Dortmund fire department

Dortmund fire department
Office of the City of Dortmund
Fire and rescue station 5
Professional fire brigade
Founding year:	1901
Locations:	11 Fw , 17 RW , 5 NEF
Employee:	circa 970
Volunteer firefighter
Founding year:	1802
Departments:	19th
Active members:	approx. 720
Youth fire brigade
Groups:	18th
Members:	about 250
www.feuerwehr.dortmund.de

The Dortmund fire service consists of a professional fire service and a volunteer fire service . It is run as Stadtamt 37 by the director of the fire department Dirk Aschenbrenner.

History of the Dortmund Fire Brigade

City view on a 16th century engraving

From the Middle Ages to the establishment of the professional fire department

In 1297, what was probably the first fire protection ordinance for the citizens of Dortmund was issued . Probably the first official fire and fire regulations originate from 1659 . From 1700 the citizens of the city were required by ordinance to lend a hand in the event of a fire. This led to the establishment of a volunteer fire brigade. In 1717, on October 5, the measures for fire protection and fire fighting were expanded and reformulated.

On January 25, 1802, the first volunteer fire brigade was founded with the consent of the city's municipal authorities. The first syringe from the volunteer fire brigade was housed in an extension of the town hall. In 1876, the previous volunteer fire brigade was split into a volunteer civil fire brigade and the previous volunteer fire brigade. Both ensured the fire protection of the city. Since 1890, Dortmund was experiencing a strong boom and growth due to industrialization and mining, which the volunteer fire brigade could not keep up. As a consequence, the city council decided to set up a professional fire brigade.

20th century

The previous fire chief of the Hamburg fire brigade , Johannes Schänker , was appointed the city of Dortmund's first fire chief on August 5, 1901 by a resolution of the city council. He started his service on October 1st and thus also marked the birth of the Dortmund fire brigade.

The first fire station was located at Silberstrasse 27. Schänker commanded a fire brigade consisting of a leader, a chief fire fighter and ten fire fighters. He initially kept this fire watch, but also drew up an organizational plan that met with considerable resistance in the commissions of the citizens. Schänker managed to unite the volunteer fire brigades and the professional fire brigade through skillful behavior. He was able to draw on experience from his time with the Berlin Fire Brigade and the Hamburg Fire Brigade. Finally he was able to convince those responsible in the city of his plans. Shortly afterwards he also gained the trust of the citizens and was able to achieve a reorganization of the Dortmund fire brigade. By 1903 the workforce was increased to one officer, one sergeant, six chief fire fighters and 30 fire fighters and the number of animals increased to six horses. The team was transferred to civil servant status and the salaries were regulated as well as the equipment and uniforms. A gas syringe, mechanical ladder, and steam syringe were procured. The guard building was expanded to include a coach house , hose tower and laundry room. The fire alarm system and the alarm network have been improved. In February 1903 the last new vehicle was delivered and the first complete fire engine was put into service.

On July 9, 1903, the fire brigade took over the first horse-drawn ambulance and replaced the police administration that had been responsible for transporting the sick. A year later, the second ambulance was put into service. The volunteer fire brigade disbanded on March 31, 1909, and was replaced by a professional reserve fire brigade with four departments. As a result of the expansion of the port area, initially quite primitive fire stations were built in Stahlwerkstrasse and Speicherstrasse. In 1912 it was decided to introduce gasoline automobile operations.

The planning and construction of the north guard began in 1918 and it took four years to build. In 1928, a former dairy and coal shop in Brackel was converted into fire station 3. In 1929 the fire station in Hörde (Südwache) was taken over. In 1930 the fire station 3 (east station) could be moved into. There were four fire stations in Dortmund, the main station, the north station, the east station and the south station.

In 1931, the first fireboat was put into service. It was pontoon-shaped and powered by an outboard motor, and in 1942 it was replaced by a new type of boat.

The situation of the firefighters worsened with the onset of National Socialism . The union , which was only founded in 1930, was banned and the fire brigade focused on the coming war. On December 15, 1933, the professional fire brigade was converted to a fire-fighting police on the orders of Adolf Hitler and given the additional task of setting up an air raid protection organization. In 1936 the workforce was around 200 men. On November 18, 1937, a new fire station was opened in the west of the city. In 1938 the professional fire brigade was converted into a fire protection police and thus part of the regulatory police. On September 1, 1939, the professional fire brigade was barracked when the mobilization was announced . On October 24th, the volunteer fire brigade was disbanded and converted into an auxiliary police force. At the time there were five fire stations and a port base.

The demands on the fire service increased steadily during the Second World War . The city was severely damaged by Allied bombing. On May 23, 1944, the Südwache in Hörde was completely destroyed, and the vehicles were also unusable. A makeshift placement began in the Goy Stadium, which was to last longer. On October 6th, all five fire stations were killed in the air raid . The Dortmund fire brigade also helped after the attack on April 8, 1945 in Halberstadt.

From the end of the war, the Allies supported the reorganization of the Dortmund fire department. The fire brigade was again a municipal facility and the fire police dissolved. The fire stations had to be rebuilt and operational again. In particular, this required new equipment. The reporting system was expanded, secondary alarms, temperature alarms, fire alarms and private alarms should ensure rapid intervention.

The use of radio equipment was introduced at the Dortmund fire brigade in 1952. In the same year the first respiratory protection and water ambulance was put into service. In 1960, fire station 4 in Hörde was able to leave the makeshift facility at the Goy stadium. The new station in Wellinghofen became the first fire station to be rebuilt after the war. Due to the changed political situation in the world, the first disaster response plan for Dortmund was developed in 1962. In addition, a unit was set up to serve as fire extinguishing readiness for the disaster control service for remote assistance. The Dortmund fire brigade provides personnel and vehicles for the North Disaster Response Team in the Arnsberg district .

In 1971, a breathing apparatus training system was put into service at fire station 2 . A decree by the Interior Minister made it necessary to procure an ambulance for every fire station. Fire stations 1 and 9 were built in 1972 at their current locations and were put into service in 1975. The construction of the subway made it necessary to move Fire Station 2. The new guard is designed so that it can be dismantled and rebuilt at another location. For the first time, a fire station did not use sliding poles. Fire and Rescue Station 2 was handed over on February 8, 1979.

The new fire station 5 in Marten was ready to move into in 1984. The fireboat, which is still in use today, was procured in 1987. Between 1987 and 1990 a new generation of fire fighting vehicles , the fire fighting vehicle 24 (LF 24), was put into service at fire and rescue stations 3, 4, 5 and 9 . The LF 24 performed reliably into the 21st century and are still in service with other fire departments in Germany.

On June 6, 1996, a tragic helicopter crash occurred over a forest near Löttringhausen near the A 45 . Thirteen people were killed, only one man could be saved. Six participants in the helicopter tour won it at the YOU trade fair . The fire brigade took over the injured person, who was rescued by first aiders, and put out the fire. The rapid response groups from the German Red Cross and Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe were deployed to look after relatives and drivers who were stuck in traffic.

In April 1997, fire director Klaus Schäfer became the new head of the Dortmund fire department. The Dortmund rescue trough was developed by fire fighters from Fire Station 3 . This is now part of the standard loading of emergency vehicles and is part of a new rescue concept. In addition to the success with their rescue trough, the firefighters of fire station 3, but also fire station 6, were able to move into new deployment points with corresponding guard areas in Neuasseln and Alt-Scharnhorst . Both are identical. After leaving, Klaus Schäfer became head of the Institute for Fire Service Technology . After participating in a neo-Nazi demonstration on the eve of May 1, 2010, Schäfer was suspended with immediate effect.

