Professional fire department Graz
| Graz fire brigade | |
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 Office of the City of Graz
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 Central guard at Lendplatz |
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| Professional fire brigade | |
| Founding year: | 1853 |
| Locations: | 3 |
| Employee: | 260 (as of 2013) |
| Volunteer firefighter | |
| Founding year: | 1865/2008 |
| Active members: | 99 (as of 2013) |
| Vehicles: | 4th |
| Youth fire brigade | |
| Members: | 19 (as of 2013) |
| www.feuerwehr.graz.at | |
The Graz professional fire brigade (officially: City of Graz Disaster Control and Fire Brigade Department ) is the second oldest professional fire brigade in Austria after the Vienna professional fire brigade . It not only looks after the urban area of Graz with 146 km² as a protected area , but is also responsible for the surrounding districts with regard to dangerous goods . The fire brigade is contractually responsible for the neighboring municipality of Thal near Graz .
history
Between 1849 and 1852, the gymnastics teacher August Jakob Augustin traveled to Northern Italy and Germany on behalf of the city of Graz to get an idea of the fire departments in other cities. On January 18, 1853, the local council commissioned Augustin to set up a “municipal paid Pompier corps” based on the Ulm model. This troop with 24 firefighters was ready for action from June 1853 and was first on duty at Mariahilferplatz. Augustin took over the management himself. The fire was reported by a guard on the Schlossberg with bells, flags and lamps. A large mouthpiece was also available.
- In 1855 a telegraphic connection was established between Schlossberg and the fire brigade.
- In 1861 the team was increased to 36 firefighters and the name was changed to “Municipal Fire Brigade”.
- In 1877 the fire brigade depot became too small, renovation plans were already made, but then moved to Lendplatz , where the central guard is still located today.
- In 1896 the first animal rescue vehicle was purchased.
- In 1897, bicycle detectors and a three-part mobile extension ladder were introduced.
- In 1906 the title of "fire director" was introduced for the head of the fire department.
- In 1921 the first fire engine was put into operation. A wrecked truck from Gräf & Stift was renovated in its own workshop.
- In 1923 the guard on the Schlossberg was abolished and a 30-meter turntable ladder was bought from Ulm.
- In 1928 the 24-hour exchange service was introduced.
- After the Anschluss , the fire brigade was transferred to the fire police with German uniforms in 1939 .
- After the war, the severely decimated fire brigade had to start over as "fire brigade command". The guards of the Eggenberg and Kroisbach volunteer fire departments were taken over. These former suburbs were incorporated in 1938.
- In 1950, an alarm system was used for the first time at a fire brigade in Austria.
- In 1953, the responsibility of the fire brigade was extended to the municipality of Thal by contract so that this neighboring municipality does not have to maintain its own fire brigade.
- In 1981 a swap body system was developed.
- In 1998 the fire police moved into Lendplatz.
- In 2008 the Graz volunteer fire brigade was founded, which in addition to youth work took over the Kroisbach fire station.
- 2010 The side business of the fire safety watch was given to the volunteer fire brigade.
- In autumn 2013, the professional fire brigade celebrated its 160th anniversary with an Oktoberfest on Lendplatz.
- In July 2014, a fire brigade app was released that warns of dangers and provides information on the latest on civil protection.
Fire stations
Graz is divided into two fire protection sections: "West" and "East", which correspond to the two banks of the Mur. However, the responsibility of the central guard located in the west also extends to the northeast. Therefore the west section has two fire stations and three times as many staff as the east section.
Zentralwache am Lendplatz (ZW)
The headquarters of the Graz fire brigade have been located at Lendplatz 15-17 since 1877. The property borders on Keplerstrasse, Josefi- and Mühlgasse, in the meantime the fire brigade even had the address Keplerstrasse 23. In the past 135 years, the buildings were rebuilt several times, badly damaged by a bomb hit in 1944 , rebuilt and finally completely demolished and rebuilt. The current concrete building dates from 1970 to 1983, the car hall was enlarged in 1991. In 1998 a new fire alarm center was also handed over. In 2002 there was a general renovation with full thermal insulation . In 2010, graffiti artists were given the opportunity to design the eight gates of the carriage hall.
