Volunteer fire brigade Gratkorn: Review of an intensive year 2024!

Volunteer fire brigade Gratkorn: Review of an intensive year 2024!

On March 28, 2025, the annual military assembly took place in the fire station of the Gratkorn volunteer fire brigade, which presented the operational statistics and the activities of the past year in detail. With a total number of 95, 71 active members, three double rental members, five out of service and 16 young people, the weir remains strongly positioned. This information was published by Fireworld

The past year was particularly labor -intensive in terms of missions. The Gratkorn - Markt fire brigade recorded a total of 287 missions, which included 20 fire operations with a time of 325 hours and 238 technical operations with 2,148 hours. Seven people could be saved, as did three animals. In addition, the fire brigade provided neighborly help in 26 cases. The number of false alarms was 29, which took a shared use of 179 hours.

missions and training

The fire brigade is not only characterized by its missions, but also by extensive exercises and training measures. In 2024 145 exercises and training courses took place that took 2,201 hours. These included 46 departments, 55 driver training and 20 competition preparations. In total, the fire brigade members came to 806 activities that took 16,837 hours.

Despite the high levels of deployment and training, those responsible for the fire brigade are planning a new armory. The current building no longer meets the requirements, which has already led to a high waiting time and several attempts. One hopes for support from the municipality and the state of Styria for the new building.

comparison to other regions

In relation to the general situation of the fire brigades, statistics, such as those of Feuerwehrverbands , see an indispensable service at society. The voluntary fire brigades, as in Gratkorn - are an essential part of the security structure and, through their operational readiness and continuous training, show their great importance for the community.