Fire Department Düsseldorf

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Fire Department Düsseldorf
Coat of arms of Düsseldorf Office of the City of Düsseldorf
Professional fire brigade
Founding year: 1872
Locations: 9 + 1 FLB
Volunteer firefighter
Founding year: 1728
Departments: 10
Youth fire brigade
Members: 123
Sleeve badge of the professional fire brigade Düsseldorf

The fire brigade in Düsseldorf has nine fire stations for the professional fire brigade and a station for a fire boat . There are also 10 volunteer fire brigades , and there are also some plant fire brigades in the city .

Fire stations, rescue stations and volunteer fire fighting groups

Fire station 1 on Hüttenstrasse in Friedrichstadt
Fire station 3 on Münsterstrasse in Derendorf
Fireboat 2 in the harbor

Fire and rescue stations (FRW) of the professional fire brigade:

  • 1 Friedrichstadt fire and rescue station , Hüttenstraße 68 (headquarters of the control center, fire department and diving group)
  • 2 Oberkassel fire and rescue station , Quirinstrasse 49
  • 3 Derendorf Fire and Rescue Station , Münsterstrasse 15 (seat of the rescue group)
  • 4 Flingern fire and rescue station , Behrenstrasse 74
  • 5 Lohausen fire and rescue station , Flughafenstrasse 65
  • 6 Garath fire and rescue station , Frankfurter Straße 245 (location of the fire brigade school)
  • 7 Wersten fire and rescue station , Werstener Feld 30
  • 8 Gerresheim fire and rescue station , Gräulinger Strasse 27
  • 9 Fire Brigade School, Frankfurter Strasse 245
  • 10 Fire station for environmental protection and technical services, Posener Straße 171–173 (location of the rescue service and driving school)
  • FLB fire boat station, Bremerstrasse 68

Ambulance guards:

  • Ambulance station 21, Kronprinzenstrasse 123 (ASB)
  • Ambulance station 22, Sankt-Franziskus-Strasse 111 (DRK)
  • Ambulance station 23, Vennhauser Allee 269 (JUH)
  • Ambulance station 24, Fürstenwall 206 (best before date)
  • Ambulance station 50, Kreuzbergstrasse 79 (DRK)
  • Ambulance station 60, forest road 128a

Volunteer firefighter:

  • 11 Hubbelrath fire fighting group on Dorfstrasse
  • 12 Angermund fire fighting group on the Freiheitshagen
  • 13 Kalkum extinguishing group on Edmund-Bertrams-Straße
  • 14 Wittlaer fire fighting group on Rheinweg
  • 15 Kaiserswerth fire fighting group on Friedrich-von-Spee-Strasse
  • 16 Garath fire fighting group on Frankfurter Strasse, joint fire station with the professional fire brigade
  • 17 Himmelgeist fire fighting group - Itter on Itterstrasse
  • 18 extinguishing group sub-stream on the highway Gerresheimer

and as trains within the framework of the extended disaster control :

  • 19 Environmental Protection Train, Posener Straße 171–173
  • 20 Technology and Communication Train, Posener Straße 171–173

Special groups and other fire departments in the city area

In order to have sufficient personnel and equipment available at the scene of an incident when the alarm is first raised, the Düsseldorf fire brigade has developed a strategic concept to supplement the basic units (responsible fire engine) with special trains or special units, depending on the situation.

There are special trains:

  • the construction accident train
  • the dangerous goods train
  • the diving relay
  • the deconstruction
  • the special task force paramedics
  • the height rescue group
  • the reptile experts
  • the fire water supply train
  • the fire water retention train
  • the MANV train ( mass casualty )
  • the oil damage country
  • the oil damage train water
  • the equipment train

The special units exist:

Furthermore, the fire brigade counts the pastoral care group OPEN-Team to the special groups.

Plant fire departments and company fire departments in Düsseldorf

The largest and most important plant fire departments in Düsseldorf are:

Personnel and equipment

In 2011, the Düsseldorf professional fire brigade had 995 staff positions, including 842 fire brigade officers: 1 fire trainee, 38 trainees (in the 2-year period), 7 fire inspector candidates, 24 fire chief candidates, 22 administrative officials, 53 employees covered by collective agreements, 8 employee trainees. In 2011 3,003 fires were fought; Technical assistance was given 4,241 times . In the ambulance service 109,107 missions were processed, of which 46,548 ambulances and 62,559 emergency missions (15,524 with emergency doctor).

In 2011, the volunteer fire brigade comprised 290 active firefighters (22 of them women) and 123 youth fire brigade members . They had to provide 221 fire operations and technical assistance 60 times.

