Equipment "tested"

Starting a hobby run with heavy breathing protection

Lukas Reiter and Daniel Jahn from the Summerau fire brigade in their special running outfits

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You can also test equipment like this: because they wanted to know how long the air in the special breathing apparatus for tunnels would last, they completed a hobby run with it. The "Krone" knows whether the Florianis "ran out of air." 

"We wanted to test how long the air lasts" - to test breathing apparatus for tunnels, firefighters Daniel Jahn (21) and Lukas Reindl (28) from the Summerau fire brigade in Rainbach/M. took part in the Summerau run wearing heavy breathing apparatus.

"It was really hot"
It took them one hour and eight minutes to cover the seven-kilometre route - on foot, "because the air consumption would be far too high if they were running," says Reindl. The glorious weather made the event even more difficult: "It was really hot, and the equipment weighed around 25 kilos," says the 28-year-old.

Plans for next year?
Last year, the comrades had already completed the run with helmets and turnout gear, so what are they planning for next year? "We still have to think about that," says the Floriani.

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