Roofing fire in Wullersdorf: 78 firefighters in constant use!

Roofing fire in Wullersdorf: 78 firefighters in constant use!

In the early morning of April 7, 2025, at 5:50 a.m., several fire brigades in Oberstinkenbrunn, a municipality in Wullersdorf, Lower Austria, were alerted. The use was triggered by a roof truss fire in connection with a garage, which was in full swing when the emergency services arrived. The roof structure of the garage and the adjacent barn were on fire, which required immediate measures.

The operations manager Andreas Kerschl coordinated the extinguishing measures carried out by several sides. One of the first steps was to save a vehicle from the garage. An initial suspicion of an affected oil tank was not confirmed. In order to control the situation, the emergency services used respiratory protection teams because there was a strong smoke development. In addition, thermal imaging cameras and a drone were used. The aerial ladder of the Hollabrunn fire brigade was also on standby.

operational results and measures

Thanks to the coordinated procedure, the fire could be limited to the barn and preventing other buildings from spreading. Around 78 fire brigade members from various weirs, including Hollabrunn, Immendorf, Maria Roggendorf, Nappersdorf, Oberstinkenbrunn, Schalladorf and Wullersdorf, were involved. While the extinguishing work was in full swing, the police started the cause of the fire.

Fire fighting in Austria has become more important in recent years, which is evidenced by the detailed fire statistics report of the CFS CTIF. According to report No. 29 from 2024, which contains a comprehensive analysis of fire statistics for 2022, the data cover fire brigade operations in 57 countries. This shows how important it is to be constantly informed about current causes of fire and processes in order to ultimately ensure the safety of the population. The report also offers information on fire victims and deaths among firefighters, which underlines the dangers to which the emergency services are exposed.

global fire brigade statistics

Further information about the use in Oberstinkenbrunn and the associated fire department measures can be found on FireWorld . In addition, the comprehensive analysis of the fire statistics in the report of the CTIF available.