Caption

THW emergency services at a meeting of the water hazards section in Düsseldorf, during the major exercise FÜLEX25 of the THW, Federal Agency for Technical Relief, North Rhine-Westphalia, which lasts several days. Over 4 weekends, more than 3500 volunteers from the 127 North Rhine-Westphalia local associations practise many different operational scenarios

Date

Sep 05, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK25M14_040

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No

Property release

No

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Rights managed

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142.4Mb (5.8Mb) / 28.8in x 19.2in / 8640 x 5760 (300dpi)

Keywords

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