Vienna Rescue Records New Deployment Record During Heatwave

Vienna's emergency services were pushed to their limits during a recent intense heatwave, responding to a record number of calls. Between Monday morning and Thursday morning, rescue teams were deployed 3,975 times, significantly exceeding the average daily call volume.

The Berufsrettung Wien, Vienna's professional rescue service, reported that the period saw the three busiest days in its history. The daily record was broken between Monday and Tuesday, with 1,398 deployments. Typically, the service handles between 900 and 1,000 alerts per day. In the 72-hour period, the Vienna Rescue Control Center received 4,349 emergency calls.

Heat-related incidents constituted the bulk of the calls, primarily involving circulatory issues, heat collapse, overheating, and cardiac arrest. The service emphasized that the high operational volume was managed through effective collaboration between the Berufsrettung Wien and private rescue organizations, including Samariterbund Wien, Wiener Rotes Kreuz, Johanniter, Sozialmedizinischer Dienst, and Malteser Hospitaldienst.