Mayor enraged

Fire engine becomes life-threatening for firefighters

The emergency vehicle turned out to be a Monday car.

(Bild: Sobe Hermann/Hermann Sobe)

After the Dolintschach volunteer fire department's actually new emergency vehicle turned out to be a "Monday car", Rosegg's mayor has now intervened and taken sides with his firefighters. Among other things, it is also about high repair costs.

Specifically, around 7,000 euros are being demanded by the workshop for the most recent repair of the emergency vehicle. However, the Dolintschach fire department is not meeting the demand: As reported, the vehicle has been in the workshop more often than in use since it was purchased in 2015. Over 20 serious defects had to be repaired with currently 9000 kilometers on the clock.

The current defects on the vehicle after the repair are a risk for the emergency services.

Franz Richau, Bürgermeister der Marktgemeinde Rosegg

Danger to life for emergency services
Since the latest repair, water has also been leaking into the interior of the vehicle - which endangers the electronics and therefore the lives of the emergency services. "That's why the repair costs will not be paid," says Franz Richau, mayor of the market town of Rosegg.

Legal dispute could be imminent
The municipality boss is only aware of the company's alleged offer to exchange the Monday car for a new one for an additional 40,000 euros from hearsay: "We heard this from the fire department association over a year ago. However, no one from the company has approached us to date," says the head of the municipality, who would not enter into this "deal" anyway - and is relaxed about a possible legal dispute.