Wiener Neustadt: Halloween parties and their challenges for rescue workers

Wiener Neustadt: Halloween parties and their challenges for rescue workers

The party scene in Wiener Neustadt, especially around Herrengasse, is known to many. In recent years, however, a lot has changed in this area, not least because of the Covid 19 pandemic. In the past, the city center was a hotspot for exuberant celebrations, some of which often ended in vandal files and assault. But the situation has remained calm over the past few years.

A reason for this could be the decline in celebrations, which apparently has had a positive effect on public security. A look at the Halloween celebrations of recent years shows that on public holidays, especially when many people celebrate alcoholized parties, exceptions from this calm confirm the rule. So the Red Cross had to move out to Halloween eleven times, mainly to look after young people who had exaggerated with alcohol.

The challenges for emergency services

Although individual cases such as overdating with alcohol do not have a concern, such incidents accumulate on a major problem. For the mostly voluntary emergency services that help in such situations, it becomes increasingly demanding. In an emergency, the use of rescue workers that are bound in the event of alcohol -related emergencies can cause them to be missing elsewhere if people need support in acute emergency situations.

The current developments in Wiener Neustadt raise the question of how to get such derailments under control at celebrations. The balancing between joy and security presents many cities with challenges, and Wiener Neustadt is no exception. The decline in incidents in the past gives hope, but the recurring holidays show that special precautions will continue to be necessary.

The situation clearly shows what responsibility is on the shoulders of the emergency services and how important it is to raise awareness of your own limits. It is to be hoped that the upcoming celebrations will not be shaped by excessive alcohol consumption to ensure security for everyone. For more information about the development in the region, see the current reporting on m.noen.at .