Operating heroes: Fire brigade does an incredible 10,000 hours a year!

Operating heroes: Fire brigade does an incredible 10,000 hours a year!

The Guttaring volunteer fire brigade did an impressive 10,000 hours of volunteer work in 2024. Commandant Andreas Ladstätter reported a total of 117 missions, including 9 fires and 108 technical aids. Particularly noteworthy is the flood use on July 11, in which the fire brigade was continuously deployed over 24 hours. Thanks to the support of neighboring weirs from Althofen, Kappel and Passering, the critical situation was successfully managed, as klick-kaernten.at reported.

The firefighters also invested time in their further training. A significant share of 1,000 hours was stuck in training courses in order to be prepared for future challenges. The youth work flourishes because four young people were taken on the active service. A total of 2,700 hours were put into youth funding. The assembly was enriched by the engagement of new members: Sarah Ebner, Valentina Robitschk, Denise Schönfelder and Sebastian Voiticek started service. Christoph Schaffer was promoted to the extinguishing master and Christian Lackner. August and Alexander Priolt received the medal of the State of Carinthia for their many years of committed activity.

Mayor Günther Kernle as well as the mayor Johann Lobenwein and Christoph Pirker were proud of the achievements of the fire brigade. Police commander Alexander Benedikt also praised the excellent cooperation between the fire brigade and the police. The extraordinary missions and the strong community sense of the Guttaring fire brigade are a shining example of the tireless efforts in crisis situations. Bundesag.de also emphasized the need for well-trained rescue services in crisis the importance of these efforts again.