In many places in the Free State there is a high risk of forest fires in the coming days. The German Weather Service reported on Thursday, among other things, that there was a high risk of forest fires in Franconia until the weekend. In Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia, there was even the highest danger level “very high danger” on Thursday.
In Lower Franconia, the government ordered aerial observation with aircraft for the weekend on Thursday. She asks the population to be extremely careful in forest areas and not to smoke or handle open fire there. The risk is therefore highest in the afternoon, but the risk of forest fires is still high at night.
According to the information, the air observers not only pay attention to the risk of forest fires, but also to bark beetle infestation and traffic. The government bears the costs from funds from the disaster control fund; the pilots worked on a voluntary basis.