Overview
- State foresters first flagged danger level 4 in five eastern counties, then later reported low risk statewide after new calculations.
- Crews from Ostprignitz-Ruppin and Oberhavel rehearsed a large wildfire in Rüthnicker Heide using fire engines, drones, and a helicopter.
- Police are probing ground fires in Senftenberg and Zossen after signs of a campfire raised suspicion of arson.
- Old munitions on former training grounds can keep crews away from the flames, so aircraft often handle water drops.
- Brandenburg treats March to September as peak risk, and the law bans open fires in or near forests because most blazes start with people.