21st century

Fire truck

In 2002 the Dortmund fire brigade put a whole range of new emergency vehicles into service. The fire fighting vehicles 16/12 (LF 16/12), fire fighting vehicles 24 (LF 24) and tank fire engines 16/25 (TLF 16/25) previously in service with the professional fire brigade were passed on to the volunteer fire brigade, the LF 24 partially decommissioned or in the fire school continued to be used. They were replaced by new, uniform rescue vehicles in accordance with the LF 16/12 standard, but they corresponded to today's HLF 20/16 . They had a built-in power generator , a 1600 liter water tank , a rescue kit, a jump cushion , a light mast , a mobile one-man reel , a Dortmund rescue trough and hollow jet pipes . 13 HLF were procured at once, and three more HLF followed later.

Command vehicle

A year later, another new generation of vehicles was put into service. A total of 15 mission control vehicles (ELW) of class ELW 1 were procured. Of these, eleven are designated as ELW 1, these are used for the C service and the U service. Four other ELWs are occupied by the B service, A service and the rescue service (for OrgL / LNA), these are designated as ELW 2, one vehicle serves as a reserve. With the commissioning of the ELW, the C-service concept was also introduced. Along with this new fire fighting train concept and management concept, there was also a revision of the function and qualification labeling at the deployment site. important operational functions can be recognized by specific vest colors at the operational site.

The respiratory protection monitoring was also revised and given a new function label. In Dortmund you can now recognize the respiratory protection controller (respiratory protection monitor) by a red and white checked vest.

In addition, seven identical DLK 23-12 were put into service. All DLK are built by Metz on a MAN chassis. Except for the basic protection of guard 5, all fire engines of the professional fire brigade are equipped with the same vehicles. The basic protection of guard 5 has a different DLK, namely a Magirus structure on a Mercedes-Benz chassis . For a time, a small telescopic mast the size of a DLK was used in the basic protection of Guard 5 to test whether the telescopic mast could replace a DLK in the long term.

In 2006 an ELW 3 based on a MAN articulated lorry with a two-axle trailer was procured. The expansion of one of the largest ELWs in Germany was carried out by the Binz company. In the same year a telescopic mast (TM 54) based on a Mercedes-Benz Actros was put into service. With a rescue height of 54 meters , the Dortmund fire brigade has the aerial rescue vehicle with the highest rescue height of any public fire brigade in Germany.

The Dortmund fire brigade had one of the largest post-war missions due to Hurricane Kyrill on January 18, 2007. Not only did one large mission have to be dealt with, but also many small missions spread across the entire city. Between January 18th and January 19th at 9:00 am, 1,355 missions were completed. This led to a major incident being declared on January 18 at around 4 p.m. and the crisis team, as well as the management group of the Dortmund fire brigade, started work. In addition to 273 members of the professional fire brigade (the normal daily strength consists of 145 members of staff, the other employees were alerted) and approx. 350 members of the volunteer fire brigade, units from the technical relief organization (88 helpers), the Bundeswehr (86 soldiers) and the civil engineering office (150 Employees). The last storm-related operations were carried out on Sunday, January 21st.

On October 10, 2007, a new emergency vehicle for the volunteer fire brigade was presented, it is a fire engine logistics (LFL). It is intended to replace the LF 16-TS provided by the federal government and was planned on the basis of GW logistics. In 2007, six vehicles were put into service, and more followed in 2008. The fire engine logistics are only intended for units of the volunteer fire brigade with special tasks such as decontamination and fire water supply and catering, the other units of the volunteer fire brigade without these special tasks will receive an HLF 20/16 as a replacement for the LF 16-TS in the future .

The LF-L were distributed to fire fighting trains 11, 18, 23, 24 (each LFL decon), 16 (catering) and 17 and 20 (each LFL hose). The vehicles have received radio identification 49, e.g. Florian Dortmund xx-49-01. As part of the switch to digital radio, the vehicles are now running as xx-LFL-01.

In 2007, six more fire-fighting vehicle logistics systems were acquired, four for the fire-fighting trains with the special task of decontamination, fire-fighting train 11 and 18 decontamination injured (Dekon-V) and fire-fighting train 23 and 24 decontamination devices (Dekon-G), fire-fighting train 16, catering, the sixth vehicle In a version without a pump and water tank, with an all-terrain chassis for the special unit guidance / radio.

On May 18, 2009, Dirk Aschenbrenner was appointed the new head of the Dortmund fire department. The chief fire director is the 9th fire chief since the Dortmund professional fire brigade was founded in 1901.

As part of the documentary series " 112: Fire Brigade in Action " by the private television station DMAX , which was broadcast for the first time on December 17, 2017, professional firefighters from the Dortmund fire brigade were accompanied in their everyday life and their operations. Some of the forces wore a body cam to give the most authentic impression possible.

Professional fire brigade Dortmund

Distribution of fire stations in the urban area

Basic protection of the fire station 8

The Dortmund professional fire brigade is one of the largest professional fire brigades in North Rhine-Westphalia with a staff of approx. 970 men . It is divided into six departments 37/1 (administration); 37/2 (emergency service); 37/3 (technology); 37/4 (preventive fire protection); 37/5 (training) and 37/6 (civil protection).

The current fire protection requirement plan is still valid until 2011.

The Dortmund fire brigade is currently participating in the two research projects SAFeR and SHARE . Both projects deal with the improvement of communication and information at the place of work through the use of modern IT technologies. All research projects of the Dortmund Fire Brigade are coordinated and carried out by the Institute for Fire Brigade and Rescue Technology (IFR).

Dortmund fire engine

According to the recommendation of the AGBF (Working Group of Heads of Professional Fire Brigades), a Dortmund fire brigade has 16 functions (one function = one fire brigade member). For reasons of risk and cost, not every fire station in the professional fire brigade has a fire engine. Only the north guard (fire station 2), the main guard (fire station 1) and the south station (fire station 4) provide a complete fire engine (north-south axis of the city). It consists of

• a command vehicle ELW 1 for platoon leaders (C service) and command assistants,
• two rescue vehicles HLF 20/16 with six fire service officers each ( relay ),
• a turntable ladder with basket 23-12 DLK 23/12 with two fire brigade officers (troop).

All other guards provide basic protection, consisting of a command vehicle 1, an emergency fire engine and a turntable ladder. During deployment, this basic protection is reinforced with a fire truck from another guard or the volunteer fire brigade.

Locations

The Dortmund professional fire brigade has nine fire and rescue stations, one of which is an airport fire brigade . In addition, there is a port base with the fireboat, which is manned by FW 2 in the event of an emergency, and an emergency doctor location at the Clinic Center North.

Old fire and rescue station 1

New building of the station 1

• Fire and rescue station 1

The fire and rescue station 1 is the main station of the Dortmund professional fire brigade and is located in Dortmund-Mitte. The office management and a large part of the departments are housed here, as well as the operations control center, a Dortmund fire engine, the special units rescue , management and the command service.

At fire and rescue station 1 there is an ELW 1 for the C service, two ELW 1 for the B service, one ELW 1 for the A service, two HLF 20/16, a DLK 23-12, several swap-loader vehicles ( WLF) with roll-off containers (AB), including the AB armor (comparable to a RW 2 ), a fire brigade crane (FwK), a telescopic mast (TM 54), three ambulances (RTW) and an NEF stationed.

Since November 2008, however, due to the new construction of fire and rescue station 1, there has only been 1 fire engine (consisting of 2 HLF 20/16, 1 DLK 23/12, 1 ELW 1, 2 RTW). All other vehicles and special forces were distributed to other fire stations. With the new building of FRW 1 and the attached situation and command center, the special units have returned to this station. On September 13, 2012, Mayor Ullrich Sierau symbolically handed over the key to the new building of Wache 1 to the head of the Dortmund fire brigade Dirk Aschenbrenner.

