Celebration weekend

Saalfelden celebrates double fire department anniversary

Mascot Brandy marches ahead.(Bild: Feuerwehr Saalfelden)

Festival weekend in Saalfelden: The fire department celebrates its 150th anniversary and at the same time 50 years of the Young Florianis. The provincial fire brigade day took place at the same time. According to the statistics, volunteers put in more than one million hours of service in the province. 

"There's a great atmosphere here," says Commander Thomas Schreder happily amidst the festivities of the Saalfelden fire department. Thursday belonged entirely to the youth with a parade on the town hall square. On Friday there were fun tournaments and on Saturday the 150th anniversary of the fire department was celebrated. The marching route was changed due to the continuous rain on Saturday, but the festive mood was not spoiled. 

There are plenty of interested youngsters in Saalfelden.(Bild: Feuerwehr Saalfelden)

Various fire department competitions(Bild: Feuerwehr Saalfelden)

Good atmosphere at competitions in the marquee(Bild: Feuerwehr Saalfelden)

Impressive deployment statistics for the whole of Salzburg
Salzburg's volunteer fire departments put in 1.29 million hours last year. According to the statistics, a total of 12,418 operations were completed in 2023 - of which 3393 were fires. 8695 times the Florianis had to respond to traffic accidents, oil spills, storms or neighborhood assistance. 11,235 firefighters are involved in the 119 fire departments.

And there are no worries about new recruits either: there are 1426 active young firefighters in Salzburg, more young Florianis than ever before.