The results are in:
World Championship and Runner-Up Titles for Fire Departments from Upper Austria
Upper Austria is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to firefighting! The Florianis proved this at the World Championship in Eisenstadt. Although the title went to a different team, a squad from the Mühlviertel region claimed victory. And the successful women’s team, which narrowly missed out on the win, also hails from the Mühlviertel.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen What a debut! In their first appearance at a World Firefighting Championship, the team from Bad Mühllacken (municipality of Feldkirchen/D.) claimed victory right away in Eisenstadt, leaving 55 other teams from 17 nations in their wake. The “Mühllackingers” took the world championship title from their colleagues from St. Martin/Mühlkreis. Twenty penalty points during the firefighting drill cost the “Martinians” their chance at a top spot, and they had to settle for 25th place. Unfortunately, the world record set by the St. Martin team in 2017 was also broken —the fourth-place finishers from Johannesberg, Lower Austria, clocked a fabulous time of 28.07 seconds, beating it by 0.09 seconds, but squandered their chances at a podium finish during the relay race.
The women remained flawless
The women of FF Julbach, on the other hand, had a flawless run but were narrowly defeated by a slightly quicker team from Croatia by a margin of just 0.65 points. The women from the Mühlviertel region were already considered medal contenders going into the competition and are delighted with their runner-up title.
Celebrations at home in the works
“This result confirms what we in Upper Austria already know: We have the best firefighters,” says Provincial Councilor Michaela Langer-Weninger, and Governor Thomas Stelzer also offers his congratulations: “Our Upper Austrian firefighting teams have once again impressively demonstrated at the World Firefighting Championship that they rank among the international elite.” Robert Mayer, Upper Austria’s top firefighting official—who also serves as the national fire department president—was there cheering them on: “It was exciting right up to the final round; the atmosphere was incredible. Every team that qualified and made it to Eisenstadt is, in fact, a winner. I’m naturally very pleased that Bad Mühllacken has once again made Austria the Firefighting World Champion—heartfelt congratulations on this fantastic achievement!”
Today, Sunday, the teams will be welcomed back to their hometowns following the official awards ceremony in Eisenstadt.
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