• Fire and rescue station 2

At fire and rescue station 2, also called "Nordwache", there is a Dortmund fire fighting train (with an ELW1, two HLF 20/16, a DLK 23-12), the water rescue with the special unit diver (with a GW water rescue and the former AB radiation protection as AB water rescue) and a lifeboat, the rescue service (with 2 ambulance vehicles, an ITW, an AB-PatAb, an AB-BHP and three exchange NEF), several WLF and roll-off containers (AB-A1, AB -A2, AB-TWS, Mulde), the care bus, the breathing protection workshop with breathing protection training course, the radio and electrical workshop as well as the building maintenance of the entire Dortmund fire brigade.

The vehicles of the fire engine 25 Eving / Brechte of the voluntary fire brigade are also housed in the vehicle depot of fire and rescue station 2.

In addition, the fire and rescue station 2 is assigned the fire boat (stationed at the port base) and an emergency doctor vehicle (stationed at the Clinic Center North (accident clinic) of the Dortmund Clinic).

• Port base

The port base is a secondary station of fire and rescue station 2. This is where the fire boat is housed, which is manned by the staff of fire and rescue station 2 when an alarm is triggered. Up until 2001, the building also housed fire engine 29 Deusen , which then moved to a new and modern fire station a little further north.

• Fire and rescue station 3

The fire and rescue station 3 is, together with the fire and rescue station 6, the smallest station of the Dortmund professional fire brigade. It is located in the Neuasseln district . There used to be a chainsaw workshop there.

The fire and rescue station 3 has an ELW 1 for the C service, an HLF 20/16 and a DLK 23-12. There is also a truck at the guard.

The old fire and rescue station 4

• Fire and rescue station 4

The fire and rescue station 4 is located in the south of Dortmund in the Hörde district . In June 2008, the City Council of Dortmund decided to build a new fire and rescue station 4 on Zillestrasse a few hundred meters south of the old fire station 4. Construction work began in December 2008 and was completed in December 2009 after just one year of construction. The keys were handed over to the city of Dortmund in January 2010 and the fire station was officially put into service on February 1, 2010. The construction project was financed by a public private partnership . The usable area of ​​fire and rescue station 4 is 5,600 m².

Various environmentally friendly concepts were planned for the construction of fire and rescue station 4. So was u. a. no fossil heating energy sources are used and a wood-pellet heating system is installed.

The central disinfection , hose washing, fire extinguisher workshop and central medical technology are housed in the buildings of the guard . In addition to the Dortmund fire-fighting train, the special height rescue unit and a special vehicle for transporting infectious patients are also housed here. Furthermore, a special KTW has been stationed here since mid-2007 for the transport of obese patients (max. Load on the stretcher: 725 kg). The fire-fighting and rescue service training attached to the old fire and rescue station 4 is no longer available in the new building and will be housed in a new training center at fire station 2.

The fire and rescue station 4 has an ELW 1 for the C service, two HLF 20/16, a DLK 23-12, a truck, a WLF, two ambulance, a four-wheel ambulance (KTW), a GW- Height rescue, an infection protection transport wagon (ISW) and an obesity transport wagon (ATW1) are available. There is an AB-TWS (Tank-Water-Foam) on roll-off containers, which is used like a 24/50 tank tender (TLF 24/50).

• Fire and rescue station 5

The fire and rescue station 5, also called Westwache, is located in Marten . In addition to a basic protection unit (ELW 1, HLF 20/16, DLK 23-12), special extinguishing agents and vehicles with replenishment tasks are kept here.

The workshop and the magazine for vehicles and equipment are also located at fire and rescue station 5. In order to quickly exchange defective vehicles for others, the fire brigade's reserve vehicles are also located at the station, including some RTW, KTW and NEF.

• Fire station 6

Fire station 6 in Scharnhorst is home to a basic protection unit consisting of an ELW 1 for the C service, an HLF 20/16, a DLK 23-12 and a truck.

All fire safety guards are planned and organized from fire and rescue station 6.

• Fire and rescue station 7

The airport fire brigade for Dortmund Airport is hidden behind fire and rescue station 7 in Dortmund . The expansion and renovation of Dortmund Airport made it necessary to revise the fire protection there and adapt it to the new circumstances. In November 1998, the city of Dortmund and Flughafen GmbH decided on a project that was unique in Germany at the time: the pooling of personnel from the professional fire brigade, part-time firefighters and members of the former company fire brigade to create a powerful airport fire brigade .

For this purpose, the city set up a fire brigade of the volunteer fire brigade and fire station 7 of the professional fire brigade on the airport premises. In order to ensure constant readiness for action, the volunteer fire brigade was integrated into fire engine 30. The members of the alarm unit are only allowed to do their work in the immediate vicinity of the fire station so that the specified deployment times can be adhered to. Seven firefighters are always assigned to fixed functions during operating hours. The reinforcement unit can provide its service throughout the airport area and, if necessary, is used to support the alarm unit. The fire and rescue station 7 takes on the initial deployment in building fire protection and ensures fire protection according to the ICAO guidelines.

The employees of the airport fire brigade (fire brigade 30) come from the departments of ground handling, aviation security and employees of Eurowings . The employees are released for training, further education and operational activities without any problems. This also brings with it another major advantage, as the employees of the ground handling service are very familiar with the aircraft, the local conditions, technical devices and systems at the airport.

The following emergency vehicles are available to the fire and rescue station 7.

• A small fire engine / ELW on an MB-Vito with a 200 liter high pressure extinguishing system and 20 liters of AFFF foam concentrate .
• An airfield fire engine (FLF) 3500/300 on an MB 1124 4 × 4. With 3500 liters of water, 300 liters of AFFF and 60 kg of CO _2, there is a sufficient amount of extinguishing agent available.
• An HLF 3200 with 3,000 liters of water and an extensive technical load. Rosenbauer converted the vehicle to an MB 1234 AF 4 × 4.
• A Nissan pick-up truck with grit. If necessary, the truck also pulls an additional trailer with additional grit.
• Two identical Panthers from Rosenbauer are stationed at the airport fire brigade. The first Panther was built in 1996, the second in 1998. Both vehicles have 13,500 liters of water, 1,500 liters of AFFF and 2 × 250 kg of powder.
• A VW Sharan is available as a command vehicle for the airport fire inspection manager .
• Finally, a mobile medical unit (MSE for short) is available on an MB Vito for emergency medical care . It was built in 2001, has ambulance equipment and a low-rise design for underground garages. All devices are compatible with those of the Dortmund rescue service.

Fire and rescue station 8

• Fire and rescue station 8

Fire and Rescue Station 8 in Eichlinghofen started operations in autumn 2004. It serves as an environmental watch for the Dortmund fire brigade, accommodating basic protection and most of the NBC defense. This includes extensive exercise material, a respiratory protection workshop and a training building for basic and advanced training in the ABC area.

In addition to basic protection (ELW 1, HLF 20/16, DLK 23-12), the core units for NBC defense are housed here. These are the special unit ABC and the special unit decon. Only the units for decontamination of the injured and a reconnaissance vehicle (ABCErkKw) are not here.

For NBC operations, an ELW 1 is available for the NBC defense section leader (environmental service), four swap-loader vehicles (WLF) and a guard truck. At the WLF, one always carries the AB-Hazardous Goods (AB-G) to combat an accident in the event of a hazardous substance escaping and one always carries the AB-Oil to prevent oil damage. Another WLF wears the AB respiratory protection 2 (AB-A2) and makes this roll-off container available for parallel use of the AB-A1. During ABC operations, the fourth WLF moves the following roll-off containers to the place of use as required.

