Procedure for extinguishing a fire using an unmanned, preferably self-propelled fire engine

Method (100) for extinguishing a fire (5), comprising the steps of:

• localising the fire (5) and alerting an extinguishing vehicle (1),
• and subsequent travel of the extinguishing vehicle (1), either under its own power or by means of a cargo transport, such as a helicopter, wherein the extinguishing vehicle (1) is constructed as follows:
• unmanned, preferably self-propelled fire-fighting vehicle (1), comprising
• at least one mobile base frame (2) which can be moved from one location to the next either fully automatically or by external intervention by a user,
• at least one means (3) for extinguishing and/or smothering fires, smouldering fires or other sources of heat (5) containing toxic gases,
• characterised in that
• the means (3) for extinguishing and/or smothering can either be connected to an external extinguishing agent source or the vehicle (1) at least partially comprises an extinguishing agent source and further wherein the means (3) for extinguishing and/or smothering is different from a watering vehicle.