Carinthian fire brigade: heroes in action and new challenges!

Carinthian fire brigade: heroes in action and new challenges!

In Carinthia, the fire brigades play an indispensable role: They saved astonishing 642 human lives last year and provided over 1.4 million hours of voluntary work. Despite returning to normal in 2024, after intensive years with extreme weather conditions, the 428 fire departments of the country were active at 18,654 missions. Of these were 5,785 fire operations and 12,869 technical assistance. An extraordinary commitment that is highlighted took place in September when all five fire departments of the fire brigades abroad at flood in Lower Austria. This solidarity illustrated the willingness of the Carinthian Florianis, such as klick-kaernten.at reported.

appreciation of the emergency services

Numerous firefighters in Carinthia were awarded medals for their tireless missions. In a solemn ceremony, firefighters received from various weirs, including the Wollanig volunteer fire brigade and the main guard Villach, the disaster medals in silver and bronze. These honors were made by LHStV. Martin Gruber and LR handed over Daniel Fellner, who emphasized how important the voluntary commitment is in our society. "It is not a matter of course that firefighters are always ready to help other people in dangers," says Fellner. The respect and gratitude for this commitment are challenged around the clock, as ffvk.at

The awards are awarded in three stages: gold for special achievements, silver for at least five and bronze for at least three missions. A mission is a major damage event in which the district crisis staff was called. The remarkable missions included incidents in Montasio Alm and Bad Eisenkappel. With these honors, the value of the volunteer in the domestic fire brigades is also underlined, because camaraderie and commitment significantly shape local security.