Held at the last minute: truck driver stops fire in Tamsweg!

Held at the last minute: truck driver stops fire in Tamsweg!

On Thursday, April 24, 2025, an attentive truck driver noticed a fire on the facade of a business in Tamsweg, Salzburg at 04:07 a.m. The driver immediately made an emergency call and initiated the first deletion measures. This turned out to be crucial, because the timely alarm prevented the fire from spreading to the building itself. The fire brigade was immediately alerted and moved out with the main guard Tamsweg and the fire truck Mörtelsdorf after the operating keyword "Brand Trade" was given. This confirms [Fireworld] (https://www.fireworld.at/2025/24/sbg-lk-fahrer-zdeckt-fassadenbrand-in-tamsweg-unde-stetzt-stetzen

A total of 42 emergency services and 6 vehicles from the fire brigade were involved in the operation, and 4 forces from the Red Cross and 2 of the police were also on site. Under the direction of OFK-STV HBI Siegfried Steiner, the emergency services began with the fire fighting using high pressure tube. The cause of the fire was identified as an illuminated letter on the building facade, which had not yet spread to the building. Fortunately, the fire could be quickly brought under control, as Meinverzirk determined.

preventive measures and follow -up control

To ensure that no embers remained, the fire brigade carried out the facade with a thermal imaging camera. This technical use is particularly important to identify hidden brand nests that could later lead to a new fire. After about an hour, the site was handed over to the branch manager of the business. The quick action of the fire brigade and the truck driver prevented greater damage to the building.

The quick reacting is of crucial importance in fire brigade operations. Report No. 28 of the CTIF, which summarizes the global fire statistics since 1995, shows how important a comprehensive data analysis is for the evaluation of fire risks. Such statistics increasingly support firefighters in their use and help to minimize the risk of fires in urban areas, which is also important for Tamsweg (ctif.