The AB-Fass provides different recovery tanks made of stainless steel, plastic or galvanized steel. They are closed with clamping rings, screw lids or screwed lids with seals. There are also acid-resistant over-drums made of plastic and with an activated carbon filter to accommodate damaged drums. The AB-TG (tank dangerous goods) contains four 800 l stainless steel IBCs (intermediate bulk containers) and four 1,000 l plastic IBCs. They are used to absorb dangerous liquids. The IBC are approved and are regularly subjected to a TÜV test or replaced. The AB-Str (radiation protection) was taken out of service in 2007. Since then, the measuring devices for use in radiation protection have been kept on the AB dangerous goods, various blocking and securing material on the AB drum. At the end of its use, the AB-Kon (contamination) picks up contaminated material (= contaminated with hazardous substances) in plastic containers and prevents hazardous substances from being carried over during transport for cleaning or disposal.

• Fire and rescue station 9

The fire and rescue station 9 in Mengede is home to basic protection as well as volunteer fire brigade from Mengede, the fire engine 22.

In addition to an ELW 1, vehicles are an HLF 20/16, a DLK 23-12 and an RTW.

• Fire station 10 Signal-Iduna-Park

Fire station 10 is only manned on match days and events in Signal-Iduna-Park. A reserve fire brigade of the professional fire brigade is manned by a squadron, additional personnel take over the operational management, the change post or the fixed fire safety post. The staff is always provided by the BF and the FF.

• Closet

The new clothing store of the Dortmund fire brigade is located in Dortmund-Hörde, on the grounds of the DSW21. Here, all employees of the Dortmund professional fire brigade and members of the Dortmund volunteer fire brigade are equipped with operational clothing and services are provided for defective items. In addition to the fire brigade, the clothing store also looks after the members of the Dortmund municipal utilities (DSW21).

Special forces

• ATF

In 2002 the federal and state governments agreed on a new strategy to protect the population. It was recognized that protection against the effects of hazards from radioactive, biological or chemical substances needs to be improved. In particular, the analysis of dangerous substances could not always be carried out in the desired time window in the past. A so-called [Analytical Task Force] (ATF) was set up at seven locations across Germany. The ATF consist of emergency services specially trained to deal with CBRN situations and special measuring technology and operate within a radius of 200 km from their location. One of these seven task forces is affiliated with the Dortmund fire department.

• Special unit respiratory protection

The SE-A ​​(special unit respiratory protection) is stationed at FRW 2. On the FRW 2, the AB-A is saddled on a WLF. The respiratory protection training facility and the respiratory protection workshop are also located here. At the environmental watch (FRW8) there is another AB-A. This is used when several respiratory protective devices are required or another deployment site has to be supplied with respiratory protective devices. An equipment trolley based on a VW T4 is also available for other transport tasks involving breathing apparatus or compressed air cylinders. In the case of major incidents, this equipment cart can also be used as a regular, albeit smaller, GW-A.

• Special unit ABC

The SE-ABC, older names are SE-Chemie or SE-GSG (Hazardous Substances and Goods), is located at Fire and Rescue Station 8. The SE-ABC is used for operations with atomic, biological or chemical substances; this can be dangerous goods transport cases or simply the removal of traces of oil. The SE-ABC is managed by the unit leader SE-ABC. The unit leader SE-ABC is an officer of the upper fire service. The basic strength of the SE-ABC always consists of the AB dangerous goods, the AB oil and an LF 16 (LF of the respective release district). For operations that require the deployment of the U-Dienst, the LF 16 of the FW 8 of the SE-ABC is always subordinated. The SE-ABC can be extended to tensile strength if necessary. The decontamination area is a separate section and is not assigned to the SE-ABC. The C service and the DL crew of FW 8 are responsible for this. These units are supported by an LF 16 of the professional fire brigade and, if necessary, by the fire fighting trains 11, 12, 18, 23 or 24 whose members are appropriately trained and equipped.

Telescopic mast

• Special recovery unit

The SE rescue is largely deployed to supplement the basic protection units in terms of personnel and material in the event of traffic accidents. There are two WLFs at fire and rescue station 1, each with a built-in winch and a fire brigade crane. A WLF with a cable winch always has the technical rescue roll-off container (AB-TR) attached. This roll-off container is equipped in a similar way to a RW 2, it has more powerful assistance sets than the HLF and thus supports the personnel working on site, also with other special devices. At the fire and rescue station 1 there is also AB equipment available, which mainly carries wood and other substructure material.

If necessary, the SE rescue is supplemented by a telescopic handler from the Manitou brand (type MLT 940-120 HLSU), which is housed at fire and rescue station 1. It was procured in 2008 and replaced the O&K brand wheel loader (type L15) used up until then . The telehandler has a telescopic boom and can be extended to a height of 9 meters. The telehandler reaches the place of use independently by axis.

In addition, an AB armory 2 is available specifically for construction accidents at fire and rescue station 5. If necessary, a RW 1 can be used, which is housed at the fire and rescue station 4 and is assigned to the fire brigade school.

Recently, the SE rescue has also been assigned to the telescopic mast (TM 54). It is a special vehicle for fire fighting, human rescue and technical assistance.

• Special unit leadership and communication

The SE-F is manned by volunteer and professional fire services. The SE-F manned the ELW 3 together with two employees from the control center. The SE-F can use two motorcycles for detection and exploration tasks ; An equipment trolley for telecommunications is also available.

• Special unit height rescue

The SE height rescue with a GW height rescue is housed at fire and rescue station 4. The personnel for the GW-Höhenrettung is provided from the fire and rescue station 4 during an operation.

• Special unit extinguishing water supply

The SE extinguishing water supply is formed by a total of four fire engines from the volunteer fire brigade. These are divided into the areas north and south, the fire fighting train 20 and the fire fighting train 22 form the SE extinguishing water supply north and the SE extinguishing water supply south is formed by the fire fighting trains 15 and 17. Both special units are to be equipped identically in the future, which is currently still being implemented.

The north component is currently set up as follows:

Lz 20: LF 16/12, LF-L (with hose loading and TS) & high-performance pump trailer from Börger

Lz 22: ELW 1, TLF 16/25, Ab-Hose, LF 16-TS, RW

And the south component:

Lz 15: LF 16/12, LF-L (with hose loading and TS) & high-performance pump trailer, MTF

Lz 17: ELW 1, LF 8/6, LF 16-TS

The MTF of the LZ 15 and the rescue vehicle 1 of the LZ 22 are available for further personnel transport or similar logistics tasks.

The main task is to supply the telescopic mast with water during operations. Another task is to set up a fire fighting water supply over long distances, e.g. B. in forest or wildfire.

• Special unit rescue service

The SE rescue service is provided by the Dortmund fire brigade, especially the fire fighting train 2 and the fire fighting train 25, but also the fire fighting train 14 are intended for the SE rescue service. There are currently three roll-off containers available, an AB-BHP 1 (treatment station), the AB-PATAB (patient tray) and the AB-BHP 2. These are transported by a WLF to the deployment site in the event of an emergency.

The forces of the volunteer fire brigade with the roll-off containers complement the special task groups of the DRK (rescue service) and JUH (care) to the primary Dortmund treatment center. However, this is not a standardized BHP 50 according to the AGBF-NRW specifications and is therefore mostly used as a qualified patient tray.

