergency services that are exposed to psychological stress, professional psychosocial support offers the opportunity to process traumatic impressions. The dangers of post -traumatic stress disorders, such as sleep disorders and irritability, require targeted and early intervention. This prevents long -term psychological impairment.

The creation and promotion of such offers is not only a necessary step to ensure the well -being of the emergency services, but also an important measure to increase the effectiveness of future operations. Further information on the psychosocial support and the corresponding offers can be found on the websites of nordnews and Safe emergency services .

This makes it clear that not only the physical safety of the emergency services is a priority, but also their psychological stability must be promoted in stressful situations. The events in Wetter (Ruhr) show an example of how important a well -organized support system is for the rescuers of today.