Fires and floods: Engerwitzdorf fire brigade in continuous use!

Fires and floods: Engerwitzdorf fire brigade in continuous use!

in Engerwitzdorf (Upper Austria) occurred on the night of March 5, 2025, a life -saving use of the fire brigades. The fire brigades Treffling, Schmiedgassen and Schweinbach, together with the Gallneukirchen fire brigade, were alerted due to a suspicion of a deacon. The situation was triggered by a home smoke detector, the alarm of which heard a resident in the neighboring apartment and immediately alerted the fire brigade. This rapid reaction saved a man's life when the emergency services in the affected apartment discovered smoke and saved him from the danger zone. According to reports from fireworld.at, burned food led on the stove for smoke development.

Important lesson on smoke detectors

The commander of the Fire Brigade Treffling, Jürgen Penkner, emphasized the crucial role of smoke detectors in households in the debriefing. "This incident again shows how important smoke detectors are in the household - they save life!", He emphasized. Thanks to the rapid action of the fire brigade, worse could be prevented, and the rescued resident was handed over to the Red Cross for further medical care.

This incident occurred against the background of further challenges in the region. As reported by meinzirk.at, the fire brigades in Engerwitzdorf had to do with extreme weather conditions in the past few months. In December 2024, 80 Florianis fought floods, which formed due to heavy rain and strong winds and was only a few centimeters below the level of a 100-year flood. In an enormous effort, up to 4.7 million liters of water were pumped out of the village to protect the houses from the impending flood. "}, {" Text ":" The fire brigades worked against the floods and mobilized all available resources to protect the local population. "