The wind should die down and a cold front will bring lower temperatures, “that is certainly a certain advantage,” said emergency services. The fire will continue to be fought from the air and on the ground in the coming days. It is not yet possible to make precise forecasts.
Five helicopters took off again on Tuesday to extinguish the fire from the air over rocky terrain and to bring special fire brigades to the fire area. In addition to three Bundeswehr machines, one was provided by the Ministry of the Interior and one by a company. The helicopters are coordinated by the operations management on the ground, and the pilots also communicate directly in flight, explained Christoph Schlüßlmayr from the Liezen fire department association.
Federal army forces from Hörsching are also deployed:
The military’s Black Hawk is filled with water via fire department pipes, the others fill up in a basin, the fire department said in a release. The Salza remained partially closed to water sports enthusiasts.
Location: Location Wildalpen in Styria
According to Schlüßlmayr, the fire is now being “intensified.” The damaged areas are widely distributed and are mainly embers. “I don’t dare make a forecast,” he told the APA on Tuesday. Fighting the fire is expected to take a few more days. However, it is expected that the wind will decrease and the spread will no longer accelerate as much.
According to GeoSphere Austria, a cold front will bring lower temperatures on Wednesday. “From today’s perspective, there are no signs of significant precipitation,” the website said on Tuesday.
