Heroic deeds in Dortmund: Bremen fire brigade solves vehicle fire at the last second!

Heroic deeds in Dortmund: Bremen fire brigade solves vehicle fire at the last second!

B236, Dortmund, Deutschland - On Wednesday morning, July 9, 2025, there was a spectacular vehicle fire on the B236 in the direction of travel. A towing car ignited in the engine compartment, which led to a rapid spread of fire and visible smoke development. Fortunately, only a few hundred meters behind the accident site were three team transporters from the Bremen fire brigade, which were on an excursion in Dortmund. These rapidly acting Bremen emergency services began even before the Dortmund fire brigade was on site, with the fire fighting. Thanks to its immediate reaction, the fire could be curved, which prevents worse, reports Tixio.

The Dortmund fire brigade was alerted at 11:06 a.m. and immediately sent out the emergency services of the fire stations 6 (Scharnhorst) and 2 (Eving) and the emergency services. The emergency services there took around 90 minutes to master the situation on site. The Dortmund fire brigade used its rolling tank tank water foam, which was equipped with 5000 liters of extinguishing water. Despite the committed work of the fire brigade, there were considerable traffic disruptions, since many drivers did not form a emergency alley or blocked them, as the Express reports.

a stroke of luck for the occupants

The occupants of the affected towing car had brought themselves to safety and were able to get out unharmed. Before the large contingent of emergency services, they had desperately tried to move passing truck drivers to stop to attempts, but nobody stopped. The intervention of the Bremen fire brigade turned out to be fateful because they were able to prevent the spread of the fire through their rapid reaction. This testifies to the professional and committed work of the firefighters.

But what makes the helpers so special? In Germany there are around 48,100 fire departments that are divided into voluntary, professional and other organizations. The volunteer fire departments in particular have over a million members, with around 114,000 active members at the end of 2022. The area of ​​responsibility ranges from rescuing and deleting to salvage and protection. In 2022, the fire brigade moved out about 229,000 times to fires and explosions, but the focus has increasingly shifted to rescues, which is why the operations for rescue rescue are steadily increasing.

Nevertheless, the use is not always harmless. The number of acts of violence against firefighters achieved a sad highlight in 2023 with over 687 incidents and around 1,070 victims. A shocking aspect that should not go unmentioned because almost half of the active members have experienced insults or even assault attacks in the past two years. This makes it clear how important it is to appreciate the valuable work of the fire brigade and to support them in their efforts.

Thanks to the quick reaction of the Bremen fire brigade and the upcoming Dortmund emergency services, worse things could be prevented in this dangerous situation. Another example of how important the cohesion of the fire brigades is across the city limits.

For more information about the use and the background, read the reports from Tixio, Express and Statista.