At 1:45 a.m. this morning, the fire department control center received several emergency calls about a fire in an allotment garden colony in Mombach's Unterfeld district. The fire was clearly visible from Mainzer Landstraße. However, it was not possible to give an exact location, which made it somewhat more difficult for the emergency services to reach the scene.  

Upon arrival at the scene, a garden shed was fully engulfed in flames and a gas cylinder had already completely blown up due to the heat, which further accelerated the fire. The remains of the garden shed were extinguished by two teams with two C-hoses.

The professional fire department was supported by the Mombach volunteer fire department. The garden shed burned down completely; the cause of the fire is unknown, and no one was injured in the fire. In addition to the fire department, the rescue service and the police were also on site with two personnel each.

Head of operations: Fire Chief Axel Kiesewalter
Vehicles BF/FF: 4/1
Personnel BF/FF: 14/6

Today, Tuesday, August 4, 2020, there was a traffic accident involving several vehicles in Mainz-Bretzenheim. The accident happened right in front of Fire Station 1, in full view of the firefighters. For reasons that are still unclear, an older man lost control of his vehicle while turning from Koblenzer Straße onto Jakob-Leischner-Straße.

First, he passed the traffic island there, where he knocked over a traffic sign. He then collided with another vehicle in the opposite lane before crashing sideways into another car. It is probably thanks to the traffic sign that the car lost some of its speed before colliding with the other cars. As a result, there was mainly bodywork damage to the two other cars in the opposite lane. The two female occupants got away with a scare. One of the two drivers was taken to hospital as a precaution. The person who caused the accident was also taken to a hospital in Mainz as a precautionary measure for further examination.

Firefighters witnessed the accident and were therefore able to respond immediately. They were the first to attend to the people involved, as no ambulance was on site at that early stage. They also cordoned off the traffic area and ensured fire safety. Once the ambulances arrived, the patients were handed over to the emergency doctor. Jakob-Leischner-Straße remained completely
closed in the accident area for the entire duration of the operation. The road could only be reopened once the vehicles involved had been picked up by the towing service.

In addition to the fire department, the Mainz police and Mainz rescue service were also involved in the operation.

Head of operations: Fire Inspector Sebastian Schmitt Fire department
vehicles: 1 command vehicle, 1 fire engine Fire department
personnel: 14
Images: Image rights belong to the Mainz city administration.

Once all those involved had been taken care of, the right lane was quickly cleared and reopened to traffic. In addition to the fire department, the rescue service was on site with three ambulances and an emergency doctor, as well as the highway police with an emergency vehicle.

Head of operations: Fire Chief Axel Kiesewalter Fire department
vehicles: 4/1 Fire department
personnel: 14/6
Image material: Image rights belong to the Mainz city administration.

On the evening of August 14, 2020, the Mainz Fire Department was alerted to a serious traffic accident on the L427. Due to the initially unclear location of the incident, colleagues from the Nieder-Olm Fire Department were also alerted as a precaution.

Two vehicles collided on the L427 near Mainz-Lerchenberg. One of the vehicles ended up in the hedges bordering the road as a result of the accident. Fortunately, both drivers were able to leave their vehicles unaided. Due to their serious injuries, they were treated by the emergency services and transported to hospitals in Mainz after receiving initial treatment. Both vehicles were severely damaged in the accident.

An expert was called in to investigate the accident. The fire department assisted by illuminating the scene. The L427 will remain completely closed in the area until the police have completed their investigation.

In addition to the fire department, an emergency doctor, the emergency medical services, and the police were also on the scene.

Head of operations: Fire Chief Inspector Marius Dick
Vehicles BF/FF: 2/3
Personnel BF/FF: 8/24
Image material: Image rights belong to the Mainz city administration.