At this fire station, 32 emergency services are on duty for the West and Northeast sections (the border is approximately Heinrichstrasse). The car workshops and the hose workshop for all fire stations are located here. Until August 2016, officers were only stationed at this fire station. In addition to the fire department, the following offices are also housed here: fire alarm center, disaster control center, administration, news department, fire police , disaster and civil protection. This fire station has a riser tower in which height rescue can practice and a plunge pool for fire service divers . The most important emergency vehicles are located in the car hall, special vehicles and swap bodies are parked in the courtyard behind. The two floors above the carriage hall, in which the lounge and relaxation rooms are located, are connected to the one below by sliding bars. In the basement there is a hose washing system and an exercise facility with winding corridors. The regular rescue exercises take place here. Problematic substances such as used batteries and used oil can also be handed in at the doorman . Since the exit - via a clearly visible forecourt - leads directly to the busy Lendplatz, it is possible to set all traffic lights at the intersections to red when the alarm is triggered.
Hauptwache Ost at Dietrichsteinplatz (HO)
The Hauptwache Ost is located at Dietrichsteinplatz 9a. It was the location of the volunteer fire brigade from 1889 to 1939 and was taken over by the professional fire brigade at the end of the war. The fire station with the car shed is located in the inner courtyard of the property between Dietrichsteinplatz, Schörgelgasse and Kopernikusgasse, which is surrounded by several houses. The main entrance to Dietrichsteinplatz is therefore a bit narrow. From 1913 to 1981 the rescue of the Red Cross was also housed on the west side . After they moved into the new operations center in Münzgrabenstrasse, these buildings were also taken over. The last renovation took place in 2001.
At this fire station, 15 firefighters are on duty for the fire protection section east, the officers from the central guard are deployed. An animal rescue service and a rubber dinghy are stationed on a trailer here and hazardous waste can be deposited. The fire station has a riser tower, but the hoses are maintained in the central station.
Fire station south in the Alte Poststrasse (WS)
The south fire station in Puntigam , Alte Poststraße 412, was opened in July 2008. It was built on a former site of the armed forces in order to better serve the rapidly growing south of Graz. It also belongs to the West section. With the start of operations, the 15 firefighters from the Eggenberg fire station moved here, and since the three-watch system was also implemented, the small Kroisbach fire station was also given up. A command vehicle has also been stationed since August 2016, and the officers no longer come from the central guard.
The fire station has a carriage hall with four gates directly on the street and a large courtyard with outbuildings. There is also a sandbag depot at this location . An animal rescue vehicle (TIF) is also stationed. Parts of the volunteer fire brigade are also housed here, as well as the youth fire brigade and the Austrian water rescue service . The Puntigam brewery , the West Shopping Center and the South location of the LKH Graz Süd-West are in the vicinity . This fire station is also close to the south portal of the Plabutsch tunnel and has a special vehicle in advance (VFZG). The district of Straßgang can be reached quickly via a new railway underpass.
Former fire stations
The Kroisbach fire station at Mariatroster Strasse 37 was built in 1905 for FF Kroisbach. This fire brigade, founded in 1881, had until then had its fire station on the same street at number 1. After the war the professional fire brigade took over this building for the fire protection section east. The fire station was strategically located near the LKH . An intercom to alert the team was installed here for the first time in Austria in 1950. The tailor and shoemaker's workshop for uniforms was also housed here. In 1998 this was abandoned because the modern equipment could no longer be mended. When the three-watch system was introduced in 2009, the location was given up and taken over by the Graz volunteer fire brigade, which was founded at the same time, on July 1, 2009. Since the northeast of Graz no longer had its own fire station, there were concerns among the population. The fire station is manned by the fire department at night several days a week.
The under monument protection standing fire station Eggenberg in Algersdorfer Road 10 was replaced in 2008 by the newly built South Fire Station. It was rebuilt in 1937 for the Eggenberg volunteer fire brigade at the then address Hasnerplatz 2. Through the incorporation of Eggenberg, the street was given its current name (there was already a Hasnerplatz in Geidorf). After the war, the building was bought as a secondary guard for the professional fire brigade. After several renovations and extensions, the in-house carpentry shop was also housed here since 1970. The building now houses a kindergarten and apartments.
