Intensive fire brigade existcise in Hohenweiler: Emergency forces in use!
Intensive fire brigade existcise in Hohenweiler: Emergency forces in use!
Hohenweiler, Österreich - On June 4, 2025, an extensive exercise took place at 10:54 p.m. to combat a simulated underground parking fire in the new development area in Hohenweiler. Around 130 firefighters from the Leiblachtal and Bavaria took part in this complex application exercise, which was characterized by strong smoke development and an assumed number of around 15 injured people. These people, who were shown as construction workers, showed the challenges associated with a real damage event. The head of operations Stefan Pfanner emphasized the essential importance of cooperation between the various fire brigades, which were involved in the exercise in order to master the challenges as best as possible.
The emergency services came from several fire brigades, including Hohenweiler, Hörbranz, Lochau, Möggers, Eichenberg and the fire brigade from Niederstaufen in Germany. Each fire brigade provided a specific number of vehicles:
- Hohenweiler: 3 vehicles
- Hörbranz: 3 vehicles
- Lochau: 1 vehicle
- möggers: 2 vehicles
- Eichenberg: 1 vehicle + respiratory protection collecting place
- Niederstaufen (d): 1 vehicle
integration of the youth fire brigade
The active role of the youth fire brigade, which was integrated into the exercise, is particularly noteworthy. For example, Emilia Klocker represented an injured person and was able to gain valuable experience, which she described as good preparation for the active service. This initiative not only promotes the training of young fire brigade members, but also strengthens the sense of community within the fire brigade.comparison with other exercises
A similar exercise scenario took place on October 20, 2023 in the underground car park of an apartment building in Volders. Here the fire brigades Großvolderberg and Volders worked together to improve their knowledge of the premises for real missions. Here, too, an underground parking fire was simulated, with four cars burned in full and an uncertain number of missing people in the underground car park was adopted. The use of respiratory protection teams and rapid attack troops could finally be successfully saved nine missing people. In addition, a smoke curtain and a large fan were used to contain the smoke development and keep the garage largely smoke -free.
tactics for underground garage fires
In order to be better equipped in the event of real use, special tactics and techniques in fire fighting in underground garages are essential. This is dealt with in detail in a leaflet, which includes important properties such as the location of entrances and exits, access and fire installations. Important infrastructural points, such as fire alarm center, control of the smoke extraction and fire protection goals, should be taken into account in order to ensure the safety of the emergency services and be able to act more efficiently. This information is not only important for the training, but can also serve as a checklist for inspections of underground garages in order to draw attention to special dangers and relevant infrastructure.
Overall, these exercises show the important preparation work of the fire brigades and the need for constant further training in order to be able to act quickly and effectively in an emergency. The experiences and knowledge from these missions help to ensure both the safety of the emergency services and the injured persons.
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