Civil protection day: Honors and new plans for safe communities!

Civil protection day: Honors and new plans for safe communities!

At the 34th state delegate day of the Upper Austria Civil Protection Association, not only the new presidium was elected, but also three outstanding civil protection officers from the Rohrbach district. President Michael Hammer had a positive balance in recent years and emphasized increasing professionalization and creativity within civil protection. Distraded civil protection officers such as Erich Rothbauer from Ulrichsberg, Mayor Johann Gattringer from St. Veit and district captain Valentin Pühringer received the bronze medal of the Austrian Civil Protection Association in the evening, which recognized their important contributions, such as meindezirk.at reported.

growing importance of civil protection

The importance of the civil protection association is more emphasized today, especially in view of the various disaster scenarios that can affect society. According to the Upper Austria Civil Protection Managing Director Josef Lindner, the support of civil protection is reinforced by the state of Upper Austria to ensure well-founded advice for communities and the population. Preparation for emergencies, especially with a possible blackout, started before corona pandemic. Extensive emergency plans were developed in order to be able to react optimally to such crises, as civil protection-ooe.at reported.

In recent years, the civil protection authorities of Upper Austria have worked on specific plans, which are particularly important for regional emergencies. Community and fire brigade state councilor Michaela Langer-Weninger explained that the municipalities are supported in buying emergency power units and setting up municipal disaster camps. These measures are part of a comprehensive strategy to prepare for emergencies, which also supports the population through information events to ensure that everyone is well prepared when it is important.