Christmas in emergency readiness: Savior to use for the population!

Christmas in Vorarlberg is characterized by an impressive use of the Red Cross, which in the festive days with around 800 forces, including over 500 in the emergency services, ensures medical care. From December 24th to 26th, the volunteers not only secure the emergency control centers, but also ambulances and health advice. These tireless emergency services, many of them voluntarily, assume this challenge to facilitate the holidays of their colleagues with children. Like Dr. Ludwig Summer, President of the Red Cross Vorarlberg, is "not a matter of course" and plays a decisive role in public security in the region, as vorarlberg.at reported.

The blood pressure of the Red Cross over the holidays is particularly emphasized by additional people on duty. On New Year's Eve, over 300 employees are available to help in emergencies and the police dogs support. In addition, the Vorarlberg Transport Association (VVV) with around 500 employees ensures that the connection to family visits is maintained. The timetable remains largely regular on December 24th and 31st to meet the mobility needs, and also offer various connections such as Railjet and S-Bahn after midnight, such as redeskreuz.at holds.

volunteer engagement at Christmas

For many of the volunteers, the service on Christmas Eve is an almost firmly anchored tradition. As Jonas Schwerzler, a full -time employee, explains, they enable their colleagues with families to spend the evening with their loved ones, while they are willing to work themselves. Civil servants Thomas Fink and Pascal Kleber also emphasize that this special atmosphere and cohesion in the Christmas department also make Christmas a special experience here. "In this evening, despite the circumstances, we create an atmosphere of cohesion and gratitude", Kleber describes the changed view of the holidays, while at the same time they also experience the appreciation of the population that is particularly noticeable on these days.