The secondary Dortmund treatment center (BHP-B DO2) is formed by forces from the ASB, the MHD and the DRK, which corresponds to a BHP 50 according to the AGBF-NRW specifications. Category 1 is supervised by the Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, Category 2 by the Malteser Hilfsdienst and Category 3 by the German Red Cross. The disengagement time of the secondary treatment center is significantly higher than that of the primary treatment center due to the considerable personnel expenditure. This is why it is only alerted in the event of major incidents or used for supra-local assistance, such as B. at the World Youth Day 2005 near Cologne on the Marienfeld, at the Soccer World Cup 2006 in Germany, at the G8 Summit Heiligendamm in 2008 and the Love Parade 2010 in Duisburg.

The city of Dortmund is the only city in Germany that has a second treatment place without having to keep it, according to the regulation.

• Special unit divers

The SE diver is housed at fire and rescue station 2 and is manned by personnel from the fire engine when deployed. The SE-Taucher is currently moving out for water rescue missions with a GW water rescue and a lifeboat on a trailer. In addition, there is a roll-off container for water rescue, which is used for exercise services, but also as a tactical reserve.

• Special unit catering

SE catering is responsible for supplying emergency services with beverages and food. The special unit is based at fire engine 16. A field cooker is stationed in the fire station in Hombruch to prepare warm meals.

Fire school

A training center of the Dortmund fire brigade has been maintained at Fire and Rescue Station 2 since October 2011. In addition to the basic course for the professional fire brigade, other courses for professional and voluntary fire brigades are also offered here, e.g. B. Squad man and squad leader, technical assistance for the forest, methodology / didactics, use of sensing and measuring devices, secure work in heights and depths, etc. At the fire and rescue station 8, all training on the subject of NBC danger prevention is carried out, as here the ABC -Train is housed (see FRW 8). The Dortmund fire brigade also maintains its own driving school, which currently has three WLF and one car. The fire brigade driving school is located in Mengede at FRW 9. In addition to driving licenses of the BE and CE classes, driver approvals, local knowledge tests and driver safety training are also offered here. The driver safety training is the so-called Safemaster training. Respiratory protection training is also carried out at FRW 2. In addition to the training of breathing apparatus wearers, the repetition exercises of all breathing apparatus wearers of the professional fire brigade and the voluntary fire brigade, as well as, if necessary, the aid organizations and the THW, are carried out here. From now on, all fire and rescue service courses in the city of Dortmund will be completed there. It also houses the fire department's own driving school.

The training center has a smaller Manitou telehandler (type MLT 742 H LSU), which is used as a training and work machine (including winter service).

IFR - Institute for Fire and Rescue Technology

The Institute for Fire and Rescue Technology (IFR) is operated by the city at the Dortmund fire department. The fire brigade is supposed to carry out the research relevant to its operational practice. It is about imparting knowledge to the fire brigade and examining one's own practice (evaluation). Essentially, the IFR focuses on the areas of requirement / scenario definition and evaluation.

The following are considered to be important areas: information (IT) and communication technology (ICT) systems, logistics systems, nanotechnology, mechatronics / robotics and emergency medicine .

The IFR has a wide range of project experience in various national and international research areas. The projects that have already been completed include:

• AirShield ( funded by the BMBF )
• EVA ( funded by the BMBF )
• GenoPlan ( funded by the BMBF )
• I-LOV ( funded by the BMBF ) (subcontract FH Cologne)
• LAGE ( funded by the BMBF )
• MobisPro ( funded by BMWI )
• PRONTO ( funded by the EU Commission )
• NIFTi ( funded by the EU Commission )
• Anchors ( funded by the BMBF )
• ePID ( funded by the BMBF )
• SafeCoat ( funded by the BMBF )
• RescueLab ( funded by the BMBF )

Current projects:

• Tradr ( funded by the EU Commission )
• Smart @ Fire ( funded by the EU Commission )
• EmerGent ( funded by the EU Commission )
• SmokeBot ( funded by the EU Commission )
• Interkom ( funded by the BMBF )
• AHA ( funded by the BMBF )
• Mirex (subcontracted, funded by the BMBF )
• Teamwork ( funded by the BMBF )

In addition to the head of the institute, the institute currently employs 11 people (a senior engineer, five research assistants, four student assistants and an administrative employee) and is located in the building of the city and state library (Max-von-der-Grün-Platz 5) .

Operations management

The Dortmund fire brigade distinguishes between three services (A, B and C service), which, depending on the situation, take over the management of operations. In addition, the U-Dienst (environmental service) and the B-Dienst rescue service are special managers.

• A service

The A service stands for the top management level of the Dortmund fire department. The A-service is occupied by a higher service , an ELW 3 is available to him and is supported by a managerial assistant (middle service).

• B service

The B-Dienst consists of an association leader , an assistant manager and a machinist / reporter. He moves out with an ELW 2 from fire and rescue station 1 on all operations with at least two fire engines or with a risk to human life.

• C service

Each of the fire and rescue stations has its own C service. The C-Dienst has the qualification as a train driver and moves out together with a machinist / detector (middle service) with an ELW 1.

• Underground service

The underground service is manned by an officer from the fire service. Depending on his qualification as a train driver, he can also be used as a C service or as a unit driver of the SE-ABC. However, the U-Dienst is mainly intended to lead units in ABC deployment, decon deployment or detection and measurement deployment. The U-Dienst has an ELW 1 with a main fire foreman or experienced chief fire foreman as a machinist / management assistant.

• Ambulance service

The rescue service is led by an organizational head of the rescue service (OrgL), a senior emergency doctor (LNA) and a managerial assistant in larger emergency situations .

The OrgL has a KdoW, the LNA has a NEF, which can also be used to reinforce the rescue service if all NEF are already involved in operations. The management assistant occupies an ELW 2. The rendezvous procedure is used so that everyone meets at the deployment site.

Volunteer firefighter

The voluntary fire brigade of the city of Dortmund consists of a total of 19 fire engines with around 720 volunteer employees. Most of the fire engines have their own youth fire brigade .

The Dortmund volunteer fire brigade is an integral part of the operational planning of the professional fire brigade. Alerting, even with the first alarm to the scene, is possible around the clock. In the event of major damage incidents, she manned the exposed guards of the professional fire brigade. In addition, many special tasks such as first responder operations, decontamination or ABC exploration are taken on.

At the moment, fire fighting trains 14, 19, 27 and 28 are alerted in the first alarm, because the next guard from the professional fire brigade cannot meet the emergency deadlines 100%; all other fire fighting trains are triggered from the second alarm and in the case of special operational keywords like an object alarm in the first alarm alarmed.

The volunteer fire brigade is divided into the following fire engines:

• Fire fighting train 11 Sölde

Fire fighting train 11 in Sölde belongs to District Unit 1 (East) and, in the event of an emergency, manned an HLF 20/16 (new standard ), an LF-L and a decontamination truck P , which is primarily intended for decontaminating injured persons. Together with the fire fighting train 18, they form the special unit for the decontamination of injured persons (DekonV). The fire truck logistics with loading component DekonV go into service.

Due to the special task of decontamination, you will be alerted to TH_ABC_2 + 2 every time you use it (as well as LZ 18 and the locally responsible LZ), city-wide, TH stands for technical assistance, ABC for the type of operation and 2 + 2 means the alarm level can be increased twice .

• Fire fighting train 12 Aplerbeck

The fire fighting train 12 in Aplerbeck belongs to the district unit 1 (east) and manned an HLF 16/16 (according to the standard, an LF 16/12 ), an LF 16-TS and two ABC reconnaissance vehicles . There is also a trailer that is assigned to the Dortmund youth fire department. As a special task in addition to measuring with the ABC exploration vehicle, the fire engine specializes in taking samples in cooperation with the Analytical Task Force Germany.

