With total commitment. 165 years of the Innsbruck Fire Brigade’s history

The Innsbruck Fire Brigade has been rushing to the aid of the public with total dedication since 1857. We’ll take you on a journey through 165 years of fire service history.

Have you ever wondered when the Innsbruck Fire Brigade got its first vehicle? Why it used rope-launching devices and model helicopters? What a 24-hour shift is like in the professional fire service? You’ll discover the answers to these and many other questions in this exhibition.

Exhibition team

Curators: Matthias Egger, Christof Aichner

Project Manager: Renate Ursprunger

Exhibition design and graphics: Benedikt Haid, Michael Moser

Exhibition construction: Michael Moser, Robert Simmerle

Florian Bucher, Florian Degasper, Renaldo Fischer, Johannes Griessenbock, David Hellbert, Marco Heubacher, Thomas Jordan Junior, Florian Lassenberger, Andreas Pinggera, Lukas Rofner, Stefan Seelos, Markus Siber, Daniel Staud, Florian Walch, Dieter Weber, Johann Zimmermann

Audio: Niko Hofinger

Interviews: Manfred Leiter, Dominik Maylandt, Lisa Mettler, Siegfried Nalter, Maria Nuener, Peter Pescoller, Peter Singer, Lukas Wibmer

City map: GIS, Emanuel Pixner

Contractors: Kunsthandel Boschi, Pixel Project

Lenders: Innsbruck Professional Fire Brigade, Mühlau Village Workshop, Amras Volunteer Fire Brigade, Hötting Volunteer Fire Brigade, Hungerburg Volunteer Fire Brigade, Mühlau Volunteer Fire Brigade, Vill Volunteer Fire Brigade, Wilten Volunteer Fire Brigade, Tyrol State Fire Service School, Georg Egger, Siegfried Nalter, Peter Pfeifer, Peter Singer, Hans Zimmermann

Proofreading: Matthias Kapeller, Anton Wagner