Berlin in turmoil: The Berlin fire brigade loses tools worth 700,000 euros.

Berlin in turmoil: The Berlin fire brigade loses tools worth 700,000 euros.

According to a report by www.rbb24.de this year has a strong increase in this year Theft of operations. By June 2023, 21 motor -owned tools such as spreads or chainsaws were stolen, compared to four in 2022 and six in the previous year. The financial damage caused by thefts exceeds the total of the two previous years and has been around 700,000 euros since 2021.

The stolen tools are often used in burglaries and raids. Criminals have already severed iron sticks in the green vault in Dresden and a Postbank in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen with stolen tools and even broken into fire, as recently in the volunteer fire brigade in Bienholzstrasse in Berlin-Marzahn.

Since the security states were described as catastrophic, the police union suggests using certain fire service officials as security service. It is emphasized that there is no modern video surveillance or security personnel in the fire guards.