About six hundred square meters of nature reserve opposite holiday park De Vogelmient on the Ruijslaan went up in flames yesterday. The fire caused a lot of smoke, but could be quickly damaged again thanks to the windless. “If it had been wind force 5, the damage would have been much greater”, ” a firefighter present said to NH.
To keep the regular fire station in Den Burg manned, the Corps from Julianadorp also crossed the Marsdiep. That is something that happens more often: if more than three tanker sprayers from the Texel corps are needed to combat a fire, they get help from teams from the mainland.
Depending on the ferry
“They then make the crossing by Teso’s ferry,” said Janine Moderman, spokesperson for the Noord-Holland Noord Safety Region. “During the day they are dependent on fixed sailing times and in the evening we can ask TESO to come so that the vehicles can go to the island.”
“Outside the timetable, one of our sailing teams has standby service,” says Teso. “That means that they sail out between 10:00 and 05:40 am at the request of the safety region or the central control room for emergency transport of emergency services.”
Brand midnight in restaurant Cocksdorp
That happened, for example, in January 2022. Then laid a big fire a restaurant in the Cocksdorp completely in the axis. The fire broke out in the middle of the night, which alerted ferry service TESO to bring fire brigades from Den Helder to Texel.
Teso recognizes the important role that the ferry service plays in this. “That is why transport of fire engines is given priority during the day, so they are ahead of the regular traffic that is waiting for the boat. Fortunately, such incidents are not common.”
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