Everyday hero: Fire Brigade St. Pölten-Stadt impressed with record inserts!

Everyday hero: Fire Brigade St. Pölten-Stadt impressed with record inserts!

St. Pölten, Österreich - In 2024, the St. Pölten-Stadt volunteer fire brigade experienced an unprecedented frequency of action, heated by the devastating floods in September, which led to 500 missions in just a few days. A total of 1,702 missions were mastered, which exercised growing pressure to use the fire brigade members. This impressive number results from the tireless commitment of around 8,000 members who spent over 12,000 hours for the safety of the citizens. "Of course, this is a corresponding additional burden for our operational team," said Commandant Didi Fahrafellner, while referring to the unprecedented increase in fire operations, which has increased by over 40 % in the past four years, such as fireworld.at reported.

The 158th general meeting, which took place on March 8, 2025, reflected the challenging year. 86 people and 18 animals were saved by the missions, while the operational team was regularly active in every weather. In 2023, there was also an important year for the St. Johann fire brigade, which presented an outstanding current account at its 151st annual meeting on March 16, 2024. With 184 missions, in which 4,318 hours were provided, this fire brigade also demonstrated its emergency. "More hours were spent on the youth fire brigade in St. Johann than in many active fire brigades of smaller places," emphasized the section commander, which underlines the importance of the boys for the future of the fire brigade, reported ff-stjohann.at .

Special challenges were also serious traffic accidents and the extensive preparation for the 150th anniversary of the fire brigade, which was celebrated with a state performance competition for 1,600 participants. The members of the St. Johann fire brigade spent a total of over 22,922 hours for the security of the community, a merit that was recognized by the guests of honor, including the mayor. The city will continue to provide the necessary financial resources to optimally equip the fire brigade and thus to secure its effective operational readiness.