Successful basic fire brigade training in Lebring: 35 new rescuers!

Successful basic fire brigade training in Lebring: 35 new rescuers!

Lebring, Österreich - On April 12, 2025, an important graduate celebration took place in Lebring, Styria. A total of 35 firefighters and firefighters have successfully completed their basic training. This event took place at the state fire brigade and civil protection school and marked an important step in the training of the participants.

The training included various practical stations that the prospective firefighters should prepare for their future tasks. This included the handling of jet pipes, fire fighting with foam, human rescue and the use of rescue equipment, working with ladders in fire service and the fight against development. Furthermore, the participants were trained to use portable hand -fire extinguishers and deal with wood stack fires.

practical demonstrations and experience reports

A highlight of the event was the demonstration of the fire fighting in a solid fire in which the trainers from the Knittelfeld area fire brigade association impressively explained that not every fire should be deleted with water. A particularly instructive example was the magnesium fire, which required special solving methods. Fire inspector Markus Cebul, who acted as a area training officer, and section fire inspector Christoph Leitner were available to everyone for questions and explanations.

State fire department Erwin Grangl, the Knittelfeld area fire brigade commander, congratulated the graduates and wished them every success in their future career. All 35 participants successfully passed the basic training and can now support the approximately 1000 members in the Knittelfeld area.

further development of fire brigade training

according to bundesfeuerwehrverband.at The Austrian fire brigade training is significantly further developed in 2024 by founding the Austrian Fire Brigade and Catamer Protection Academy (ÖFKAD). The aim of this new institution is to optimize the fire brigade training at the federal level, especially for higher fire leaders and specialized members.

A special focus is on disaster protection, which is increasingly coming to the fore as the core competence of the Austrian fire brigades. In the future, the ÖFKAD is planning to address managers from other organizations with security tasks and fire brigade members from abroad. An annual program with new accents is being developed to clearly define the orientations and responsible persons.

The events of the ÖFKAD are specifically advertised to the state fire brigade associations and professional fire brigades, whereby the registration is made by the respective state associations taking into account the specified requirements.

For more information about the training of the trupführer, interested parties can visit the page Feuerwehr-MTK.de