Early this Friday evening, shortly after 5 p.m., the Mainz Fire Department was called to Meixlerstraße in the Mombach district. Upon arrival at the scene, it was determined that a room fire had broken out in an apartment on the second floor; however, the resident had already largely extinguished the fire on his own using a garden hose. During these firefighting efforts, the resident and a second person who had come to help inhaled significant amounts of smoke, resulting in injuries to both. Both individuals had to be transported to a hospital in Mainz for further treatment. A team from the professional fire department wearing breathing apparatus carried out mop-up operations and inspected the affected room with a thermal imaging camera. In the process, several sections of the wall and ceiling were opened to rule out any remaining embers. Additionally, the apartment was cleared of smoke using a positive pressure fan. After about an hour and a half, the fire department’s operation was concluded. The operation caused traffic disruptions on Hauptstraße, Meixlerstraße, and Dietzestraße. The Mainz Fire Department strongly advises that attempts to extinguish a fire on your own should only be made if there is no risk to your own health or life. If the fire has already progressed too far for this, get yourself and others to safety, alert the fire department by calling 911, and brief the firefighters on the situation.

Nine firefighters from the professional fire department were on the scene with three vehicles, along with the emergency medical services, which deployed two ambulances and an emergency doctor’s vehicle, as well as the police with a patrol car.

The large-scale operation by the Mainz Fire Department on Mombacher Straße concluded at 6:30 a.m. As previously reported, the fire department was alerted at 12:40 a.m. to a major fire at an office container complex. The Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) arrived with an excavator to assist with the extensive mop-up operations. The public alert issued via warning apps was subsequently rescinded.

The container complex, measuring approximately 30x10 meters and containing large quantities of wood, was ablaze. To prevent the fire from spreading, approximately 3,000 liters of water per minute were discharged at the peak of the operation, which pushed the local hydrant network to its limits. A reliable water supply was established using tanker trucks and hydrants located further away.

The exact use of the apparently vacant complex has not yet been determined. Due to an unclear report from a civilian at the scene, a neighboring building was searched for people using breathing apparatus. No people were found, so there were no injuries reported by the end of the operation.

Numerous units from the Mainz Fire Department were dispatched for the firefighting efforts. Approximately 70 firefighters were on the scene. Additional personnel manned the professional fire department’s stations and responded to a fire alarm at 3:20 a.m., which turned out to be a false alarm.

Due to the heavy smoke, information about the fire was disseminated via warning apps. At the control center, several residents of the urban area called emergency services, expressing concern due to the smell of smoke. In such cases, closing windows and doors is always the best course of action. There was no cause for concern regarding an extraordinary hazard.

To finally extinguish the fire in the complex, the THW from Groß-Gerau arrived with an excavator. The excavator was used to tear down the remains. This was the only way to reach the last remaining hot spots. Both stations of the professional fire department were on the scene, along with the volunteer fire departments of Bretzenheim, Finthen, Gonsenheim, Marienborn, Mombach, and the city. Also deployed were the Mainz Fire Department’s ICT group, the Schott plant fire department, a volunteer-staffed ambulance from the Maltese Order, and the THW Mainz.

The fire department has no information regarding the cause of the fire. The police have launched an investigation into the matter. Due to the unclear use of the building, the fire department is also unable to estimate the property damage.

At around 6:30 p.m., the fire department received a report of a cargo ship that had lost steering ability on the Rhine. The concerned report was made after loud noises were heard as the ship dropped anchor, which could indicate an emergency.

Extensive emergency response measures were immediately initiated: Firefighters from Mainz and Wiesbaden were dispatched both on land and by water to assess the situation and provide assistance if necessary.

However, a closer on-site investigation quickly gave the all-clear: the supposed distressed vessel turned out to be a cargo ship that had dropped anchor as usual. The noises made while dropping anchor led to the mistaken assumption that an accident had occurred.

After about 30 minutes, the operation was concluded without further action for all responding personnel.

On Saturday afternoon, around 4:30 p.m., the Mainz Fire Department was called to a room fire on the street "Am Karthäuserhof" in Mainz-Hechtsheim. Several callers reported seeing smoke coming from the upper floor.

