On the night of May 4, 2024, at 1:16 a.m., the Mainz Fire Department was called to a waste management facility in Mainz-Weisenau via an automatic fire alarm system. While personnel from Fire Station 2 were already en route to the site, a security guard notified the Mainz Fire Department dispatch center of visible smoke coming from a warehouse. Consequently, the control center escalated the alarm level and additionally alerted the response teams from Fire Station 1 and the Mainz-Weisenau Volunteer Fire Department.

Upon arrival at the scene, a fire was discovered in a waste storage warehouse. The incident commander immediately established two operational sectors. While one sector took charge of fire suppression, the second focused on preventing the fire from spreading to two adjacent warehouses. Thanks to the rapid response of the fire department and the operator’s available firefighting equipment, the fire was prevented from spreading to the warehouse itself. Thus, the fire remained confined to a pile of waste approximately 200 cubic meters in size. The operator removed the burning pile of waste with a wheel loader while the fire department gradually extinguished it. After about three hours, the operation was successfully concluded. During the operation, the two stations of the professional fire department were staffed by the volunteer fire departments of Bretzenheim and Stadt-Mitte.

In addition to the Mainz Fire Department, Mainz Netze, the police, the emergency medical services, and the lower water authority were also involved in the operation.

The crew of the Mainz Professional Fire Department’s light emergency response vehicle was called to the grounds of Mainz University Medical Center this Sunday morning at around 7:50 a.m.

Visitors had observed a peregrine falcon, presumably while hunting for prey, flying at high speed into the facade of a building. The falcon subsequently fell to the ground and was unable to fly. The visitors then called the fire department for help. Upon arrival, the firefighters determined that the falcon had injuries to its abdomen and was bleeding from its beak.

Unfortunately, attempts to reach a veterinarian for the injured falcon were unsuccessful. Only the veterinary clinic in Hofheim offered to provide initial care. Thus, the crew, along with the falcon, set off for Hesse.

The helpful staff at the veterinary clinic took care of the falcon. It quickly became clear that the falcon needed more than just first aid. The clinic searched for an appropriate treatment facility, which isn’t exactly easy on a Sunday morning.

Ultimately, a treatment option was found at the veterinary clinic of the University Hospital in Giessen. No sooner said than done: once the falcon was stable enough for transport, it was taken to Giessen and handed over to the friendly staff at the veterinary clinic. After a brief handover of the feathered patient, the team was able to begin their return journey to Mainz.

Due to heavy rainfall, the southern part of Rhineland-Palatinate was particularly hard hit. At 5:40 a.m. today, the Mainz Fire Department dispatched a command unit and a firefighting unit composed of members of the Mainz Volunteer Fire Department and the Mainz Professional Fire Department to Zweibrücken. The approximately 50 firefighters are to assist local responders on site, as they have already been working continuously for hours.

On Friday, May 31, 2024, at approximately 11:57 a.m., an alert neighbor first noticed the smell of smoke and then saw smoke coming from an apartment on the first floor of an apartment building and dialed the emergency number 112. Based on the caller’s report, the Mainz Fire Department dispatch center immediately alerted a fire engine from the Mainz Professional Fire Department as well as the Mainz-Finthen Volunteer Fire Department to Prunkgasse in the Mainz-Finthen district of Mainz.

The first responders from the Mainz-Finthen Volunteer Fire Department had already assessed the situation and prepared to attack the fire with a C-hose, with a crew wearing self-contained breathing apparatus.

After forcibly opening the door, the fire in the one-room apartment was quickly located near a fuse box and extinguished.

Fortunately, no one was found in the apartment. The apartment was mechanically ventilated using a high-performance fan.

However, the follow-up extinguishing work proved to be extensive. For this, walls and ceilings had to be forcibly opened, particularly in the area of the fuse box and along the cable shaft. Another crew wearing heavy-duty breathing apparatus was deployed for the follow-up extinguishing work.

In the meantime, the adjacent neighboring apartments were checked for possible smoke ingress, with no findings.

Finally, temperature measurements were taken in the apartment where the fire occurred, and the apartment door was secured. The fire department’s operation concluded around 1:50 p.m.

In addition to the Mainz Fire Department with a total of 27 personnel, the emergency medical services with one vehicle and the police with one vehicle were on the scene.

On Friday, May 31, 2024, at approximately 3:33 p.m., a social worker from an apartment building in Mainz-Gonsenheim called the emergency number 112 to report that a toddler’s hand was trapped between a door and its frame. Based on the caller’s report, the Mainz Fire Department dispatch center immediately dispatched a command vehicle and a rescue fire engine from the Mainz Professional Fire Department to Finther Landstraße in Mainz-Gonsenheim.

Upon arrival, the emergency responders confirmed the situation. A toddler just under 2 years old had become trapped with his forearm on the hinge side of a solid front door, wedged between the door panel and the door frame.

The heavy front door was first secured against further movement using timber supports. A hydraulic door opener was then used to widen the gap between the door frame and the door leaf, allowing the toddler to be quickly freed from the predicament and handed over to the emergency medical services.

The child’s mother, who was relieved but also visibly shocked after the rescue, had to be briefly attended to by fire department personnel. Further care was provided by family members present at the scene.

After being examined in the ambulance, the toddler was taken to a children’s hospital due to a fracture.

The Mainz Fire Department responded with a total of 8 personnel, and the emergency medical services were on the scene with one vehicle.