Overview
- After a Sicherheitskabinett meeting in Dresden, the state set a cross-department approach that includes all ministries and critical infrastructure operators, drawing on expert input from institutions such as the Helmholtz Institute in Leipzig.
- Officials named water supply as the pivotal issue for crisis planning, pointing to ongoing Environment Ministry work as a key advantage.
- The Interior Ministry handed over five command vehicles to four districts and placed an order for 46 new fire engines worth about €22 million, with six for the state service and 40 for municipalities; the five command vehicles cost €3.5 million.
- Health Minister Petra Köpping urged municipalities to adopt heat-protection plans, noting that fewer than one percent have them and that only Dresden among major cities has a plan, while care facilities are asked to prepare heat contingencies for vulnerable groups.
- Authorities warned that heat endangers energy, IT, and transport networks and that munitions-contaminated soils raise wildfire risks, with potential for cracked roads, warped rails, and affected airport runways that could disrupt supply chains.