The Hechtsheim Volunteer Fire Department, which arrived first on the scene, confirmed the report. A fire had broken out in an apartment on the first floor. Fortunately, no one was still in the building when the fire department arrived. The fire was quickly brought under control by a crew wearing self-contained breathing apparatus. Two additional crews, also wearing self-contained breathing apparatus, inspected the building and carried out mop-up operations. The building was subsequently mechanically ventilated.

The risk of the fire spreading was very high here, as the ceilings of the older building consist of wooden beams. Thanks to the fire department’s rapid response, the fire was narrowly prevented from spreading to the attic and the roof truss. However, the apartment where the fire occurred is uninhabitable. The police have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage.

The Mainz Professional Fire Department responded with personnel from Fire Station 1, along with the Hechtsheim Volunteer Fire Department, deploying a total of 5 vehicles and 17 personnel; the emergency medical services sent 1 vehicle; and the police dispatched 2 patrol cars.

On Monday afternoon, two workers were stranded in a work gondola beneath the Theodor-Heuss Bridge between Mainz and Wiesbaden. Working together, the fire departments of the two state capitals managed to rescue them unharmed after about 45 minutes.

Shortly after 4 p.m., workers from a maintenance company reported that their work vehicle, a truck with a work gondola, had broken down. The two employees were under the Theodor-Heuss Bridge at the time, while the vehicle was no longer moving.

The Wiesbaden Professional Fire Department took initial action and arrived on the scene with high-angle rescue teams and a fireboat. Since the incident site was on the Mainz side, the Mainz Fire Department provided support with incident command and a turntable ladder.

While preparations were underway for a potential rescue by the high-angle rescue team, the work platform was pulled into a different position using a winch and restarted on its own. This allowed the gondola to return to the bridge under its own power, and both workers were safely lowered to solid ground unharmed without the need for the high-angle rescue team to intervene.

Both lanes of the bridge heading toward Wiesbaden were closed for the rescue operation. Significant traffic delays occurred in both directions until around 5 p.m. The exact cause of the shutdown is being investigated by a specialist firm. The Mainz and Wiesbaden fire departments were on the scene with approximately 20 personnel, six vehicles, and a boat. On the part of the emergency medical services, two ambulances and an emergency physician were on standby at the scene.

Even while training to become a professional firefighter, Jonas Eberhard is already saving lives: The 28-year-old, who is currently participating in the five-month basic training course for the Mainz and Ingelheim fire departments, was contacted by the German Bone Marrow Donor Registry (DKMS) during his training as a potential stem cell donor and didn’t hesitate for a second.

The firefighter from Ingelheim has been registered as a potential donor for nine years. On his way home from a day of training, he received a call informing him that he was a genetic match for a patient. The timing could hardly have been more challenging: The five-month basic training course for professional firefighters is tightly scheduled, and vacations or absences are virtually impossible. But for Eberhard, the Ingelheim am Rhein Fire Department as his employer, and the Mainz Fire Department as his training provider, it was immediately clear: This donation takes priority.

“When Jonas approached us with the request to be granted leave for the duration of the DKMS stem cell donation and a subsequent recovery period, we were initially skeptical about how much this might jeopardize his training goals,” reports Mirko Gauer, fire chief and department head of the Ingelheim Fire Department. “We were all the more impressed by his unwavering determination to help a fellow human being he didn’t know at all. That makes us especially proud.”

Thanks to close coordination between the two fire departments, Jonas was granted leave for both the preliminary examination and the donation. After the stem cell donation, which was performed on an outpatient basis, he suffered from flu-like side effects for about a week. Here, too, the response was flexible: he was temporarily excused from the particularly physically demanding parts of his training without compromising the quality of his training.

The donation itself went to a German patient. For privacy reasons, neither the donor nor the recipient receives further information. Contact may only be made after two years if both parties wish it. For Jonas Eberhard, this is irrelevant: "If I can help, then I help. That’s exactly what the fire department stands for."

