# Emergency response training in Austria

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/emergency-response-training-in-austria
> Updated: 2026-09-06T07:31:13.000Z. Sources: 6. Developments: 2.

Emergency response training in Austria has progressed from localized youth exercises to large-scale professional drills.

In late August 2026, youth members from the Mayrhofen, Schwendau, and Tux volunteer fire departments conducted a realistic training night. The exercise involved approximately 35 participants practicing scenarios such as traffic accidents, vehicle fires, building fires, and search-and-rescue operations for missing persons.

By early September 2026, the scale of training increased significantly with a large-scale drill in the Terfen railway tunnel. Approximately 300 firefighters from the Schwaz, Innsbruck-Land, and Kufstein districts participated in the exercise, which utilized six tunnel trains and 46 vehicles. This drill focused on radio communications, firefighting techniques like structural cooling, and systematic search and rescue operations within the tunnel environment.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-06: Firefighters conduct large-scale emergency drill in Terfen tunnel

Around 300 firefighters conducted a large-scale emergency drill in Austria's Terfen railway tunnel, focusing on communication, firefighting, and search and rescue operations.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/firefighters-conduct-large-scale-emergency-drill-in-terfen-tunnel

### 2026-09-02: Mayrhofen area youth fire departments conduct emergency training

Youth members from the Mayrhofen, Schwendau, and Tux volunteer fire departments completed a realistic overnight emergency training exercise involving traffic accidents, fires, and search operations.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mayrhofen-area-youth-fire-departments-conduct-emergency-training

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Cite as: Emergency response training in Austria. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/emergency-response-training-in-austria