The first fire station economy building at Mariahilferplatz 5, which was occupied in 1853, is directly in front of the Mariahilferkirche on the corner of Lendkai. However, the building was not ideal and was abandoned in 1877 after the opportunity arose to move to Lendplatz. Today the building is a commercial building with a savings bank and a café. The appearance of the house has not changed too much, although it is not a listed building. Only the former gate entrances have now become windows and the attic has been expanded.
staff
Since the fire brigade is part of the city administration, its employees are also magistrate employees , for whom the city's personnel office is responsible. The responsible person in the city senate and thus the highest superior is the mayor , who counts the department for disaster control and fire brigade among his agendas.
service
Around 260 people are employed in the department, 220 of them in fire services, the rest in administration and offices.
The fire service is carried out in two service groups (A and B), which work in shifts of 24 hours. Each position in the group is filled roughly three times, so that everyone is on duty twice a week on average. This begins at 7:30 a.m. with the handover, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. there is work and exercise shift, and on-call duty until 7.30 a.m. at night and on weekends. Rooms for exercise and rest are available during standby. However, sleeping is not allowed. The specification is that in the event of an alarm, the vehicle must be ready to drive off within 30 seconds during the day and 60 seconds at night. It must be possible to reach every location in the urban area in a maximum of ten minutes. The team is alerted with a light signal, gong and loudspeaker announcement in which the location (district and street), the type of operation and the vehicles that are moving out are named. In addition, a paper with directions and contact details comes from an alarm printer in the depot.
Six technicians work in the communications department who check and maintain the technical systems for alarming. This not only includes fire alarms and lift emergency call systems , but also level meters and webcams on streams that enable online monitoring of the risk of flooding . The fire alarm systems are installed by certified specialist companies and connected to the fire brigade's fire alarm center in compliance with the connection conditions. In addition, the internal building services and the company's own telecommunication systems are also serviced - in some cases for other areas of the municipality. This department also maintains and maintains the civil defense sirens .
admission
If there is a need for personnel, a public tender is issued by the personnel office in Graz City Hall. The application using the form is possible for mentally and physically healthy men and women between 19 and 25 years of age who have completed vocational training and have a driver's license. Grazers with a technical profession are preferred. Although several women have already applied, none have yet managed to pass the physically difficult parts of the entrance exam. These include ladder-climbing and abseiling , dummy tow, running, swimming, diving and platform diving . Many men also fail the first two tests: Deutsch diktat and Grundrechnungsarten . After admission, there is a ten-week basic training course, followed by special courses depending on needs and suitability: divers, height rescuers, drivers, ...
vehicles
Each fire station has at least two rescue vehicles (HLF), a 30-meter turntable ladder (DLK 23-12) and a multi-purpose vehicle (MZF).
The Grazer HLF is the standard vehicle introduced in 1984 that corresponds to a fire fighting vehicle . The name HLF comes from the Hamburg fire-fighting vehicle that was the inspiration for the current German emergency fire-fighting group vehicle .
In addition, there is a telescopic mast platform (TMB 54), a crane vehicle ( KF), a wheel loader and other multi-purpose vehicles (MZF) in the central station . The four command vehicles (ELF, KDO) always leave the Lendplatz, as officers are only stationed there. There is also a large tank fire engine (GTLF), a heavy rescue vehicle (SRF) and special trailers. Further vehicles for divers (TF) and height rescue (HÖRG) are available. Depending on the requirements, different swap bodies (WAB) for forest fires , pelting, transport, etc. can be attached to the five swap bodies . v. a. to be assembled. In the past few years, vehicles of the Volvo brand have mainly been purchased. This brand concentration is intended to simplify maintenance in your own workshop. Retired vehicles were given to volunteer fire departments.
Fire engine
In the event of a fire alarm, a fire fighting train consisting of KDO, HLF and DLK is deployed. The turntable ladder does not have to be disengaged during the night, as the traffic situation then enables a quick approach in the event of a follow-up alarm.
Watercraft
As early as 1863, the fire brigade had a boat and exercises were held on the Mur . The first fire station on Mariahilferplatz was also on Lendkai, i.e. directly by the river. In 1928 the heavy rescue ships were replaced by barges . Even today, the fire brigade has to rescue people from the river and remove flotsam such as B. the Murinsel endangered, remove.
