Massive Fire & EMS response to ship crash and tank explosion (large scale drill)

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German emergency services responding with dozens of vehicles: The explosion of a big oil tank and a ship crash in the harbor of Fuerth - that results in a response of approximately 70 emergency vehicles with a crew of 350 man and women. Luckily the scenario was just a huge disaster management drill, which has to be held as realistic as possible and at least once every 6 years. Apart from the Fuerth FD (paid, full-time FD), which remained at the station for the case of real emergencies (only the command, the very first one in the video, responded to the scene), the drill indeed was very realistic. At the beginning you can see the 1st alarm units from the Fuerth VFD (Command, Portable Pump Van, 2 Engines), the Emergency Doctor Car and 2 Ambulances from the Bavarian Red Cross, and a minute later the EMS Chief. The first units explored the scene and as they saw that 1st alarm isn't enough, they began dispatching further units. Right after the EMS Chief arrived on scene, you can hear the alarm tones on the radio and the alarm sirens going off. A short time afterwards further units from the Fuerth Volunteer Fire Department, from the Bavarian Red Cross (BRK) primary EMS, Disaster Management and Water Rescue, from the German Lifeguard Association (DLRG) and from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW - the blue trucks) responded to the scene as well. Even the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration came to the harbor, but their units don't have emergency lights and sirens (e.g. the one at 18:55 ). What had to be done: Concerning the tank explosion: extinguishing the fire, cooling down the other oil tanks and measuring gas concentrations in the area. Concerning the ship crash they had to block the oil spill on the water. On both scenarios wounded people had to be rescued. 50 people simulated the victims, which also had to be taken to the ermegcyn room at the Hospital Fuerth - just being able to rescue the victims, but then not being able to enlarge the capacity at the hospital's emergency room wouldn't help very much, that's why also hospitals take part in these drills. It was a very successfull drill both for the ermergency services and for us filmers. If you have any question concerning the drill, or specific vehicles or whatever, just let me know in the comments and I'll answer asap. By the way: if you can't get enough, here I have even larger emergency drills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBqOIXGu_Ho https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPVFHcvOjec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXzZiu7Ztws Katastrophenschutzübung im Hafen von Fürth: Die Explosion eines Öltanks sowie ein Schiffsunglück, mit insgesamt 50 Verletzten, das war das Szenario mit dem sich die rund 350 Einsatzkräfte auseinandersetzen mussten. Mit rund 70 Fahrzeugen kamen (neben dem einem ELW der BF Fürth), die Freiwillige Feuerwehr Fürth, das Technische Hilfswerk, Das Baerische Rote Kreuz mit sowohl primärer Notfallrettung, SEG-Einheiten und der Wasserwacht, die Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft und auch die Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (Fahrzeuge ohne Blaulicht). Ich muss sagen ich fand die Übung SEHR GUT abgewickelt, u.a. auch dahingehend, dass die weiteren erforderlichen Kräfte erst alarmiert werden, wenn die ersten festgestellt haben dass die noch weitere brauchen. Dass eben nicht alles auf ein mal gleich von Anfang an verfügbar ist und man erstmal mit den wenigen Kräften was anfangen muss. EnjoyFirefighting, 05-2014