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Heat and drought caused the number of forest fires to rise. Firefighters demand around 200 million euros from the federal government for equipment.
More than 60 forest and vegetation fires already kept Salzburg's forces busy this year. At a press conference in Vienna, the Austrian Bundesfeuerwehrverband sounded the alarm and demanded more funding from the federal government. Salzburg's state fire brigade commander Günter Trinker clearly supports the advance – and warns against future bottlenecks.
Around 55,000 firefighters were involved in approximately 3,500 forest and vegetation fires throughout Austria this year. The Bundesfeuerwehrverband now demands more money for equipment and training as well as a secure availability of fire helicopters. AUSTRIA. Since the spring numerous forest and vegetation fires held fire brigades in all federal states on trot. Steiles terrain, persistent drought and hard-to-reach fire stoves made the firework…
After extreme forest fire year, the fire chiefs of the countries expect more financial support from the federal government. The "national view" of a new threat was missing.
The extreme summer has posed extreme challenges for the fire brigades. 55,000 members have been involved in 3,500 forest and vegetation fires so far, which have increased significantly in complexity, dimension and danger, reported the head of the Bundesfeuerwehrverband (ÖBFV) on Wednesday. At the press conference in Vienna, all the state fire brigade commanders had arrived to emphasize the demands for more support by the federation.
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