Each section has a boat for use on the Mur. At Lendplatz there is a jet boat on a swap body, the fire station east has an inflatable boat with a motor on a trailer that is pulled by a PUCH- Pinzgauer . In addition, there are Zillen at several points on the banks of the Mur for rapid rescue of people. Separate stairs with lockable doors lead down the embankment to the attachment points. In the event of an alarm about a missing person in the Mur, the boats and the submersible vehicle deploy and all the barges downstream are manned. Help is then also available from the Thondorf , Gössendorf , Feldkirchen and Kalsdorf fire departments , which also have boats.
Mark
The fire fighting vehicles were assigned license plates of the series with the ending BF or according to the old format BFG (professional fire brigade Graz).
In addition, the standard vehicles are equipped with internal distinctive signs. The current allocation is on these white boards: the internal designation (e.g. HLF1) and the abbreviation of the guard (ZW, HO, WS, RES for reserve).
Calls
The number of operations has increased steadily in the history of the fire service. In 1880 the fire brigade recorded only 30 missions, in 1950 850 and in 2000 it was 4600. One reason is the increase in fire alarm systems, in 2012 it was over 900. Today the professional fire brigade has around 6,000 missions. Of these, only 10% are fire operations, 30% are fire alarms and 60% are technical assistance. Of the 1,800 fire alarms in 2011, only 350 were real alarms, 50 were deliberately triggered, and the remaining 1,400 were false alarms.
Most of the missions are in the districts of Lend , Jakomini and Gries , and there are few in the Ries district .
Some major events:
- May 12, 1889 - Sinking of the Mur ship Styria with 6 fatalities
- May 1938 - Floods due to meltwater and rain
- August 26, 1964 - A tram collided with a tanker truck filled with 13,400 l petrol on Grieskai
- May 9, 1975 - collapse of the Valentin bridge (emergency bridge for the Tegetthof bridge)
- May 11, 1986 - Snow chaos in Graz with 85 cm snow depth in the city center
- January 27, 2008 - Storm Paula causes damage in the millions in Graz
- July 15, 2009 - Floods after rainfall
- March 25, 2011 - Controlled detonation of an aerial bomb at Graz Central Station
- May 22, 2013 - Major fire on the roof of the Leiner furniture store
- September 18, 2018 - A line bus collides with a GKB train in Wetzelsdorf
Commanders (fire directors)
- 1853–1862 August Jakob Augustin (1818–1902)
- 1869–1901 Alois Hueber (1840–1925)
- 1901–1927 Theophil Qurin (1864–1942) (from 1906 title fire director)
- 1928–1939 Peter Stanke (1888–1985)
- 1939 prov. Thomas Pauler (* 1893)
- 1939–1940 Johann Fischer (* 1920) (fire police)
- 1940–1945 Johannes Harder (* 1902) (member of the fire protection police)
- 1945 Stanke (1888–1985)
- 1946–1968 Siegmund Ausobsky (1908–1988)
- 1968–1981 Friedrich Schweigler (1931–1981)
- 1981–1995 Otto Widetschek (* 1941)
- 1996–2013 Otto Meisenberger (* 1953)
- 2014–2017 Johann Kirnich (* 1959)
- since April 1, 2017 Klaus Baumgartner (previously head of department, now also fire director)
photos
Fire stations
Central guard tower
Forecourt of the Central Guard
East main guard gate
vehicles
Turntable ladder DLK-23-12 in front of the central guard
HLFA-3000-300 in front of the central guard
Handover in front of the central guard
Swap body vehicle in the fire station south
Graz volunteer fire brigade
Parallel to the professional fire brigade, there was also a volunteer fire brigade in Graz from 1865 to 1939, plus the fire brigades in the outlying districts, which were incorporated into the municipality in 1938. As a result of the connection, they were all transferred to the fire police. After the war they were no longer needed and thus dissolved.
The first volunteer fire brigade
- In 1862 the general gymnastics club, which later became the volunteer fire brigade, was founded.
- On March 19, 1865, the Turner volunteers from Graz founded the “Voluntary Turner Fire Brigade”. The first captain was Alexander Nimpfing.
- In 1869 the fire brigade received its own management committee, which was separate from the gymnasts.
- On March 17, 1870, the gymnastics club and the fire department separated completely. There were already 115 active participants.
- In 1884 the fire brigade received the title "Graz Voluntary Fire Brigade".
- In 1881 the volunteer fire brigade Kroisbach was founded.
- In 1889 the fire station on Dietrichsteinplatz was moved into.
