Tyrolean mountain rescue service
The Tiroler Bergwacht is a corporation under public law . It is based in Innsbruck . The legal basis is the Tyrolean Mountain Rescue Act of July 3, 2002. The Tyrolean Mountain Rescue Service is thus one of the nine mountain and nature rescue services in Austria .
Area of responsibility
The approximately 1000 members are sworn organs of public supervision and, as auxiliary organs of the district administrative authorities , monitor the following laws in the assigned sphere of activity in accordance with Section 1 of the Mountain Rescue Act:
- Tyrolean nature conservation law with the associated ordinances
- Tyrolean National Park Act Hohe Tauern
- Tyrolean Waste Management Act
- State Police Act on Noise Protection, Protection from Danger and Nuisance from Animals
- Tyrolean Field Protection Act
- Tyrolean camping law
- Participation in disaster operations
In Section 10 of the Tyrolean Mountain Rescue Act, the mountain rescue service is also assigned the task of dealing with natural disasters and other rescue operations.
Uniformity
The appearance of the mountain guard is precisely regulated in the Bergwachtgesetz implementation ordinance. The types of uniform are obtained from the clothing industry fund of the BMI. This enables the most economical and economical procurement of uniforms in the long term. There are different items of outer clothing or jackets (multi-purpose, operational and fleece jackets) for every weather condition. Mountain guards are also equipped with short or long-sleeved shirts, rock-gray alpine trousers and a cap or a barrett as headgear. The function of a mountain guard can be recognized by the uniform slip-on loops.
Powers
The supervisory bodies have been given special powers by the legislature to enforce the law. When monitoring these state laws, mountain guards may:
- Stop people and vehicles and ask for proof of identity.
- Issue warnings or report the violation to the district administrative authority (at the discretion of the intervening supervisory body).
- In special cases, arrest people and bring them to the district administrative authority.
- Confiscate items obviously resulting from an administrative offense.
- Specially trained mountain guardian must organ penal orders collect and security services.
Duties
Mountain guards wear the service badge when they go out on business, carry the service ID with them and in most cases can be recognized by their uniform uniform. However, depending on requirements, services in civilian clothing are also provided. All mountain guards are to be regarded as civil servants in the exercise of their duties , enjoy the special protection of the criminal code and are subject to official secrecy. The area of responsibility and the powers of the mountain guards were defined by the state of Tyrol in the Tyrolean Mountain Rescue Act 2003.
In addition to the activities of the transferred sphere of activity, the Tyrolean Mountain Rescue helps in the event of disasters, provides piste rescue services in various areas and is called to alpine accidents on a case-by-case basis. Security services at sporting events and services for communities are also provided by the Tyrolean Mountain Rescue Service. The inspection of mountain huts, alpine huts and weekend houses for damage and break-ins is a special service provided by the respective locations. The Tyrolean Mountain Rescue Service also has a search dog team (specializing in searching for fields, rubble and avalanches).
management
Chronological list of known country leaders:
- Manfred Krahbichler (born March 12, 1950 in Leogang / Sbg; † April 8, 2014): July 2006 to January 2012
- Elmar Ginther: February 2012 to February 2017
- Gabriele Pfurtscheller has been the country manager since February 10, 2017.