{"id":47723,"date":"2023-11-24T13:06:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T12:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2023\/11\/24\/smoke-in-the-chemistry-lab-volunteer-fire-department-extinguishes-the-fire-and-evacuates-the-building\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:37:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:37:35","slug":"smoke-in-the-chemistry-lab-volunteer-fire-department-extinguishes-the-fire-and-evacuates-the-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2023\/11\/24\/smoke-in-the-chemistry-lab-volunteer-fire-department-extinguishes-the-fire-and-evacuates-the-building\/","title":{"rendered":"“Smoke in the chemistry lab”: Volunteer fire department extinguishes the fire and evacuates the building"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Marburg-Cappel Volunteer Fire Department conducted its annual drill at the Steinm\u00fchle. The simulated emergency: a fire in the chemistry lab! Late in the evening, in the darkness of November 9, a fire engine arrived with its emergency lights flashing: After the bollard was lowered, five vehicles\u2014including a turntable ladder\u2014passed through the entrance to the school grounds and skillfully positioned themselves between the flower beds in the courtyard and on the adjacent open area. <\/p>\n

When the alarm was sounded, reports indicated that several boarding school students were on the first floor of the main building, where smoke was coming from the chemistry lab, though the cause was unclear. While fellow firefighters were busy rolling out the fire hose, four firefighters equipped with self-contained breathing apparatus had to make their way up the stairs to guide themselves and the people in danger through the smoke\u2014realistically simulated with stage fog\u2014 and to guide the students to safety. The rescue was carried out by leading the students down the stairs; in some cases, they were also evacuated via the turntable ladder. <\/p>\n

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The Tasks: Water Supply and Rescue Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n

A total of 31 firefighters\u2014both men and women\u2014had come to the Steinm\u00fchlen campus for the drill. \u201cIn cases like this,\u201d reported Steinm\u00fchlen teacher Jonathan Gr\u00f6b, \u201csome are tasked with the water supply, while others are responsible for rescuing people.\u201d There\u2019s a special reason why Jonathan Gr\u00f6b is so knowledgeable about this: The math and physics teacher is himself the fire chief in his hometown in the Vogelsberg district, and thanks to the close ties between colleagues, he was happy to agree when Cappel\u2019s fire chief, Dominik Wagner, asked about a training opportunity. <\/p>\n

This is a win-win situation. While the fire department can fully practice such operations a short distance from its station on the bypass, Steinm\u00fchle learns specific rules of conduct and procedures for emergencies. It is no coincidence that Jonathan Gr\u00f6b also serves as Steinm\u00fchle\u2019s fire safety officer, and an updated fire safety policy\u2014tailored to the building\u2019s current layout\u2014is already in the works. <\/p>\n

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“Mr. Gr\u00f6b, we want to ride the turntable ladder.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Once the students participating in the drill realized that, depending on the situation, these kinds of operations can sometimes get a little rough, their spirits lifted all the more shortly afterward. They didn\u2019t exactly sing \u201cHurrah, hurrah, the school\u2019s on fire\u201d like the band Extrabreit did back in the legendary \u201980s, but they did ask for a bit of fun: \u201cMr. Gr\u00f6b, we want to ride the turntable ladder,\u201d they pleaded at the end. And so it came to pass that a group of students, under professional supervision, was lifted a good 20 meters into the night sky in the basket of the extended turntable ladder and was able to enjoy the view of Marburg. <\/p>\n

Steinm\u00fchle would like to thank the Cappel Volunteer Fire Department, the students who participated, and our teacher Jonathan Gr\u00f6b for giving us the opportunity to have these experiences and expand our knowledge of the work of the fire department!<\/p>\n

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