New Year's Eve rocket Fares forest fire: dramatic use in Semriach!

New Year's Eve rocket Fares forest fire: dramatic use in Semriach!

On the night of Friday, a devastating fire broke out in a forest near Semriach, north of Graz. Around 250 firefighters were used for hours to control the flames. The first emergency call took place on Thursday at 8:56 p.m. when a driver became aware of the blazing Inferno on Semrriacherstrasse. The affected area of two to three hectares spread quickly, since the forest was extremely dry in this period, Herbert Buchgraber from the Graz fire brigade informed. The cause of the fire is expected to be a silvester rocket that was fired too early, as the medium krone.at reported.

intensive extinguishing work and support from the Bundesheer

The extinguishing work was extremely difficult due to the rough terrain. In order to cope with the situation, helicopters of the Federal Army were also deployed, which also offered support. For security reasons, the L318 was blocked in both directions. Gernot Mandl from the Semriach volunteer fire brigade gave the all -clear on Friday morning: "We now have the fire under control. At the moment, helicopters are still on the road to explore the location even more precisely." Governor Mario Kunasek was grateful on site for the effort and called on the population to refrain from fireworks in these dry conditions in order to avoid similar incidents, as in the report of documented.

The rapid reaction and the use of Numerous volunteers underline the importance of well -trained fire departments in crisis situations. In another context, the Hattingen fire brigade recently carried out extensive hot or real fire training in order to optimally prepare its emergency services for challenging operations. These intensified training helps to ensure the security of both the firefighters and the citizens and offer valuable experiences that can be decisive in one application. Such training measures are essential to maximize operational readiness and to guarantee the protection of the population.

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