Great fire in Unterhern: Nine fire brigades fight against flames

Great fire in Unterhern: Nine fire brigades fight against flames

Unterthern, Österreich - On June 21, 2025, the fire brigade in Unterhern, Hollabrunn district, Lower Austria, was alerted to a dramatic effort. Around 5 p.m., a total of nine fire brigades with 26 vehicles and over 100 fire brigade members, exactly 125, moved in to combat a fire in a machine hall. The alarm level was increased to B4, which means that more than four fire trucks were required to extinguish the fire. In this case, it was a suspected tractor fire that quickly got out of control and was already on fire when the emergency services arrived. Fire brigade commander Franz Dinstl led the team during the mission.

The alarmed fire brigades use their strength as follows:

• fire brigade thern
• Fire Brigade Ravelsbach
• Fire Brigade Ziersdorf
• Fire Brigade Großwetzdorf
• Fire Brigade Glaubendorf
• Fire Brigade Sonnberg-Wolfsbrunn
• fire brigade Hollabrunn
• Fire Brigade Großweikersdorf
• Feuerwehr Rohrbach (re -alerted with breathing air trailer)

emergency organization and support

A respiratory protection collector was set up in a neighboring hall to ensure the safety of the emergency services. The firefighters received support not only from the neighboring fire brigades, but also from the section and district fire brigade command, the Red Cross and the police. Thanks to the quick and effective action, the spread of the fire to other parts of the building could be successfully prevented. Such missions underline the importance of well -organized alarm and cooperation between different emergency services.

fire inserts and general security situation

The situation in Unterhern is part of a larger trend in Austria, where the number of fire operations rose to 65,233 in 2024, which is around 36,000 operations more than in 2023. Overall, the fire brigades recorded 339,516 missions, with the majority of technical operations such as traffic accidents and floods. This increase underlines the constant need for the fire brigades to continuously develop and to improve their operational readiness. Fire brigade president Robert Mayer emphasizes that performance and operational readiness under extreme conditions is a central goal of fire work.

The number of members of the Austrian fire brigades increased in the same year to 355,379, which reflects the trend towards an active society that is committed to security and support in their community. The number of active members and the fire brigade youth shows that more and more people are interested in and are involved in fire service.

Overall, the fire brigade's operations show and the current statistics show how important fast reactions and well -coordinated rescue activities are to protect people and property in emergencies.