Guests welcome:

Rescuers push themselves to their limits during elite training

Florianis and paramedics have to go to their limits at the Rescue Days in Weitra. Spectators are very welcome.(Bild: KLAUS SCHINDLER)

130 participants will be challenged by 50 trainers at the Rescue Days in Weitra this weekend on October 5 and 6 on the grounds of the Kuenringer barracks and warehouse. In addition to the operational scenarios, there is a large supporting program for the guests. For example, numerous emergency vehicles will be on display.

The Weitra Rescue Days in the Waldviertel region, which are only organized every two years by the fire department, Red Cross and Austrian Armed Forces, offer extraordinary disaster scenarios.

During the absolutely realistic exercises, 50 instructors push 130 members of the fire and rescue services to their limits. The aim: to save lives quickly and accurately in an emergency! "We have no other event of this kind. Visitors are very welcome," says Weitra's fire department commander Harald Hofbauer.

Numerous emergency vehicles from the blue light and safety organizations and attractions will also be on display. These include the fire engine from Schwechat Airport, one of the largest in Austria. Demonstrations, advertising and information stands as well as a children's program will provide the right setting for visitors on both days.