Fire station in Berghofen (fire engine 13)

• Fire fighting train 13 Berghofen

The fire fighting train 13 in Berghofen belongs to district unit 2 (south) and, in the event of an emergency, occupies an HLF 16/16 (according to the standard, an LF 16/12 ) and an LF 8/6, in addition, a portable pump trailer (TSA) is available.

The Berghofen Voluntary Fire Brigade was founded on May 15, 1893. The fire engine is one of the most traditional fire engines of the volunteer fire brigade in Dortmund. It currently consists of around 40 active members, including 4 women, the honorary department with 9 members and the youth fire brigade with 20 girls and boys.

• Fire fighting train 14 Syburg

Fire fighting train 14 in Syburg belongs to district unit 2 (south). As early as May 1820, a "fire brigade" was reported in Syburg. It is the highest fire brigade in Dortmund. The area of ​​application of the LZ 14 is on the southern periphery of the city of Dortmund. In addition to the districts of Syburg, Buchholz, Wichlinghofen and Wellinghofen, the majority consists of forest areas and agricultural areas. The area is very hilly and the mountains have heights of 220 m and more, with height differences of up to 100 m.

Due to the exposed location (Hohensyburg casino, villa area, golf course, motorway junction) and the location on the outskirts of the city, the Syburg fire engine is always alerted by the control center of the Dortmund professional fire brigade when it first leaves. In the event of an emergency, an HLF 8/6 with an aid kit, an LF 16-TS and an equipment trolley - primarily for first responder missions and for exploring forest fires - are used.

The main tasks of the small unit (185 total missions in 2009 - 113 of which were medical assistance) are fire fighting, first responders , the technical components for treatment center Dortmund 1, technical assistance after traffic accidents (here in particular for an accident-prone and busy section the BAB 45), the fall protection of accident victims in the steep terrain near the Syburger serpentines (popular destination for recreational climbers) as well as the water rescue at the nearby Hengsteysee . There has been a close cooperation with the DLRG Dortmund since 2005. In the event of a water emergency on the lake, a vehicle from the Syburg fire fighting train drives to the DLRG guard station approx. 2 km away and manned the organisation's own lifeboat with specially trained boatmen .

In the past, the fire brigade had the special unit rescue dogs (SE-RH) with mantrailers . It was an integral part of the alarm and deployment regulations of the Dortmund fire brigade and was called in for help by the police and the surrounding fire brigade control centers as part of the administrative assistance.

Fire station in Löttringhausen (fire engine 15)

• Fire fighting train 15 Kirchhörde

Fire fighting train 15 in Kirchhörde belongs to district unit 2 (south) and has an HLF 16/16 (according to the LF 16/12 standard), an LF-L with high-performance pump trailer and an MTF available for use. However, the LZ 15 does not have any further parking spaces for the LF-L and is therefore stored at the nearby fire station 4. Furthermore, it is part of the special unit extinguishing water supply south. There has also been a youth fire brigade since 2006.

Fire station in Hombruch (fire engine 16)

• Fire Brigade 16 Hombruch

Fire fighting train 16 in Hombruch belongs to district unit 2 (south) and, in the event of an emergency, manned an LF 16/12 , an LF-L , an equipment car and a truck for the special catering unit.

The Hombruch volunteer fire department was founded in 1878 as the Hombruch volunteer fire department.

• Fire fighting train 17 Persebeck

The fire fighting train 17 in Persebeck belongs to the district unit 3 (west) and manned an LF 8/6, ELW 1 and an LF 16-TS in the event of an emergency. Especially the LF 16-TS, due to the two pumps and 30 B pressure hoses, is part of the SE extinguishing water supply south, but the LF 8/6 is also used for this task in the event of an alarm.

• Fire fighting train 18 Oespel / Kley

The fire fighting train 18 in Oespel belongs to district unit 3 (West) and manned an HLF 20/16 and a decon truck P. In addition, an LF-L with DekonV components will complement the vehicle fleet, the LZ 18 will also be TH_ABC_2 with every deployment +2 alarmed throughout the city, together with the LZ 11 and the responsible FF.

The story of the Oespel-Kley fire brigade begins in 1875; the first fire station was "Auf der Linnert" next to the Protestant church until 1944. However, the fire station was destroyed due to the bombing in World War II. The fire-fighting train was housed at Oespler Markt until 1975 and was able to move into its current fire station on Kleybredde in 1975.

The fire-fighting train 18 was commissioned with the special task of decontamination, for this they received a Dekon-P truck from the inventory of the disaster control , up to this point in time the fire-fighting train 18 had an LF 16/12 and an LF 16-TS. The LF 16-TS was handed over to fire engine 19, which meant that an older vehicle could be replaced. As a supplement for the Dekon-P truck, a fire fighting group vehicle for logistics was purchased.

• Fire fighting train 19 Lütgendortmund

The fire fighting train 19 in Lütgendortmund belongs to district unit 3 and, in the event of an emergency, occupies an LF 8/6, an LF 16-TS, an equipment car, an ABC explorer and a RW 1. The fire fighting train 19 is intended for first responder operations in its release district. Fire brigade 19 also includes a youth fire brigade.

• Fire truck 20 nice ones

The fire fighting train 20 in Nette belongs to district unit 4 (north) and, in the event of an emergency, occupies an HLF 20 (formerly LF 16/12) and an LF-L. The LZ 20 together with the LZ 22 form the special unit extinguishing water supply north (SE-LW-Nord).

• Fire fighting train 21 Bodelschwingh

Since 1820, Bodelschwingh was still a part of u. a. also Mengede to the mayor's office Castrop, documents about the purchase of fire protection equipment and syringe houses for the construction of a compulsory fire brigade are archived. Bodelschwingh received the first syringe in 1824, and the first syringe house was completed in autumn 1827. When the fire brigade of the Westhausen colliery was founded in 1900, Bodelschwingh already had 1,200 inhabitants. In 1913 the chief of the colliery fire brigade was named fire chief for the community. In the event of a fire, only the volunteer mine fire brigade moved out. This is supported by the Bodelschwingh extinguishing group founded in 1933 to secure the plant air protection and take over the tasks of the fire department. Shortly after the Allies marched in, it resumed fire services and in the 1960s grew beyond the target size of a group for the Bodelschwingh fire brigade. The fire fighting train 21 belongs to the district unit 3 (west) and manned an HLF 16/16 (according to standard LF 16/12) and an LF 16-TS in the event of an emergency. In addition, the fire fighting train 21 has an MTF that it has procured from its own resources. This MTF is now equipped with a special signal system.

• Fire fighting train 22 crowd

The fire fighting train 22 in Mengede belongs to district unit 4 (north) and, in the event of an emergency, manned a TLF 16/25, a RW 1, a WLF with AB hose and an ELW (lead vehicle for the SE fire water supply). Together with the LZ 20, the LZ 22 forms the SE extinguishing water supply north. In addition, the LZ 22 has a field cooker, which is currently not part of the operational planning and is therefore not involved in operations.

• Fire fighting train 23 Groppenbruch

The fire fighting train 23 in Groppenbruch belongs to district unit 4 (north) and, in the event of an emergency, manned an LF 8/6, an LF logistics and a command vehicle (KdoW). The LZ 23 is part of the decontamination component. The fire engine logistics (LF-L) is equipped with the additional loading Dekon-P and Dekon-G.

• Fire truck 24 woodlice

The fire fighting train 24 in Asseln belongs to the district unit 1 (east) and manned a TLF 16/25, a RW 1, a LF-L and an MTF in the event of an emergency . Just like the fire fighting train 23, the fire fighting train 24 is involved in the decontamination task, for which the LF-L, which was purchased in 2008, is available.