Düsseldorf has its own fire brigade school, for training and further education purposes for both volunteers and professional fire brigades. Your location is at the Garath fire station. In order to be able to support the professional fire brigade in major incidents, the volunteer fire brigade receives the same training as the professional fire brigade. Only this usually takes place in her spare time, e.g. B. on the weekend. In addition, the volunteer fire brigades have exercise services at least twice a month, where they keep themselves fit with theoretical and practical exercises.

history

Early firefighting and first fire regulations

The Düsseldorf castle burned out completely twice in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The fire service was only organized with the General Police Ordinance of 1554. The first fire regulations valid for Düsseldorf went back to Duke Johann Wilhelm von Jülich-Kleve-Berg in 1608. These fire regulations not only deal with the extinguishing system, but also contain provisions for preventive fire protection. It remained in force until the 18th century.

After several serious fires in 1634 and 1669, new fire regulations were issued in 1706 under Elector Jan Wellem . In 1728 these regulations were substantially revised. The alarm and reporting system has already been regulated in the revised version. A general obligation of citizens to serve in the fire service has also already been accepted.

In 1781, Elector Carl Theodor issued an 18-paragraph fire code that officially regulated a compulsory fire brigade in Düsseldorf.

Firefighting in the French era and afterwards

In 1807, the Joachim Murat government issued a 65-paragraph fire brigade order for the Grand Duchy of Berg . In 1814 the Düsseldorf fire brigade was divided into six departments.

Under the following Prussian rule, the fire department was reorganized again. In 1817 the Brand Corps consisted of 162 men, who were divided into three departments. Another fire order was issued in 1822 and amended in 1825.

The next fire extinguishing regulations from 1844 for the first time included the employment of 20 full-time fire fighters in addition to the compulsory fire service. In 1870 there were 116 paid firefighters in Düsseldorf. The next fire brigade regulations came from 1871.

The fire of the city palace in 1872 was the decisive factor in founding the Düsseldorf professional fire department.

The era of the professional fire service

Opening of the main fire brigade depot in Düsseldorf on December 15, 1911

In 1889, the professional fire brigade moved into the area on Hüttenstrasse, where the control center and fire station 1 are still located today. Living space for the fire fighters and their families, a workshop and the fire station were built there. The second expansion of the complex took place as early as 1889. In 1902, a second fire station was built and moved into in Golzheim on the grounds of the Düsseldorf industrial and commercial exhibition . In 2010 the newest fire station was put into service in the north of Düsseldorf.

Due to numerous incorporations, the urban area, its population and industry grew significantly in 1908. That is why the construction of further fire stations in the districts of Eller, Gerresheim, Heerdt, Oberkassel and Wersten began this year. Wersten also had a volunteer fire brigade of 20 men, which was integrated into the Düsseldorf fire brigade. A particularly large fire station was built on Münsterstrasse (fire station 3) from 1907 and opened in December 1911. In 1912 the fire station on Behrenstrasse in Flingern was moved into.

