Eve of honor for the fire brigade: Review of heroic missions!

Eve of honor for the fire brigade: Review of heroic missions!

Spielberg, Österreich - On February 7, 2025, the members of the Knittelfeld area fire brigade association on the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg gathered for a special "thanks". This evening, the almost 1100 volunteer firefighters who are in use around the clock were honored. State Fire Brigade Councilor Erwin Grangl and Brandrat Harald Pöchträter opened the event with thanks to thanks for the tireless commitment of the firefighters, and the musical supporting program was designed by the Brandl Buam from Kleinlobming. This occasion not only offered the opportunity to celebrate, but also to present the impressive number of operations of the past year, such as fireworld.at reported.

number of operations and challenges

The balance of the Knittelfeld area fire brigade association shows that a total of 399 fires and 653 technical missions were to be mastered in 2024, which means an average of three missions per day. The firefighters volunteered 185,256 hours. If one looks at the financial aspects, this would correspond to a value of over four and a half million euros with a fictional hourly wage of 25 euros. Compared to the previous year there was an increase of 43 fire operations, while the technical operations decreased by 315. The five catastrophic aid operations, which were necessary after violent storms and forest fires in regions such as Großreifling and Hartberg, were particularly challenging, which was also recorded by meinbezirk.at

With an impressive review of the numbers and the hours worked, numerous firefighters were also honored for their efforts, including Daniel Spanningring, who was promoted to the fire inspector of the medical. These honors underlined the high level of professionalism and the commitment that the men and women of the fire brigades in the Region have. The statistics also showed that in 2023 the fire brigades were called for 356 fire and 968 technical operations, which increases the urgency and necessity of their tireless service in the community. The balance sheet impressively, the joy of deployment unbroken - the Knittelfeld area fire brigade association remains a load -bearing pillar of security in the region.