- 1914 Due to the mobilization, the number fell to 80 men. An "academic team" of professors and students therefore helped out during the war years.
- 1938 the incorporation of today's outskirts took place, whose fire brigades remained.
- In 1939 all volunteer fire brigades were transferred to the German fire police.
- In 1945 the professional fire brigade took over responsibility for the whole city and also some fire stations of the former volunteer fire brigades, which were not re-established after the war.
The newly founded volunteer fire department
In September 2008 a volunteer fire brigade for Graz was founded again. The initiative for the establishment came from ÖVP municipal councilor Kurt Hohensinner , who is himself a member of the fire brigade.
- On November 19, 2008, the constituent meeting of the new Graz volunteer fire brigade took place. The first in command was Helmut-Edmund Nestler, who is also a civil protection officer.
- In the summer of 2009, the Kroisbach fire station was taken over by the professional fire brigade.
- In 2010 the volunteers took over the task of fire safety watch from the professional fire brigade.
- After criticizing his leadership, Helmut Nestler resigned. His successor was Walter Rinnhofer, who resigned after a few months.
- In 2012, Andreas Rieger followed as the new commander. Political debates about the lucrative fire safety guards led to a dissolution resolution by the local council, which was not implemented. Mayor Siegfried Nagl had the operational readiness checked by a higher authority.
- In 2013 the membership statistics were: 99 active status; 19 youth fire brigades; 5 reserve level. After a positive test report, the fire brigade was not disbanded.
- In 2014, the Kroisbach fire station received an extension with which the wagon hall now has a third parking space on which a higher TLF can stand.
tasks
The volunteer fire brigade should support the professional fire brigade in the event of disasters, especially since all other state capitals with professional fire brigades have one or more volunteer fire brigades. On-call duty is provided at the Kroisbach fire station on at least two days a week. Depending on the availability of the fire fighters, night shifts may take place on several days. An operation is only possible with the order of the officer on duty of the professional fire brigade, which is responsible for the entire city area. The alarm is triggered centrally from the Lendplatz. The volunteers also take on the youth work, as the professional fire brigade does not offer any employment opportunities for young people between the ages of 10 and 21. Since there is no open space for the exercises at the Kroisbach fire station, the youth activities take place in the south fire station. By taking over the fire safety guard, overtime should be reduced at the professional fire brigade and organizers have lower costs, since the volunteers do this service more cheaply. On December 24th, the youth firefighters distributed the light of peace in front of the Kroisbach fire station .
Guard Kroisbach (WK)
The former guard of the Kroisbach volunteer fire brigade was in use by the professional fire brigade between 1945 and 2009. After switching to the three-watch system, the building was handed over to the volunteer fire department. The technical connections to the Lendplatz remained, so that an alarm can still be sent directly from the Lendplatz by means of a loudspeaker announcement and an alarm printer. A training room and crew rooms are located above the vehicle hall, which has space for two vehicles. In the yard there are also garages for the smaller vehicles and a wooden riser tower. In 2014 the wagon hall was enlarged and automatic gates were added.
vehicles
Today the volunteer fire brigade has four vehicles and a trailer:
- Tank fire engine with 2000 liters of water and 200 liters of foam compound (TLF-A 2000)
- Small equipment vehicle (KRF)
- two personnel carriers (MTF-A)
The first TLF is a former HLF of the professional fire brigade from 1986, which was renovated and rebuilt in 2009. The takeover of a later generation HLF was not possible at first because the garage of the Kroisbach guard was not high enough. It was only after the guard had been rebuilt that an almost new fire brigade could be taken over in 2015.
The Graz volunteer fire brigade does not have any special license plates from the series ending with FF , as is the case in the rest of Styria. Since there was no voluntary fire brigade in Graz when the new license plate was introduced, this series was not reserved and has now been given to private individuals.
Commanders
- 2008–2011 Helmut-Edmund Nestler
- 2011 (June to November) Walter Rinnhofer
- 2012–2020 Andreas Rieger
- since 2020 Andreas Grinschgl
criticism
The BZÖ criticized the fact that there were very few volunteers who were ready to work, the costs were too high and the performance too low. While in other cities the volunteers are primarily responsible for manning their own fire stations, in Graz this is only the case on two days. Most of the income from the fire safety guards would benefit the volunteers privately, while the professional fire brigade would not have the money. According to the audit office report, the professional fire brigade should lose 30,000 euros annually, some volunteers should earn up to 1,000 euros a month. According to the SPÖ, the former commander and head of civil protection and disaster control, Helmut-Edmund Nestler, is building a disaster relief service in parallel, which is to be seen as competition, but is the better solution.
