International Disaster Protection: FashionX 2024 inspires in Styria

International Disaster Protection: FashionX 2024 inspires in Styria

The EU disaster protection exercise Modex 2024 took place in Styria from November 18 to 22, 2024, which was carried out in the Graz and Leibnitz area. Around 250 emergency services from several European countries took part in this important exercise, including Belgium, Germany, Romania, Poland, France and Italy. The event was organized by the Austrian Red Cross Landesverband Steiermark in cooperation with the disaster relief service (KHD) Styria and the State Fire Brigade Association.

The Modex 2024 offered the participants the opportunity to test their skills in realistic situations. This included demanding scenarios that covered a variety of challenges, such as flood rescue and the static assessment of damage according to natural events. The exercise was characterized by dynamic "injects", which demanded the emergency services, to react quickly to unforeseen events, which put their operational readiness and professionalism.

versatile challenges during the exercise

The exercise started with the arrival of the international teams on November 18 and continued on 19th with a welcome event in Leibnitz. Various scenarios in the surrounding area were mastered from the base station in Bebring. These included flood situations and technical defects. The emergency services came in cities like Graz, where they carried out practical scenarios in places such as the Murinsel and the Soboth reservoir.

In total, the teams had to cope with over 20 defined scenarios and almost 40 spontaneous exercises. The continuous use around the clock was necessary to demonstrate the skills in resource management and in the coordination of measures under time pressure. A member of the organization team, Thomas Fessl, described how essential it was to successfully master the various challenges, such as technical failures or accidents

The exercise impressively demonstrated the need to be prepared for unforeseen events. Participants were impressed by the quality of the cooperation and the results, which is due to the excellent organization. Hannes Kern emphasized the commitment and professionalism of everyone involved, which is an example of how disaster protection can work at the highest level.

conclusion and recognition for teamwork

The final event took place in the vehicle hall of the fire and civil protection school in Styria on the evening of November 21, 2024. During this ceremony, those present paid tribute to the importance of international cooperation and praised the organization of the exercise and the realistic scenarios. An international team leader emphasized that such exercises were crucial in order to be able to effectively help in an emergency.

The Modex 2024 project was a major challenge and required thousands of working hours from the organizers. Support services were performed by around 180 firefighters from the surrounding area fire brigade associations. The predominantly positive response of participants and organizers speaks for the successful course of this EU disaster protection exercise. The state fire brigade commander Reinhard Leichtfried thanked everyone involved for their commitment and emphasized how important this cooperation is for the security and protection of the population in crisis situations.

The Modex 2024 has shown that European cohesion in disaster relief is strong and such exercises are an important step to save human life in an emergency. A detailed report is available for further information on this topic www.fireworld.at .

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