• Fire fighting train 25 Eving / Brechte

The fire fighting train 25 Eving / Brechte is part of the district unit 4 (north) and, in the event of an emergency, occupies an HLF 20/18 (which was taken over in January 2017 and was previously in service at fire station 1), an LF 16/12 (according to the LF 16 ) and a WLF with AB-ManV. In addition to the district of Eving , the fire fighting train 25 also has many forces from Brechte, which is why the double name Eving / Brechte. The WLF with the AB-BHP1 is moved to the deployment site by the fire fighting train 25 and looked after on site by this and the fire fighting train 14.

The founding document was officially handed over to the youngest fire brigade of the Dortmund volunteer fire brigade on June 29, 1996. Since then, the fire engine has been housed on the premises of fire station 2. The train is currently 28 men strong. The provisional storage in five containers placed side by side has now been completed. The fire brigade has meanwhile moved into its new fire station to the right of fire and rescue station 2 and set up a youth fire brigade.

• Fire fighting train 26 Lanstrop

The fire fighting train 26 in Lanstrop belongs to the district unit 1 (east) and occupies an LF 8/6 and an equipment car in the event of an emergency. The fire-fighting train 26 is housed in the same fire station that fire station 6 moved into in 1962 in a former community building. This fire fighting train also forms a first responder unit. In the past, this fire engine was also known as LZ 6. First-aid equipment and a set-up kit are kept on the LF 8/6. The LZ 26 was founded in 1987.

• Fire fighting train 27 Lichtendorf

The fire fighting train 27 in Lichtendorf belongs to district unit 1 (east) and, in the event of an emergency, occupies an HLF 16/16 (according to the LF 16/12 standard), an equipment trolley and an LF 16-TS. Originally it was also known as Löschzug 7 Lichtendorf.

• Fire truck 28 wood

The fire fighting train 28 in Holzen belongs to district unit 2 (south) and, in the event of an emergency, occupies an HLF 16/16 (according to the LF 16/12 standard), a DLK 23-12 , a TLF 16/25 and an equipment trolley. Originally also called Löschzug 8 Holzen, it was renamed in the 1990s.

• Fire fighting train 29 Deusen / Mitte

The fire fighting train 29 in Deusen belongs to district unit 4 (north) and, in the event of an emergency, manned an HLF 20/18 and an HLF 16/16 (LF 16/12 with 1600 liter tank). The portable pump can be exchanged for an interchangeable slide with a power generator, headlights with tripod, cable reels and an electric angle and cut-off grinding machine. A chain saw, oil binding agent and a submersible pump were loaded as additional loads.

With an average of 150 to 190 alarms per year, fire fighting train 29 is the most frequently alarmed unit of the volunteer fire brigade in Dortmund. One of the reasons for this is that they are responsible for the inner city. The fire engine 29 also maintains a youth fire brigade.

The fire extinguishing train 29, until some time ago in the 1990s, was still referred to as the fire extinguishing train 10 Deusen or Mitte, because it was housed at the old fire station 10, today's port base. In 2001 fire engine 29 was able to move into a new fire station.

Today's fire fighting train 29 Deusen was founded as the Dortmund-Mitte fire fighting train and at the beginning consisted exclusively of chimney sweeps. This is due to the fact that the chimney sweep law stipulates that chimney sweeps should be members of a volunteer fire brigade.

• Fire truck 30 airport

The fire brigade 30 manned the vehicles of the airport fire station 7. In addition to the officers of the fire station 7, the members also consist of volunteer fire fighters who work in the vicinity of the station as aircraft handlers at Dortmund Airport 21. This means that 5 professional firefighters and 6 employees from the ground handling service are on duty as volunteer firefighters during the operating hours at Dortmund Airport. This is an alarm fire extinguisher, which is deployed within the prescribed deadlines.

• Reserve and zbV vehicles for the FF

The volunteer fire brigade also has some reserve vehicles (so that each LZ always has at least one water-carrying vehicle), as well as some special vehicles. Mainly used by the fire brigade school are an HLF 16/12 and an LF 16-TS, which can also be used by the FF if required (staff who alerted from off duty also manned these vehicles if required). The LF 16-TS as well as some cars and MTF can be used if necessary, especially for events that can be planned in advance, such as major events (e.g. the 2006 World Cup, demonstrations, marathon races, etc.), New Year's Eve, exercises and regional help, so that basic protection is guaranteed or can be reinforced.

Youth fire brigade

In fire fighting trains 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29, there are youth fire brigades that do general youth work and promote fire protection Introduce children and young people to the work of the volunteer fire brigade. The youth fire brigade is an important part of safeguarding the future of the volunteer fire brigade. The vehicles in the fire brigade are used for service events, and there is a pool of team transport vehicles (MTF) and trailers for excursions, competitions and holiday camps, which are managed by the professional fire brigade and the youth fire brigades get booked. These are the same vehicles that the FF can fall back on. There are around 260 boys and girls active in the individual youth fire departments.

Ambulance service

Distribution of life-saving appliances in the urban area

Ambulance with new paint

Ambulance with old paint

Ambulance vehicle

The rescue service in Dortmund is - in analogy to the guards of the professional fire brigade - divided into 9 operational areas. The individual areas of application are numbered: 1 stands for center, 2 for north, 3 for east, 4 for south, 5 for west, 6 for north-east, 7 for south-east, 8 for south-west and 9 for Northwest. The ambulance (RTW) and emergency doctor vehicles (NEF) are in use every 24 hours. The occupation of the ambulance vehicles (KTW), however, depends on the time of day. The city of Dortmund is in the operational area of ​​the rescue helicopter (RTH) Christoph 8. The RTH is stationed in Lünen ( Unna district ) at St. Marienhospital. The pilots and the paramedics are provided by ADAC and the doctors are employees of the Marienhospital. The Christoph Dortmund intensive-care transport helicopter operated by TEAM DRF is at home at Dortmund Airport , which is managed via the Dortmund control center and can also be requested for primary rescue if necessary.

In addition to the professional fire brigade, the aid organizations Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund , Deutsches Rotes Kreuz , Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe and Malteser Hilfsdienst e. V. involved in the ambulance service and ambulance of the city of Dortmund. Considerations to hand over the rescue service completely to the aid organizations were rejected, also from the point of view that the rescue assistant school of the professional fire brigade would then have to be closed. Since December 1, 2000, however, the ambulance has been carried out exclusively by aid organizations on behalf of the city. The private company K&G Taxi - Krankentransport und Dienstleistungs GmbH has been in service with its own ambulance since December 1, 2004 and since the beginning of 2008 with a KTW.

In Dortmund, all NEF, RTW and KTW are procured by the city and made available to the aid organizations. The uniformly equipped emergency vehicles guarantee the same standard everywhere in Dortmund. Emergency ambulances (NAW) are no longer used in Dortmund , so that only the rendezvous system is used. An exception was the baby ambulance of the German Red Cross, which had been stationed at the children's clinic in Dortmund-Mitte since 1996. It was involved in the municipal rescue service, but was operated privately. This has now been replaced by a baby NEF and will continue to be operated by the DRK until a new vehicle is procured by the Dortmund professional fire service.

The arrival time of the ambulance should be five to eight minutes. In order to achieve this requirement within the entire city area, a first responder system was established. Fire trucks from the fire stations in the area of ​​operation drive to the scene of the incident as a first aid unit. Professional fire brigades and voluntary fire brigades are equally involved in the first responder system.