Company fire departments
In addition to the professional (BF) and the voluntary fire brigade (FF), several company fire brigades (BtF) also belong to the Graz Division Fire Brigade Association .
In 1887 the Styrian State Fire Brigade Association founded fire brigade districts, including one for the Graz suburbs, but none for Graz City. The reason was due to differences between the BF and FF Graz. In 1953, the Graz plant fire brigades' own district fire brigade association was founded. Only in 1979 was there a single district fire brigade association for the city of Graz, in which the professional fire brigade is also represented. As a result, the fire director was also the commandant of the BFV.
The oldest existing company fire brigades are those of the Andritz machine works (1869) and the Puntigam brewery (1874). The automobile plant Magna Steyr as well as the hospitals LKH and LKH Graz Süd-West, location south have larger company fire brigades, which have their own vehicles. In addition, the large shopping centers (Center West, Citypark, Shopping Nord, Kastner & Öhler , Kika , Murpark ), the Graz Opera and the Graz Playhouse , the Graz Exhibition Center and the two prisons Karlau and Jakomini have a company fire brigade with fixed extinguishing systems. The most recent establishment was the BtF of the University of Graz in 2009.
Web links
Professional fire brigade
- Department homepage
- 160 Years of the Fire Brigade - Chronicle & Development (PDF; 2.4 MB), commemorative publication with the history of the fire brigade
- TV report by ATV , 2010
- Open house of Styria 1 , June 2011
- Alarm for the professional fire brigade Graz-Mein Magazin von Steiermark 1, 2012
- Fire Brigade Graz 1 Community employee - We are there where you need us
- Fire Brigade Graz 2 community employees - We are there where you need us
- Report on New Year's Eve 2012
Volunteer firefighter
- Homepage of the volunteer fire brigade
- Graz volunteer fire brigade , advertising film 2009
- The 1st birthday of the Graz volunteer fire brigade in 2009
Area Fire Brigade Association
Individual evidence
- ↑ Festschrift "160 Years of Fire Brigade" - Chronicle & Development
- ↑ Workforce in fire service , homepage
- ↑ Fiery graffiti at the fire brigade ( memento from October 14, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), Kleine Zeitung on May 4, 2010
- ^ Fire stations of the FF Graz , homepage of the FF Graz
- ↑ Report to the municipal council (PDF; 467 kB) from July 5, 2012
- ^ Commemorative publication "160 Years of the Fire Brigade" - Building
- ↑ Service , homepage
- ^ WebGIS Danger Defense of the City of Graz
- ↑ News department - general area of responsibility , homepage
- ↑ Admission guidelines , homepage
- ↑ Ceremony “160 Years of the Professional Fire Brigade” on October 5, 2013
- ↑ Emergency vehicles of the Hamburg fire brigade 1960 to today by Manfred Gihl, Sutton Verlag 2011, ISBN 978-3-86680-767-9
- ^ Commemorative publication "160 Years of Fire Brigade" - Vehicles
- ↑ Annual report 2011 ( Memento from October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 9.9 MB)
- ↑ District ranking after operations in 2012 (PDF; 3.2 MB), fire brigade statistics 2012
- ^ Festschrift "160 Years of Fire Brigade" - Major Events & Disasters
- ^ Column of smoke over Graz after an explosion in the furniture store , courier on May 22, 2013
- ↑ Festschrift "160 Years of Fire Brigade" - Personalities
- ^ Commander Nestler leaves. Kleine Zeitung , May 16, 2011, archived from the original on October 20, 2013 .
- ^ Voluntary fire brigade Graz is threatened by politics , the standard on November 8, 2012
- ↑ Review of the purchase of four HLF for the Graz professional fire brigade (PDF; 332 kB), StRH 6889/2011 Graz, June 21, 2011, page 4
- ^ Schröck for disaster relief service instead of volunteer fire brigade , broadcast by the SPÖ Graz
- ^ Commemorative publication "60 Years of the Graz Regional Fire Brigade Association" by Alois Gritsch in August 2013