Fire in Baden Residential Complex: Fire Department Rescues Unconscious Person

On February 24, 2025, at around 3:30 PM, the Volunteer Fire Department Baden-Stadt, as well as the FF Baden-Leesdorf, were alerted to a B2 room fire – from the 3rd floor in a residential complex.

Upon the arrival of the first tank fire truck, the firefighting forces were awaited by two residents. However, since no smoke could be detected from the outside, further investigation inside the multi-story residential complex was necessary.

Unconscious Woman Found

On the 3rd floor, a smell of fire could be detected in the stairwell, but no smoke was observed. Almost simultaneously, the ladder truck was positioned in front of the building and attempted to investigate from the outside. Since a report also came in that a person might still be in the affected apartment, the first two breathing apparatus teams proceeded with the rescue operation. However, the firefighting forces had to forcibly open a massive apartment entrance door with a hydraulic spreader to even access the smoke-filled fire apartment. A smoke curtain was immediately placed, and the extinguishing line, which had also been set up in the meantime, was additionally used by the two breathing apparatus teams advancing for the rescue.

In the fire room (living room including open kitchen area), an unconscious woman lying on the floor was found using a thermal imaging camera. She was immediately rescued from the apartment via the stairwell to the outside by a breathing apparatus team using a crash rescue (immediate rescue) and handed over to the emergency services. The second breathing apparatus team began firefighting. However, since all room doors and windows in the apartment were closed, and a previously shattered balcony door window pane, due to a completely lowered external blind (because of the fire), no air could enter the interior, which would normally promote further fire spread, the fire in the kitchen area was quickly extinguished.

Since the smoke spread could be limited to the fire apartment and the top corridor area on the 3rd floor due to the measures taken by the fire department, no other residents or apartments were endangered.

Unconscious Resident Was Flown to a Specialized Clinic

The unconscious resident was flown to a specialized clinic by the requested rescue helicopter after initial treatment by the emergency doctor. However, since the emergency medical helicopter could not land directly at the scene, an intermediate transport using an ambulance was also necessary.

Several police units from the Baden Police Department, as well as the Baden City Police, assisted in securing the scene and redirecting inner-city traffic, as well as in investigating the cause of the fire.

After the forces of the FF Baden-Leesdorf were able to leave, the locally responsible FF Baden-Stadt supported the police investigations and carried out necessary security measures.

Two volunteer fire departments with a total of 39 volunteer firefighters and 8 vehicles were involved in the firefighting operation. On the rescue side, there were two ambulances, an emergency medical vehicle (NEF) from the Red Cross, as well as the district emergency service leader and an ÖAMTC emergency medical helicopter in action. Several police units from the Baden Police Department, Baden City Police, and fire cause investigators were also involved.

The firefighting operation was concluded after 2.5 hours, although further cleaning work at the fire station and a follow-up inspection of the fire apartment using a thermal imaging camera by the fire department took place.

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