At around 2:20 p.m., the Mainz Fire Department was called to a kitchen fire on Straße an den Reben in Mainz-Gonsenheim. When the fire department arrived, smoke was visible coming from a window on the first floor of the apartment building. The residents had already left the apartment.

A team wearing breathing apparatus immediately began fighting the fire via the stairwell with a C-pipe, and a smoke curtain was set up at the apartment door. The fire was quickly located in the kitchen and extinguished. The dishwasher had probably caught fire due to a technical defect. At the same time, a positive pressure fan was set up in front of the building to clear the apartment and stairwell of smoke. The dishwasher was taken outside.

During the operation, four people, two adults and two children, had to be treated by the emergency services. The tenant of the apartment and her two children were taken to a hospital for further examination as a precaution. Another person was able to remain at home after a brief examination. Due to the smoke damage, the apartment is uninhabitable until further notice. The extent of the damage cannot yet be estimated.

In addition to personnel from both fire stations, the emergency services were on site with two ambulances and the police with a patrol car.

Head of operations: Fire Chief Klemens Boenke Fire department
vehicles: 5 vehicles from the professional fire department Fire department
personnel: 17 emergency personnel

Late this evening, severe weather conditions led to an increased number of emergency calls in the city of Mainz and the districts of Mainz-Bingen and Alzey-Worms.

Between 9:20 p.m. and 11:45 p.m., the Mainz fire department and volunteer fire departments in the districts were called to around 100 incidents. In addition to securing and cleaning up after a landslide, numerous basements and underground garages had to be pumped out after water had entered them, and flooded roads had to be secured. The municipalities of Sprendlingen-Gensingen and Wonnegau were particularly affected.

At the same time, the fire alarm system at Mainz Central Station was triggered, presumably as a result of the storm.

During the storm, the staff at the Mainz fire department control center was temporarily reinforced to handle the increased number of emergency calls.

Management service: Fire Chief Stefan Behrendt

As was the case yesterday, severe weather conditions resulted in numerous fire department callouts today. In total, the fire department control center coordinated around 50 callouts in the city of Mainz and the districts of Mainz-Bingen and Alzey-Worms during the afternoon and evening.

The majority of these, 35 in total, were handled between 8:15 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. within the city of Mainz. The districts of Gonsenheim, Neustadt, and Oberstadt were particularly affected.
Numerous basements, roads, and underpasses were flooded and had to be pumped out or secured. In addition to the professional fire department, almost all of the city's volunteer fire departments were deployed.

Incident commander: Various on site
Vehicles BF/FF: 31 vehicles from the professional and volunteer fire departments
Personnel BF/FF: 25/150

On Sunday afternoon at around 3:20 p.m., the Mainz Fire Department control center received a 112 emergency call reporting a roof truss fire in the industrial park between Industriestraße and Rheinallee. Heavy smoke was already visible from a distance as the firefighters approached the scene.

Upon arrival, rapid access to the roof was possible via a scaffolding staircase. A photovoltaic system covering an area of approximately 100 m² was burning on the roof. Using a hollow jet pipe and self-contained breathing apparatus, a team was able to quickly bring the fire under control and extinguish it. The fire was prevented from spreading to the roof and, after the roof was opened, was ruled out as a possibility.

Parallel to the extinguishing measures, the sales room of the building was also checked. Slight smoke in the interior was due to the ventilation system, and further entry of smoke and extinguishing water was prevented.

The damaged modules of the photovoltaic system presented the fire department with a certain challenge; the midday sun led to very high power production by the system. This in turn required extreme caution when checking for embers, as it is not possible to switch off the individual modules.

The fire department's operation was completed at around 5:50 p.m. The owner arranged for further safety measures to be taken.

The Mainz professional fire department, the Mainz-Stadt volunteer fire department, the rescue service with an ambulance, and the police were on site. The emergency services were supported by Mainzer Netze. The fire department
cannot provide any information about the cause and extent of the damage. The police have launched an investigation.

Head of operations: Fire Chief Christoph Berghäuser
BF/FF vehicles: 1 command vehicle, 3 command vehicles, 2 rescue fire engines, 2 turntable ladders, 2 multi-purpose vehicles, 1 small alarm vehicle / 1 firefighting vehicle
BF/FF personnel: 27/6

Late on Monday evening, walkers called the emergency services to report that they had heard unusual animal noises coming from the wildlife park in Mainz-Gonsenheim. Upon closer inspection, they saw a deer in the middle of an enclosure, its head apparently stuck.

The fire department control center immediately alerted two firefighters from Fire Station 2 to respond with the small emergency vehicle to the park, which is very popular with residents.

Once there, they confirmed the situation. The deer had stuck its head between two boards and couldn't get out. The officers gained access to the enclosure and used a cordless screwdriver to loosen a board so that the visibly nervous animal could be freed.
Thanks to the attentive passers-by, the deer was spared what would certainly have been an unpleasant night.

Head of operations: Maic Dillenberger Fire department
vehicles: 1 small emergency vehicle Fire department
personnel: 2