WALDBRÄNDE
fünf Feuerwehrmänner bekämpfen den Hausbrand = five fire crews battle/fight off blaze/attack the house fire; flames spread/swept/ scorched over/through home/property
wir brauchen Verstärkung = we need to call for some back-up
Haus/Garage ist abgebrannt = house/home was gutted/destroyed by raging fires; owners watched as garage slowly melted away; the house/garage went up in flames; blaze/bushfire engulfed our cottage in the woods/many houses in flames
die Feuerwehr rückt schnell aus = fire brigade responds quickly to the scene; firefighters/fire brigade/fire & rescue rush/are called out to the scene; firefighters swing/spring into action; the fire squad must be called in/summoned right away; rescue and firefighting units were dispatched to/arrived at/on the scene; firefighters rushed to the scene after the house owner spotted smoke billowing from the kitchen; rescue units extinguish the fire upon arrival at the scene
Brände wüten überall im Dschungel/Busch = fire is raging/smouldering in the jungle/bush all over the place
Feuerwehrmänner bekämpfen die Brände = crews battle bushfires; firefighters attack/fight the blaze/flames
die Buschbrandsaison hat dieses Jahr früh begonnen und hat kaum nachgelassen = the bushfire season began early this year and has hardly let up
im australischen Sommer gibt in Australien verschiedene Feueralarmstufen = bushfire alert/alarm levels can be “very high”, “severe”, “extreme” or “catastrophic” in the Australian summer
Brände konnten noch nicht eingedämmt werden = firefighters couldn’t contain/rein in/stem the blaze; fires still ravage/sweep/roar/ smoulder/crackle through township/village; bushfires remain out of control
im Osten des Landes brennt die Hütte = bushfires are wreaking/playing havoc/devastation throughout the eastern states (of Australia); in the country’s East all hell broke loose
Brände sind noch immer außer Kontrolle = bushfires are still uncontained/threaten to burn out of control; strong winds keep flaring the fires; climate change supercharges the fires
die Feuerwehr probiert/versucht, das Feuer einzudämmen/unter Kontrolle zu bringen = firemen are trying to establish/consolidate a bushfire containment line
der Wald wurde in letzter Zeit von Bränden verwüstet = the forest has been ravaged/engulfed by huge fires recently
der Waldbrand hat das ganze Gebiet in Schutt und Asche gelegt = the bushfire left a swathe/path of destruction in its wake/wreaked havoc in the region
um Buschbrände vorzubeugen, werden Präventivbrände gelegt = as a means of fire prevention authorities conduct/carry out controlled/ backburning/prescribed burning; hazard reduction burning can cause fire which rages/gets/blazes out of control
wir müssen unsere Wälder vor Bränden schützen = we need to fireproof our forests
Wald-/Buschbrand greift auf die Stadt über = bushfire spreads to the village; we’ve been overrun by fire; fear of a huge fire strikes a small community
Rauch hüllt Großstadt ein = large city remains blanketed/enveloped/engulfed/cloaked/shrouded in light gray smoke/haze as fires flare/ rage/blaze near its northeastern outskirts; bushfires are casting a pall of smoke over the city
Opposition wirf Regierung vor, auf die Buschbrände nicht gut vorbereitet zu sein = opposition politicians says state government got caught flatfooted/was napping/was ill-prepared to deal/contend with the bushfire crisis
nach Waldbränden sollten Umweltplaner die Renaturierung auf den Weg bringen = environmental planners should smooth away the burnt landscape with native growth/plants
das Rote Kreuz richtet einen Hilfsfonds für betroffene Bürger/Unternehmen ein = a Red Cross Bushfire Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund was set up to provide a lifeline for affected/impacted individuals/companies
ein ruhender Vulkan bricht plötzlich aus
= all of a sudden/out of nowhere the dormant volcano belched/spewed (out)/pumped out an ash cloud and molten rock
