Freiwillige Feuerwehr Kirchdorf an der Krems

Kirchdorf an der Krems, Oberösterreich, Austria

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefChildren & YouthTax-deductible donations

Community organisationFounded 1867Local reach

Profile last updated: August 1, 2026

About

Founded in 1867, Freiwillige Feuerwehr Kirchdorf an der Krems is a community organisation based in Kirchdorf an der Krems, Austria working on humanitarian aid & disaster relief, children & youth.

The Freiwillige Feuerwehr Kirchdorf an der Krems is a volunteer fire brigade serving the town of Kirchdorf an der Krems and surrounding localities in Upper Austria. Its work covers firefighting, technical rescue, traffic accident response, flood and storm assistance, forest and vegetation fire response, and animal rescue. It hosts a regional drone base, a tunnel rescue and breathing apparatus unit, and a youth fire brigade for children and young people aged 8 to 16. The brigade is also a district support base for state disaster protection and runs training, safety advice and fire extinguisher inspections for the public. It is funded in part by donations, and it invites members, volunteers and donors to support its work.

Location

Kirchdorf an der Krems, Austria

Founded

1867

Organisation type

Community organisation

Focus areas

volunteer fire brigadeemergency responsedisaster reliefyouth fire brigadedrone unitUpper Austria

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Humanitarian aid & Disaster reliefChildren & Youth

Works for

CommunitiesYouthChildren

How they work

Emergency responseDirect servicesVolunteer programmesAwareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

Feuerwehrjugend Kirchdorf

Children & Youth · Austria

Youth fire brigade for boys and girls aged 8 to 16, offering training, games, sport, technical activities and camps, with weekly meetings at the fire station.

Drohnenstützpunkt Bezirk Kirchdorf

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Austria

Regional drone base operated by the Kirchdorf fire brigade with a DJI M30T drone for emergency operations in the district, staffed by crews from fire brigades across the district.

Tunnel- und Atemschutzeinsätze (Stützpunkte)

Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief · Austria

Specialised support for tunnel incidents, breathing apparatus logistics, tunnel ventilation and the regional Einsatzführungsunterstützung (EFU) unit, also deployed beyond district boundaries.