Mountain Rescue Wuerttemberg
The mountain rescue Württemberg is next to the Mountain Rescue Black Forest , the second mountain rescue organizations in the State of Baden-Wuerttemberg . It is a community of the German Red Cross . Your main focus is on ensuring the rescue service in rough terrain. The Bergwacht Württemberg is also active in nature conservation and youth work.
Bergwacht Württemberg handles around 200-300 missions per year and has around 1000 active volunteers.
history
In 1936/1937, with the help of the German mountain rescue service in Munich, under the direction of Kurt Butz, a Württemberg department of the German mountain rescue service was founded in Stuttgart. The first local group in Stuttgart was also launched in 1937. A year later, other local groups followed in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Göppingen, Heidenheim and in the Black Forest. The work of the mines was made difficult by the Second World War because there was a lack of staff.
After the war, the mountain rescue department Württemberg was re-established with the local groups in Stuttgart, Esslingen, Schwäbisch Gmünd and Göppingen in 1948/1949. From 1950 rescue stations and huts were built. There are now almost 20 huts in operation. In 1954, the Württemberg mountain rescue service joined the Baden-Württemberg regional association of the German Red Cross .
Statistical data
Bergwacht Württemberg now has
- 19 readiness
- 36 bases
- 24 emergency vehicles
- 2 trailers
- 5 snowmobiles
- 5 all-terrain vehicles
At the end of 2011 the Bergwacht Württemberg had 2950 members consisting of:
- 1650 supporting members
- 140 young people
- 28 doctors
- 480 rescue workers
tasks
The tasks of the Bergwacht Württemberg are diverse, but are mainly characterized by the operational area of the Swabian Alb with climbing rocks, bike and hiking trails:
- Winter rescue / summer rescue
- Rescue from rough terrain
- Rock rescue
- Slope rescue
- Avalanche rescue
- Air rescue
- Height rescue
- Tree rescue
- Medical service and disaster control
- Support of cave and mine rescue
- natural reserve
- Landscaping
- Patrols such as nature protection and climbing strips
- Youth work
Web links
Individual evidence
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