The Mainz and Ingelheim fire departments are currently training 18 prospective professional firefighters together. A sign of intermunicipal cooperation in action. Ingelheim contributes not only with instructors but also with a vehicle to the training program. The fact that a stem cell donation was made possible within this demanding training course shows: For the fire department, saving lives knows no waiting time—not even during training.

On July 17, 2025, a fire broke out around noon on the SCHOTT plant grounds. The fire is under control and is currently being extinguished by the plant fire department in cooperation with the Mainz Fire Department.

The fire was likely caused by a short circuit in a switchgear. The entire main plant was without power for approximately 1.5 hours; the gradual restoration of power began around 2:00 p.m. According to current information, there are no injuries.

The extent of the impact on production at the main plant is currently being assessed. The smell of smoke is noticeable in the immediate vicinity.

Shortly after 5:00 p.m. this Monday afternoon, a brief but intense storm accompanied by heavy rain, hail, and gusty winds swept through the city of Mainz and the surrounding districts of Alzey-Worms and Mainz-Bingen. The storm caused flooded streets, dislodged manhole covers, broken branches, and fallen trees. The fire department responded to approximately 20 incidents in the city and approximately 30 in the surrounding counties.

The Mainz Fire Department was called to a basement fire in Mainz-Laubenheim on Thursday afternoon. Upon arrival, firefighters confirmed that smoke was coming from the basement. A crew immediately entered the basement wearing self-contained breathing apparatus to fight the fire. The burning cardboard boxes were quickly extinguished. Fortunately, the stairwell remained smoke-free, allowing all residents to evacuate their apartments on their own. Two people were examined by emergency medical services but were uninjured. The cause of the fire remains unclear.

Shortly before 4 p.m. this Thursday afternoon, the Mainz Fire Department was alerted by observant neighbors to a fire on Augustinerstraße in Mainz’s Old Town. The fire had broken out near the chimney while work was being done on a roof. The neighbors had noticed the smell of smoke and seen smoke billowing from the building. The fire department removed the chimney’s cladding, beneath which the fire had started. A crew extinguished the fire using a jet pipe. The area around the chimney, as well as the rooms below it, were inspected using a thermal imaging camera. Thanks to the neighbors’ quick and exemplary reaction, combined with the fire department’s rapid response, the fire was prevented from spreading. Significant damage to the building was thus prevented. A negative observation was that some passersby ignored the clearly visible fire department barrier on Augustinerstraße near the scene of the incident and simply walked under the barrier tape. These barriers are intended not only to allow emergency personnel to work unimpeded but also to ensure the safety of passersby. For this reason, such barriers must be strictly observed. The fire department’s operation was completed in about an hour. The response involved 16 members of the professional fire department with 4 vehicles, the emergency medical services with an ambulance, and the police with a patrol car.

This morning around 9:00 a.m., a residential fire broke out in Mainz’s Old Town. A fire started in an apartment on the first floor of a rear building on Lauterenstraße for reasons that are still unknown.

Thanks to alert neighbors who noticed smoke early on and immediately alerted the fire department, emergency responders were able to act quickly and prevent the fire from spreading. The Mainz Fire Department deployed both fire stations, supported by police and emergency medical services. The fire was quickly brought under control and extinguished. The operation concluded around 10:30 a.m.

No information is currently available regarding the extent of the property damage. The police have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire.

At around 4:30 a.m. this Wednesday, a kitchen fire broke out in a residential building in Marienborn.

A fire broke out in a kitchen on the first floor of the end-of-row house, which is home to a family of five. A resident noticed the fire and took initial steps to extinguish it.

The fire department, consisting of personnel from Fire Stations 1 and 2 as well as the Mainz-Marienborn Volunteer Fire Department, carried out mop-up operations and inspected all affected rooms. After extensive ventilation measures, the residents were able to return to the ground floor of the building. One person who was attempting to extinguish the fire and inhaled smoke was taken to a hospital by emergency medical services for further evaluation.

The Mainz Fire Department strongly advises that you should only attempt to extinguish a fire yourself if there is no risk to your own health. If this is not possible, get yourself and others to safety, alert emergency services by calling 112, and brief the fire department on the situation.