Overview

• This deployment marks the first time Hessian firefighters have joined the EU civil protection mechanism for wildfire suppression abroad.
• The 34-member contingent from five districts has engaged in nighttime operations against blazes burning about 15 hectares of mixed green and pine woodland.
• The contingent departed at the end of July to relieve overstretched French fire services through an EU mission coordinated by the Landesfeuerwehrschule Hessen.
• Unit leader Jörn Häußler reports that teams have tackled roughly eight hectares of green terrain and seven hectares of pine forest.
• Mission progress and real-time field updates are posted on the Landesfeuerwehrschule Hessen’s Instagram to maintain operational transparency.