Erlangen: Civil protection exercise simulates plane crash

In Erlangen, 800 forces meet for a major civil protection exercise in which an aircraft crash is simulated. Fire brigade, police and rescue services are involved.

Under the eyes of the Minister of the Interior, the city of Erlangen is rehearsing a large-scale civil protection exercise for the emergency.

On Tuesday 13 May 2025, at nightfall, an impressive ballet of emergency vehicles, light signals and sirens will resonate in the vicinity of Tarare. But let the inhabitants reassure themselves: it is not an ongoing disaster, but a major civil security exercise organised under the authority of the Prefect of the Rhône. As every year, this type of life-size simulation aims to test the effectiveness, reactivity and coordination of the various actors…

Erlangen - A plane crash in the middle of the city. Everyone hopes it will never happen. However, the authorities want to be prepared for the emergency.

In a civil protection exercise with around 800 operatives, fire brigades, police and relief organizations have rehearsed the supply of dozens of injured people.