Special missions

  • Airships: On May 16, 1911, the airship Germany was hit by a gust of wind and thrown into the hangar. Rescuing the passengers was laborious. The accident of the Schwaben airship on June 29, 1912, which capsized due to a gust of wind and went up in flames, was even more serious .
  • First World War: Another airship went up in flames on October 8, 1914, due to a bomb being dropped. On May 7, 1917, the Düsseldorf fire brigade had to help extinguish a major fire in Bachem near Cologne , unless they had been drafted for military service .
  • A hurricane on Pentecost Sunday in 1924 caused considerable damage in the city area, including the collapse of the tower of Alt St. Martin in Bilk.
  • During the November pogroms in 1938 , the fire brigade was not alerted for half an hour. Even after the delayed departure, she intervened very hesitantly.
  • During the Second World War there were air raids on the city, first on May 15, 1940 and last time on March 23, 1945. The heaviest bombings took place on August 1, 1942, September 10, 1942, April 1, 1943 and June 12, 1943. Fire station 3 was also the target of the bombers.
  • On November 3, 1957, an airplane crash occurred in Düsseldorf. A Douglas DC-4 crashed over Derendorf. Airport fire brigade and professional fire brigade were in action with four fire engines and 13 ambulances.
  • On April 11, 1996, the airport fire broke out , rendering two terminals at Düsseldorf Airport unusable.
  • In the 1990s, there was a fire in the Heinrich-Heine-Allee underground station and a house explosion on Krahestrasse, which the owner had intentionally caused.
  • On April 29, 2003, two construction cranes overturned at a construction site for reasons unknown. In this accident, in addition to the professional fire brigade, the volunteer fire brigade was also on duty at the accident site.
  • On January 18, 2007, hurricane Kyrill swept over Düsseldorf and caused great damage. From January 18-22, volunteers and the professional fire brigade removed the reported damage. There were over 1100 missions.
  • On June 20, 2007, the roof of St. Peter's Church burned .
  • On December 23, 2010 there was a serious bus accident. A Rheinbahn bus crashed into a tree. Around two dozen passengers were injured, some seriously, in this accident.
  • On March 23, 2012 there was a smoldering fire in a silo of a feed company. To prevent a dust explosion, the silo was flooded with nitrogen. The silo was slowly emptied by means of a conveyor belt (approx. 50 tons of feed) and taken to a neighboring warehouse with a company truck.
  • On September 25, 2012, the Düsseldorf fire brigade supported the Krefeld colleagues in a major fire on the Compo premises . Among other things, the HFS (Hytrans Fire System) was set up, a system with which up to 8000 liters of water per minute can be pumped in bilge operation.
  • On December 19, 2012, a Rheinbahn articulated bus stopped at a level crossing due to a technical defect. With presence of mind, the bus driver got all the passengers and himself out of the broken-down bus. Seconds later, the bus was torn to pieces by two oncoming locomotives.
  • On May 2, 2013, a fire broke out on the premises of an elevator manufacturing company. Euro pallets and a 1000 liter waste oil tank were affected. The flames spread to an adjacent warehouse. The Düsseldorf fire brigade warned the population via Facebook and the local channel Antenne Düsseldorf . A total of around 120 fire fighters from the professional and voluntary fire brigade were on duty. In order to be able to guarantee fire protection, volunteer fire brigades manned the professional fire brigade stations.
  • On June 5, 2013 the Düsseldorf fire brigade sent some support units to the flood area in Magdeburg .
  • On July 2, 2013, three tank cars derailed during shunting work next to the Derendorf S-Bahn station . The tank wagons were filled with approx. 50 tons of the extremely flammable gas propene . One of the tank wagons overturned and lay on its side. The tank wagons did not leak, but this was not yet clear at the time the alarm was raised. A major alarm was immediately triggered for the fire brigade, police and THW. Megaphones from the neighboring train station asked people to leave the train station immediately. Specialists from the Henkel plant fire brigade provided support within the framework of TUIS and were called to the scene and supported professional and volunteer fire brigades on site. The German Red Cross fed the exhausted emergency services. On July 3, the overturned tank wagon was successfully pumped out and then put back on the tracks with the help of a 500-tonne crane and the railway's own crane. The mission ended for the Düsseldorf fire brigade on July 3 at around 9 p.m.

Web links

Commons : Firefighting in Düsseldorf  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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  • State capital Düsseldorf (Ed.): 125 years of the Düsseldorf professional fire service. 1872-1997 . Düsseldorf, 1997.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City of Düsseldorf: Fire Brigade - Overview of fire stations , queried on December 28, 2011
  2. ↑ Flb2.de , accessed on December 30, 2011
  3. ↑ List of fire stations on Düsseldorf.de
  4. ^ City of Düsseldorf: Fire Brigade - Special Groups , queried on December 28, 2011
  5. ↑ City of Düsseldorf: Fire Brigade - Annual Report 2011 (PDF file; 4.53 MB), p. 16, accessed on August 22, 2012
  6. ↑ City of Düsseldorf: Fire Brigade - Annual Report 2011 (PDF file; 4.53 MB), p. 22, accessed on August 22, 2012
  7. ↑ City of Düsseldorf: Fire Department - Annual Report 2012 (PDF; 2.0 MB), p. 31, accessed on August 22, 2012
  8. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 25
  9. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 27
  10. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 26
  11. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 27ff
  12. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 31
  13. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, pp. 36–39
  14. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 43
  15. ^ Weidenhaupt, Hugo: Small history of the city of Düsseldorf , Tritsch Druck & Verlag GmbH, Düsseldorf, 1979, p. 119
  16. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 50ff
  17. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 53f
  18. ^ Fire station III, Münsterstrasse 15 in the list of monuments of the state capital Düsseldorf at the Institute for Monument Protection and Preservation
  19. ^ On the opening of the main fire brigade depot in Düsseldorf on December 15, 1911 , in Rhein and Düssel (No. 53) on December 30, 1911
  20. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 57
  21. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 56f
  22. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 58f
  23. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 63f
  24. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 76f
  25. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 78f
  26. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 80f
  27. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 84
  28. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 94f
  29. ↑ 125 years of professional fire brigade, p. 113f
  30. ↑ WZ-online: "Twelve years ago the house on Krahestrasse in Düsseldorf exploded" , accessed on January 1, 2012

Coordinates: 51 ° 12 ′ 55 ″  N , 6 ° 47 ′ 10.5 ″  E