Overview
- Raab lit an Advent wreath and then a Christmas tree to illustrate holiday fire risks after citing roughly 15,000 decoration‑related home fires annually.
- A former professional firefighter was on set to advise viewers to call the fire brigade and to demonstrate proper response techniques.
- The segment escalated when an attempted smothering with a blanket failed and a staffer’s sleeve briefly caught fire before being extinguished.
- Multiple suppression methods were deployed on air, progressing from water to a fire extinguisher and ultimately a fire hose, and Raab later staged a full‑burn scenario in protective gear using a flamethrower.
- The episode reached about 590,000 viewers, ranking below ZDFneo and ARD’s ONE while nearly matched by RTL Nitro, and it posted a 7.0% share among 14–49s versus 12.8% for ProSieben’s rival show.