Rescue exercise in Waidhofen: Fire brigade shows impressive performance

Rescue exercise in Waidhofen: Fire brigade shows impressive performance

On Saturday, October 19, the annual community exercise of all seven community fire brigades took place in Waidhofen. This time the State Clinic represented a special challenge by serving as a exercise object. At around 2 p.m. the alarm sounded and the emergency services were quickly mobilized.

Two fire engines drove to Moritz Schadek-Gasse, where a comprehensive exploration of the fire was carried out. The head of operations found that the entire station was heavily smoked on level 6, which made an immediate increase in alarm level necessary. As a result, six fire departments from the area were alerted to master the situation together.

coordination and rescue measures

The post -alerted firefighters arrived at the clinic every second. While two fire brigades in Badgasse were proven by fire water, other emergency services dealt with the fire in the outdoor area. At the same time, respiratory protection teams were sent to level 6 to evacuate the patient. The head of operations quickly found that the level 7 above was a danger, since smoke already spread. A person who wanted to jump out of a window was brought to safety. Other team members supported two people who had fled to the roof.

The nimble coordination of the emergency services made it possible to save a total of 24 people. A respiratory protection collection was set up to quickly fill the breathing air bottles and ensure that all emergency services were ready for a possible further evacuation.

Commandant Christian Bartl praised the excellent performance and the full commitment of all firefighters in the debriefing. The mayor Josef Ramharter joined these words of thanks and honored the hard -working helpers who had done an excellent job not only for this effort, but also in the flood disaster in 2024.

a sad message

The event was overshadowed by sad news. State Fire Brigade Councilor Erich Dangl died during the exercise. This needed a minute's commemorative minute in which the comrades proved their last honor. A moving end for a demanding exercise day, which was completed with a snack in the fire station in Waidhofen.

For more information on this comprehensive exercise and your results, you can use the current reporting on www.meinbezirk.at Read.