Austrian aerial ladder for Bilohorodka: community receives equipment even the district State Emergency Service lacks
On March 30 an aerial ladder fire truck arrived in the Bilohorodska community from the partner city of Korneuburg (Austria). The handover of the vehicle was carried out with the participation of a female member of the National Council of Austria and the Ambassador of Austria to Ukraine.
By Tetiana Suchkova-Ladik
March 30, 2026 · 1 min read
Why this matters
Until today the Local Fire Team of the Bilohorodka Village Council had only one vehicle in service — a mid-class tanker. A team of 10 rescuers provides fire safety in 10 settlements of the community and is regularly deployed to extinguish fires in other communities of Kyiv region. An aerial ladder is a qualitatively new level of capability, especially for work at height and in multi-storey developments. The Bucha District Department of the State Emergency Service has little such equipment.
Handover at the highest level
The ceremonial handover of the equipment was attended by a member of the National Council of Austria, head of the Austria–Ukraine parliamentary friendship group Henrike Brandstätter, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Austria to Ukraine Robert Müller.
"This is not just equipment — it is saved lives and an enhancement of security for every resident of the community."
– Anton Ovsienko, Bilohorodka village head
Next step — training the personnel
After receiving the equipment, the rescuers will undergo specialized training to use the aerial ladder effectively in daily service.
The cooperation with Austrian partners was helped to be arranged by the head of the Kyiv Regional State Administration Mykola Kalashnyk and the head of the International Cooperation Department Mykyta Herashchenko.
