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Danger of forest fires in Middle Franconia: Aerial observation starts tomorrow!
Forest fire risk in Erlangen-Höchstadt: Aerial observations for risk monitoring from June 19 to 22, 2025.
Danger of forest fires in Middle Franconia: Aerial observation starts tomorrow!
What's going on in the Middle Franconia administrative region? The government is currently warning of an increased risk of forest fires in large parts of the region, especially in the Erlangen-Höchstadt district. According to that Wiesentbote Aerial observations for preventative forest fire fighting are scheduled for June 19th to 22nd, 2025. High temperatures and no significant rain make forests vulnerable to fires.
The fire protection monitoring measures are carried out in close cooperation with the Office for Food, Agriculture and Forestry Roth-WUG. Suitable volunteer pilots from the Middle Franconia air rescue squadron will carry out the flights, which mainly take place in the afternoon hours. In addition to the pilots, the planes also have trained aerial observers from the fire department and the forestry authorities, who alert the fire department by radio in an emergency.
Aerial observations in Middle Franconia
Special routes are flown that lead from Erlangen-Dechsendorf via several towns to Pleinfeld. Important bases for the air rescue squadron include Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Schwabach and Ansbach, which are each flown to on one of the days for aerial observations. In particular, sparse pine stands and heavily visited forests in metropolitan areas pose increased fire risks that will be particularly important to watch Government of Middle Franconia explained.
The planned measures will make it possible to keep an eye on endangered forest areas such as the Sebalder and Lorenzer Reichswald. The operation is financed by the disaster protection fund of the government of Middle Franconia. An appeal is also aimed at forest visitors: If there is suspicious smoke or fire, the emergency number 112 should be used, and the smoking ban in the forest applies from March 1st to October 31st.
Forest fire danger index for Bavaria
The current situation shows a high forest fire danger index in Bavaria, which makes the situation even more serious. Stations such as Ostheim vor der Rhön and Sandberg record values of up to 4 on the scale, which means that the risk of fires is greatly increased. During this time it is important to be particularly careful and take appropriate precautions such as: Website wetterfähren.de shows.
It is recalled that lighting fires in and around the forest and throwing away lit cigarettes from the car are strictly prohibited. Parking on easily flammable surfaces should also be avoided so as not to unnecessarily increase the risk. Visit our beautiful forests, but remember: prevention is the best protection!