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Chaos in Heikendorf: Chemical accident during theme week causes emergency drill!
On June 16, 2025, an emergency chemical accident drill took place in Heikendorf with 250 emergency services to train crisis management.
Chaos in Heikendorf: Chemical accident during theme week causes emergency drill!
A comprehensive emergency exercise took place today in Heikendorf, a picturesque town in the Plön district, which mobilized around 250 emergency services. The Heinrich Heine School served as a training ground for a scenario that sounds like something out of a bad movie: a chemical accident caused by drunk high school graduates during their theme week. ndr.de reports that ...
A number of injured people had to be treated, including numerous students who were contaminated with sulfuric acid. While the emergency services were busy caring for the supposedly injured people, the angry parents who were waiting for their children in front of the school also had to be looked after. Such exercises are of crucial importance in order to train the interaction between different aid organizations in an emergency. The next step is to evaluate the observations in order to identify and correct possible weaknesses.
The value of emergency drills
Why are such exercises important? Crisis and emergency exercises are an essential part of crisis management. Krisen-und-Notfallmanagement.de explains that ... The aim of these exercises is to test processes and communication structures. They offer the emergency services involved the opportunity to gain routine in dealing with crisis situations, thereby alleviating the fear of making wrong decisions. By identifying problems in the communication chain during exercises, weaknesses can be identified and eliminated.
The different types of exercises include the planned exercise, which deals with theoretical scenarios, and the full exercise, in which external organizations such as the police and fire brigade are actively involved. Such comprehensive exercises are time-consuming and cost-intensive, but they provide valuable insights for everyone involved.
A variety of emergency services
Around 250 emergency services were involved in the current exercise in Heikendorf, which shows how seriously the situation is being taken. The success of this exercise will become apparent later in practice, because regular exercises are essential to increase efficiency in an emergency. Similar to an emergency exercise at Erfurt Airport, which involved 145 emergency services where various institutions worked together, it is important that all actors are well prepared and know their roles in the event of a crisis. thueringen112.de reports that ...
During this exercise, the emergency services, including the fire department, rescue service and police, had to carry out both human rescue and firefighting and secure the accident site - just as it could be the case in reality.
In conclusion, it can be said that emergency exercises like the one carried out today in Heikendorf are essential in order to be able to react better to crisis situations in the future. Because with a good hand and the right preparation, you can keep a cool head even in the greatest emergency.