Firefighters on a voluntary basis: Commandant conference in St. Stefan!

Firefighters on a voluntary basis: Commandant conference in St. Stefan!

St. Stefan ob Stainz, Österreich - In the Schilcherlandhalle in St. Stefan Ob Stefan Stainz, the commanding conference of the area fire brigade association Deutschlandsberg recently took place, which reported on important topics and honors. Area fire brigade commander Josef Gaich presented impressive statistics from 2024, including four missions by the disaster relief service, which were carried out without predecessor in this number. These missions not only included help in the district, but also extended to Lower Austria and Hartberg. Gaich also emphasized the need for black out prevention, whereby fire brigades fill armor houses and have to set up communication via analog radio in order to be able to help the population in emergencies. Particularly noteworthy was a regional hailstorm in June, which presented the disaster aid service for challenges, as meinbezirk.at reported.

new commander and success

The important meeting was also the reason for the election of the new commander for the area fire brigade association Deutschlandsberg. Josef Gaich, who had previously managed activity, was elected to lead the 3800 firefighters in the region, with Karl-Heinz Hörgl at his side. The choice had become necessary after Helmut Lanz left a age. Despite the challenges of Coronapandemic, the choice in the Koralmhalle could be carried out under strict hygiene requirements, which ensured safe implementation. The support of various political representatives, such as the mayor of St. Stefan, who paid tribute to the merits of firefighters href = "https://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/suedsuedwest/5873876/Ven-deutschlandsberg_josef-gaich-ist-neuer-chef-von-3800"> kleinezeitung.at reported.