New Year's Eve 2026: Regensburg Fire Department fights against small fires and chaos!

New Year's Eve 2026: Regensburg Fire Department fights against small fires and chaos!

New Year's Eve 2025 left its mark in many cities in Germany, especially in the fire department and police departments. In Regensburg, where the situation turned out to be quite civilized, the fire department reported a significant increase in calls compared to normal nights. As regensburg.de noted, small fires caused by improper use of pyrotechnics predominated. These small fires particularly affected garbage containers and clothing containers.

The report of a person in water distress shortly before midnight made people sit up and take notice, but the incident was overcome without the fire department's intervention. The major fire events occurred on New Year's Day around 6 a.m., when several burning containers were reported in the west of the city as well as a shelter for garbage cans in the barracks district. The fire threatened to spread to an adjacent apartment building, which required quick action. The Burgweinting volunteer fire department arrived and prevented anything worse from happening with a C-pipe.

Operations and incidents in other cities

The fire brigade and rescue services were in great demand throughout Germany. Particular incidents occurred in Berlin, among others, where the police arrested over 300 people. Fortunately, no attacks on emergency services were reported, but the situation was tense, especially in districts such as Neukölln, Kreuzberg and Schöneberg. In Munich, where around 10,000 people celebrated without any significant incidents, there were still over 610 police operations, many of them due to pyrotechnics and fires. A resident in Ansbach was slightly injured in a fire, the damage amounts to at least two million euros.

The federal issue surrounding the dangers of pyrotechnics became loud again. As [sueddeutsche.de](https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/polizei- Waffen-pyrotechnik-berlin-neukoelln-einsaetze-silvester-2026-li.3361753) reports, there were a total of five deaths in Germany due to improper handling of fireworks. Particularly tragic: a 20-year-old died in an explosion accident in Hamburg. There were also dangerous situations in Leipzig and Dortmund in which fireworks damaged people and buildings.

Preparation and thanks to the emergency services

In Regensburg they were well prepared for the increased volume of operations. The professional fire brigade had increased the number of guards and provided additional technical staff and vehicles. During the reporting period, the fire station here recorded almost 300 calls, 124 rescue service calls and 47 fire department calls, which represents a significant increase compared to “normal” nights.

The emergency services in Regensburg can look forward to smooth organizational cooperation, which was also supported by the increased dispatchers in the ILS. With up to nine employees, they were well prepared for the challenges of the night. The fire department and the Regensburg control center would like to thank the police and rescue services for their usual good cooperation. Overall, New Year's Eve in Regensburg was relatively quiet, and the fire brigade was able to prevent anything more serious from happening.

The discussion about how to deal with pyrotechnics, which has been initiated in recent years, will continue. In the next few days there will certainly be a lot of discussions about how such operations can be further optimized in the future. A good hand is required to make festivities safer.