The special operations group (SEG) rescue service set up by the DRK is part of the extended rescue service. She will be alerted in the event of missions that exceed the standard rescue of 10 injured or sick people. The SEG is an integral part of the Alarm and Disengagement Regulation (AAO) and is able to set up and operate a qualified patient tray for seriously injured and sick people (categories I and II). In addition to several command vehicles (ELW 1), two special equipment vehicles GW-Rett, a personnel transport vehicle (MTF) and various organizational ambulances are available. The staff is recruited from volunteer and full-time paramedics from the DRK Dortmund, as well as a pool of emergency doctors. The core group (consisting of approx. 30 employees) is alerted via digital radio signal receivers (DME) and usually ensures that the first vehicle is deployed after 10-15 minutes. In the case of personnel-intensive operations, the support group is also alerted via SMS after the first GW-Rett leaves. This alerting procedure prevents, for example, a large pool of staff from being unnecessarily notified of precautionary orders.

Civil protection

As the lowest disaster control authority, the Dortmund fire brigade is responsible for disaster control in Dortmund. The Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, Deutsches Rotes Kreuz, Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe and the Malteser Aid Service are involved in disaster control. Other organizations that provide disaster control in Dortmund but do not belong to the disaster control of the city of Dortmund are the Technical Relief Organization (THW) and the German Life Rescue Society (DLRG).

In Dortmund, operational units are held according to the requirements of the state and operated by the aid organizations, a total of 7 operational units are available. A total of three mission units are provided by the DRK, two by the ASB and one each by the JUH and MHD. The MHD also provides an overhang paramedic group, which is not integrated into one of the complete operational units.

One GW-San from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia is stationed at MHD and JUH. Together with other groups from different operational units (in total about the potential of two complete units) and the AB-BHP2 of the state of NRW, they provide a BHP 50 according to the specifications of the AGBF-NRW.

As a lower disaster control authority, the Dortmund fire brigade is subordinate to the administrative district Arnsberg, which provides the middle disaster control authority. The Dortmund fire brigade forms the reporting head for the pre-planned supra-local aid for the Arnsberg district and, together with the Ennepe-Ruhr district, the association 3. Since the Dortmund fire brigade has an ELW 3, it also has the association management for Dortmund and the Ennepe-Ruhr district accepted.

Emergency counseling

The emergency pastoral care is one of the latest developments at the Dortmund fire department. With their establishment in 1994, the “fathers of the soul” managed to combine two efforts that were previously active independently of one another. The professional fire brigade had been pursuing the goal of establishing emergency pastoral care as a permanent part of rescue work for a long time, and the church had the idea of ​​setting up a mobile pastoral care service.

In 1994 Gerrit Funke, pastor and specialist advisor at the fire brigade in Dortmund, was given the job of installing emergency pastoral care in Dortmund. From the beginning, it was a matter of focusing on two central services. On the one hand, the establishment of a pastoral on-call service, which can be alerted via the fire brigade's control center in the event of certain indications to support the rescue service. These unfortunate emergencies include sudden death, transmission of death notices, and threats of suicide. On the other hand, the fire brigade should have a church contact person for follow-up talks, as well as training and further education on the subject.

Since it was founded, this cooperation between the Dortmund Fire Brigade and a church-authorized pastor has proven its worth many times over.

After Gerrit Funke retired in 2010, Pastor Hendrik Münz has been his successor - since 2018 in a specially created pastor's post - who is also a group leader of the Berghofen fire brigade in the Dortmund volunteer fire brigade. He is also trained as a fire brigade consultant pastoral care and also has training in post-deployment care (CISM) and in clinical pastoral care (KSA) as well as various training in emergency pastoral care. He coordinates the work of the pastors and the volunteers who ensure that the control center of the Dortmund fire brigade can send out psychosocial emergency help around the clock. In addition, he is involved in on-call duty, belongs to the PSU team of the Dortmund fire brigade and is responsible for particularly complicated missions that require fire-fighting training. He is also a pastor for the emergency services and advisor to the fire brigade in all questions relating to pastoral care, if necessary also in the operations management or in the staff. Fire brigade chaplain Hendrik Münz is also active beyond the city limits in the field of psychosocial emergency care as a member of the PSU / PSNV technical committee of the VdF NRW and as a guest lecturer at the Institute of the North Rhine-Westphalia Fire Brigade. In the buildings of the training center of the Dortmund fire brigade, the "Emergency Pastoral Care Training Center Ruhr" has been located since 2017, where new emergency pastors are trained for the region every year.

literature

• Ernst W. Plantikow: Dortmund fire brigade 1901–2001, Chronicle of the Dortmund fire brigade - 100 years of the Dortmund professional fire brigade . Heat level media → pressure, Dortmund 2001.
• Stephan Bockting: Fire brigades in the Ruhr area . EFB, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-88776-114-6 , pp. 27-40.

Web links

Commons : Feuerwehr Dortmund  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Dortmund fire brigade
• Official website of the Dortmund volunteer fire brigade
• Website of the Dortmund Youth Fire Brigade

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rescue concept, use of the rescue trough . ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Dortmund fire brigade
2. ↑ Peter Bandermann: Chief fireman Schäfer among neo-Nazis - immediately suspended from duty. Ruhr Nachrichten, October 30, 2010, accessed on April 28, 2020 . 
3. ^ Fire Department Dortmund C-service concept . ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Dortmund fire brigade
4. ↑ Function identification . ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Dortmund fire brigade
5. ↑ Respiratory protection monitoring ( memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Dortmund fire brigade.
6. ↑ ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: Fire truck logistics presented ) Dortmund fire department
7. ↑  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Dortmund fire brigade
8. ↑ 2nd season of the fire brigade documentary: "112: Fire brigade in action". December 10, 2018, accessed January 16, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Fire protection requirement plan of February 19, 2001. ( Memento of June 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Dortmund fire brigade
10. ^ Institute for Fire Brigade and Rescue Technology of the City of Dortmund (IFR). City of Dortmund, accessed on June 25, 2020 . 
11. ^ New building of the fire and rescue station 4. (No longer available online.) City of Dortmund, formerly in the original ; Retrieved February 4, 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
12. ↑ Presentation on the new building of fire station 4 in Dortmund. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development, formerly the original ; Retrieved February 4, 2010 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
13. ↑ Dortmund Fire Brigade: Analytical Task Force AC. City of Dortmund, accessed on April 27, 2020 . 
14. ↑ ^{a b} Stefan Bodynek: Jahrbuch Baumaschinen 2020. Podszun-Verlag, 2019, ISBN 978-3-86133-934-2 , page 25 ff.
15. ↑ bos-fahrzeuge.info
16. ↑ Fire Department Annual Report 2018 . (PDF) In: www.dortmund.de. Fire Department Dortmund, June 2019, accessed on April 25, 2020 . 
17. ↑ dortmund.de
18. ↑ gas measurement.de ( Memento from October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ dortmund.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. bmbf.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
20. ↑ i-lov.org ( Memento of 7 January 2012 at the Internet Archive )
21. ↑ mobis-pro.de ( Memento from January 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
22. ↑ anchors-project.org ( Memento from April 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
23. ↑ dortmund.de ( Memento from April 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
24. ↑ bbk.bund.de
25. ↑ cik.uni-paderborn.de ( Memento from April 24, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
26. ^ Disaster Robotics, search and rescue, emergency response: TRADR. Retrieved January 16, 2019 (American English). 
27. ↑ Upcoming Events. Retrieved January 16, 2019 . 
28. ↑ Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance - Interkom. Retrieved January 16, 2019 . 
29. ↑ IFR website at the Dortmund Fire Brigade  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
30. ↑ Concept treatment center readiness NRW BHP-B 50 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives: website of the Institute of Fire Brigade NRW ) (PDF) Ministry of the Interior of NRW, 2006.
31. ↑ Pre-planned regional aid on a larger scale in the area of ​​fire protection in the Arnsberg administrative district . ( Memento from May 22, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF) Arnsberg district government, 2002.

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