Suddenly a victim himself

Home fire as a bitter lesson for “fire professional”

Martin Reiter with fire extinguisher and warning alarm in his "shell". There was a fire in his house at the beginning of March.

(Bild: zoom.tirol)

41 years as a firefighter, 22 years with the fire insurance company - then Martin Reiter from Reith im Alpbachtal suddenly found himself in the middle of dramatic scenes. The Tyrolean learned his lessons and an expert gives tips against the risk of fire in your own four walls.

He has been called out to large and small fires himself countless times, was confronted with thick smoke and retrieved charred furniture from fire ruins. But it was always others who were affected.