Civil protection information

Thunderstorms: How to behave correctly. The Safety Information Center has put together some important tips for this. You can find this information on the Website of the SIZ. The ALDIS Thunderstorm Service provides a current map overview of thunderstorm cells in Austria. You can find current Weather warnings.

Weather radar:

Smoke detectors are fire early warning devices specially developed for household and residential areas. The alarm of a smoke detector reliably warns of insidious smoke, which otherwise spreads unnoticed and rapidly in the apartment. In this way, the residents are warned at a time when escape, notification of fellow residents, or firefighting are still possible.

Earthquakes as the cause of underground mass displacements cannot be prevented. Even if experts do not predict an immediate danger of major earthquake damage events for our immediate living environment, it is still important to deal with the correct behavior rules and precautionary measures for one"s own personal area. Earthquake-resistant, norm-compliant construction and knowledge of the correct behavior in the event of an earthquake are points that can reduce and mitigate damage in case of an emergency.

Carrying out appropriate protective measures and activities during and after a strong earthquake significantly improves the personal safety situation. The earthquake service at the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics ( ZAMG ) provides information on the current seismic activity: www.zamg.ac.at/earthquake. The Austrian Earthquake Service deals with earthquake monitoring (observatories) and the analysis of earthquakes.

Information, hazard elimination and assistance in case of emergency:
Austria has one of the densest civil protection systems in Europe with its many voluntary relief and rescue organizations. In Lienz, the volunteer fire brigade of the city of Lienz, the Red Cross, the mountain rescue service and the dog handler groups are equipped with technical equipment for searching, rescuing and providing for buried persons.

In addition, heavy clearing and transport equipment and vehicles are available in the fleet of the municipal economic yard. Hydraulic lifting and cutting tools, mobile rescue equipment, sanitary facilities, tents and emergency beds, as well as mobile kitchen facilities are kept ready for emergencies in the disaster camps of the rescue organizations. In joint exercises, the interaction of the emergency forces and the coordinated use of mountain and rescue equipment are practiced and continuously improved.

In our society, everyone depends on a functioning power supply. How dependent we all are on electricity has already been proven by large-scale outages worldwide. Everyday things that are taken for granted by us can simply no longer be used in case of an emergency. We should imagine this situation just once and everyone will notice for themselves what significance electricity has in their environment.

Further information on power outage/blackout:

Radiation early warning system: The Ministry of Life operates a comprehensive continuous nationwide Radiation measuring and warning system . The volunteer fire brigade of the city of Lienz is equipped as a base fire brigade for accidents involving radioactive substances for the entire district with dose rate meters, protective suits, barrier material, and rescue equipment. A specialized radiation protection group of 12 men is trained to take rescue and aid measures in case of emergency.