In times of great need, Floriani’s have often had to deploy ‘unnecessarily’ in recent days because people recklessly put themselves in danger and ignored barriers. Even a wheelchair user had to be rescued.
The firefighters really couldn’t complain about a lack of tasks in recent days. On the contrary: what the volunteers did during the flood disaster is hard to put into words.
It was all the more annoying for them when they had to go to locations that weren’t really there, because people simply ignored barriers and put themselves in danger.
Came to fall
The best example: a wheelchair user who drove into a cordoned off area along the river of the same name in Krems and fell there. Fortunately, passers-by heard the man’s cries for help and made sure he didn’t slip. His comrades eventually brought him to safety.
In the hard-hit Schönberg am Kamp, warnings were issued for a mudslide. Nevertheless, a driver continued driving in his car – and got stuck after a few meters. The fire brigade was able to free him, as well as a driver in Traismauer, St. Pölten district, who got stuck in the water on the closed S 33 slip road. “Barriers are not put up for fun. Anyone who ignores this will lock up emergency services that are urgently needed elsewhere,” the appeal reads.
Source: Krone
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