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Three flash operations by the Pimpfing fire brigade in just two hours!
Three fire brigade operations in two hours: traffic accidents and door opening in Pimpfing, Upper Austria, on March 25, 2025.
Three flash operations by the Pimpfing fire brigade in just two hours!
On March 25, 2025, the fire brigades Pimpfing and Linden in Upper Austria were alerted to a total of three missions that were carried out within just two hours. While the first assignment included cleaning up after a traffic accident on Andorfer Landstrasse 514, the fire brigades were also challenged in a further traffic accident on the B 137. In addition, they helped with a door opening for the red cross.
The first use reported a fallen manure to a tractor that tipped into a cross when turning. The barrel was damaged in the incident and its contents poured into the adjacent field and on the street. Fortunately, the handlebar was not injured. In order to minimize the environmental consequences, the fire brigades built oil barriers in the Sonnleitenbach while at the same time redirecting traffic and cleaning the road with a tank fire engine.
subsequent missions and traffic accidents
The fire brigades had to do with a further traffic accident on the B 137. Here a car was touched by a truck, which caused the vehicle to get off the road and to stop in the adjacent field. The Red Cross took over medical care, but quickly found that both the occupants of the car and the truck driver were unharmed. In this case, too, measures carried out included the traffic regulation and the preparation of the vehicle for a towing company.The third use concerned a door opening that had been requested by the forces of the Red Cross. Thanks to the quick response time, access to the affected building could be guaranteed quickly and the use could be ended quickly. The total duration of all three missions was about two hours, according to which the operational readiness of both fire departments was restored, such as Fireworld reported.
challenges for the fire brigades
The activities of the fire brigade in Andorf are in the context of an increasing number of missions in Austria. This was supported by the Federal Fire Brigade Association Fire brigade members demanded a lot both physically and mentally. In total, more than 34,000 missions were recorded in 2023, which indicates the increasing requirements due to climate change.
Fire brigade President Robert Mayer emphasized that the fire brigade organization needs a strong membership structure, technical and tactical innovations as well as sustainable financing in order to be prepared for these challenges. In 2023, the fire brigades in Austria saved 9,354 people and 7,010 animals and thus show their central role in the country's security. These developments illustrate the need to strengthen the resilience of the fire brigades against crises and unforeseen events.
In a remarkable incident that occurred on February 28, 2025 in Andorf, the fire brigade also had to intervene when a car got into the tracks when a train accident. These accidents, along with the current missions, underline the diversity and the challenges in front of which the fire brigade is faced with what the need for comprehensive training and innovative solutions further, as Feuerwehren