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WDR’s 'Feuer & Flamme' Starts Filming Season 12 in Dortmund

Crews will embed at two stations for roughly 90 days to capture operations including air rescue.

Overview

  • Filming began on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, with around-the-clock coverage scheduled to run through February 2026.
  • Camera teams will document deployments from engine companies to height-rescue specialists, with the Christoph Dortmund helicopter crew participating.
  • The Dortmund production is planned to deliver ten new episodes for the upcoming season.
  • Before the Dortmund episodes publish, Season 11 from Duisburg will premiere in the ARD-Mediathek on March 4, 2026.
  • SEO Entertainment produces the series for WDR with editor Silke Schnee, and Dortmund’s fire-service spokesperson says the project supports public insight and firefighter recruitment.