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01.04.2005
The starting signal for a cross-border air rescue service between Germany and Denmark.
The bringing into service of a DRF rescue helicopter at the Niebüll Air Rescue Center was the starting signal for the first ever cross-border air rescue service between Germany and Denmark. The launching ceremony of "Christoph Europa 5" was performed by Her Royal Highness Princess Benedict of Denmark.
At the same time, this also marks the start of the jointly operated pilot project involving the DRF, the Danish rescue service operator Falck, the District Administration of Nordfriesland in Germany, and the Sønderjyllands Amt District Administration in Denmark. No air rescue service covering this whole area has previously existed in Denmark. The project is supported by the European Union as a part of the Interreg III A programme.
The rescue helicopter is based at Niebüll Hospital, and is available on standby daily from 7.00 a.m. to sunset for emergency rescue missions and for urgent transport of intensive-care patients between hospitals.
