When approaching the scene of the fire, the fire brigade lost a lot of time due to a car parked at the intersection and also damaged it. But the driver was very lucky, because it was a false alarm.
Smoke rises from an apartment. This emergency call set off alarm bells at the Krems fire brigade. Every second counts when there is actually a room fire. But reaching the location in the Weinzierl district was more difficult than expected.
A car illegally parked at an intersection prevented quick access to the turntable ladder. Worse still: in the difficult to see bend, the driver of the fire truck hit the car and slightly damaged it. The emergency vehicle only passed after reversing several times.
The fire brigade insurance covers the damage
The fact that it was ultimately a false alarm must have been a blessing for the driver of the car. So there is a good chance that he will only be charged with illegal parking. Otherwise it could potentially endanger human lives. The fire brigade’s insurance will cover the damage – at least for the time being. And it could stay that way. “In the case of minor damage, no further investigation is often done because it is cheaper for the insurer than calling in an expert,” the Florianis know.
The problem of insufficient remaining road width is acute in many places. “Unfortunately, there is often no awareness of this. Our vehicles are 2.55 meters wide,” the fire brigade calls for compliance with traffic rules. In Krems alone, there are said to be problems in two-thirds of all streets, reports commander Gerhard Urschler: “That’s just how it goes in a city that was planned in the Middle Ages. We therefore only purchase vehicles with a short wheelbase.”
Possibly with the claw
Urschler also knows that the damage to cars caused by illegal parking is not always minor. “If we don’t get through it, we will have to make a decision within a short time. It’s a mix of experience and luck coming together.” If you can’t manage to remove the car carefully in time, you have to act brutally. Then a claw on the turntable ladder is used, which without taking into account losses on the car “If there is absolute danger, the car is simply towed away. But usually it is quite damaged. Fortunately, this only happens very rarely,” says Urschler.
Source: Krone
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