die.wildbach in Austria

The Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control is a federal institution of the Republic of Austria.
die.wildbach in the Federal Provinces
die.wildbach in the Federal Provinces is to ensure the continuous and sustainable protection against natural hazards in the best possible way, in spatial and in qualitative terms.
die.wildbach comprises the following units in Austria:
7 Provincial Headquarters,
21 Regional Headquarters,
4 Staff Units and the Central Payroll Accounting Unit.
1.0 Provincial Headquarters Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland
Director: Christian Amberger
Marxergasse 2 / Raised ground floor
1030 Vienna
Phone: +43 1 533 91 47 - 0 or 533 55 89 - 0
Fax: +43 1 533 91 47 - 7061
Email: sektion.wnb@die-wildbach.at
1.1 Regional Headquarters Lower Austria West
Josef Adlmanseder-Straße 4
3390 Melk
Phone: (+43 2752) 526 14 - 0
Fax: (+43 2752) 526 14 - 22
Email: melk@die-wildbach.at
1.2 Regional Headquarters Vienna, Burgenland and Lower Austria East
Neunkirchnerstraße 125
2700 Wiener Neustadt
Phone: (+43 2622) 224 58 - 0
Fax: (+43 2622) 246 70 - 9
Email: wrneustadt@die-wildbach.at
2.0 Provincial Headquarters Upper Austria
Director: Wolfgang Gasperl
Schmidtorstraße 2/II
4020 Linz
Phone: (+43 732) 77 13 48 - 0
Email: sektion.oberoesterreich@die-wildbach.at
2.1 Regional Headquarters Upper Austria North
Ferihumerstraße 13
4040 Linz
Phone: (+43 732) 77 01 57 - 0
Email: linz@die-wildbach.at
2.2 Regional Headquarters Upper Austria West
Traunreiterweg 5
4820 Bad Ischl
Phone: (+43 6132) 232 32 - 0 or 230 71 - 0
Email: badischl@die-wildbach.at
2.3 Regional Headquarters Upper Austria East
Garnisonstraße 14
4560 Kirchdorf
Phone: (+43 7582) 620 37 - 0
Email: kirchdorf@die-wildbach.at
3.0 Provincial Headquarters Salzburg
Director: Gebhard Neumayr
Bergheimerstraße 57
5021 Salzburg
Phone: (+43 662) 87 81 53 - 0
Email: sektion.salzburg@die-wildbach.at
3.1 Regional Headquarters Pinzgau
Hofmannsthalstraße 37
5700 Zell am See
Phone: (+43 6542) 723 78 - 0 or 725 50 - 0
Email: zellamsee@die-wildbach.at
3.2 Regional Headquarters Pongau, Flachgau and Tennengau
Bergheimerstraße 57
5020 Salzburg
Phone: (+43 662) 87 81 54 - 0
Email: salzburg@die-wildbach.at
3.3 Regional Headquarters Lungau
Johann-Löckerstraße 3
5580 Tamsweg
Phone: (+43 6474) 22 56 - 0
Email: tamsweg@die-wildbach.at
4.0 Provincial Headquarters Styria
Director: Max Pöllinger
Stattegger Straße 60, 2nd floor
8045 Graz
Phone: (+43 316) 4258 - 17
Email: sektion.steiermark@die-wildbach.at
4.1 Regional Headquarters Styria North
Schönaustraße 50
8940 Liezen
Phone: (+43 3612) 26 360 - 0
Email: liezen@die-wildbach.at
4.2 Regional Headquarters Styria West
Murauer Straße 8
8811 Scheifling
Phone: (+43 3582) 23 54 - 0
Email: scheifling@die-wildbach.at
4.3 Regional Headquarters Styria East
Ziegelofenweg 24
8600 Bruck/Mur
Phone: (+43 3862) 519 57 - 0
Email: bruck@die-wildbach.at
5.0 Provincial Headquarters Carinthia
Director: Stefan Piechl
Meister Friedrich-Straße 2
9500 Villach
Phone: (+43 4242) 30 25 - 0
Email: sektion.kaernten@die-wildbach.at
5.1 Regional Headquarters Carinthia Northwest
Meister Friedrich-Straße 2
9500 Villach
Phone: (+ 43 4242) 30 25 - 0
Email: ktnnordwest@die-wildbach.at
5.2 Regional Headquarters Carinthia Northeast
Meister Friedrich-Straße 2
9500 Villach
Phone: (+43 4242) 30 25 - 0
Email: ktnnordost@die-wildbach.at
5.3 Regional Headquarters Carinthia South
Meister Friedrich-Straße 2
9500 Villach
Phone: (+43 4242) 30 25 - 0
Email: ktnsued@die-wildbach.at
6.0 Provincial Headquarters Tyrol
Director: Gebhard Walter
Wilhelm-Greil-Straße 9
6020 Innsbruck
Phone: (+43 512) 58 42 00 - 0
Email: sektion.tirol@die-wildbach.at
6.1 Regional Headquarters Außerfern
Buchenort 2a
6600 Lechaschau
Phone: (+43 5672) 657 75 - 0
Email: lechaschau@die-wildbach.at
6.2 Regional Headquarters Upper Inn Valley
Langgasse 88
6460 Imst
Phone: (+43 5412) 665 31 - 0
Email: imst@die-wildbach.at
6.3 Regional Headquarters Middle Inn Valley
Josef-Wilberger-Straße 41
6010 Innsbruck
Phone: (+43 512) 59612 - 0
Email: innsbruck@die-wildbach.at
6.4 Regional Headquarters Lower Inn Valley
Zauberwinklweg 4
6300 Wörgl
Phone: (+43 5332) 723 93 - 0
Email: woergl@die-wildbach.at
6.5 Regional Headquarters East Tyrol
Kärntnerstraße 90
9900 Lienz
Phone: (+43 4852) 634 56 - 0
Email: lienz@die-wildbach.at
7.0 Provincial Headquarters Vorarlberg
Director: Gerald Jäger
Rheinstraße 32/5
6900 Bregenz
Phone: (+43 5574) 749 95 - 0
Email: sektion.vorarlberg@die-wildbach.at
7.1 Regional Headquarters Bregenz
Rheinstraße 32/4
6900 Bregenz
Phone: (+43 5574) 749 95 - 0
Email: bregenz@die-wildbach.at
7.2 Regional Headquarters Bludenz
Oberfeldweg 6
6700 Bludenz
Phone: (+43 5552) 620 06 - 0
Email: bludenz@die-wildbach.at
die.wildbach - Provincial Headquarters
The Provincial Headquarters of the Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control are responsible for the regional coordination and monitoring of all services provided by the Regional Headquarters within their scopes of responsibility.
Tasks of the Provincial Headquarters:
- Regional coordination and monitoring of all services provided by the Regional Headquarters, within their scopes of responsibility
- Staff, resource and support management, reporting, and quality assurance
- Reviewing, control and approval services on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management
- Integration in the strategic development of torrent and avalanche control within the framework of the die.wildbach Protection Score Card
- Preparation of expert opinions for important official procedures
- External representation of the Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control in the Federal Provinces
die.wildbach - Regional Headquarters
The Regional Headquarters of the Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control provide area-wide and preventive protection against alpine natural hazards across Austria.
The services they offer are based on risk potentials and on the needs of people in their living environment.
The Regional Headquarters record and analyse imminent risks in catchment areas and hazard zones (torrents, avalanches, erosion) within their local fields of competence. They offer all key tasks of die.wildbach in a person-oriented and competent manner:
Presently, there are 21 Regional Headquarters (“Gebietsbauleitungen”) in Austria. They are the partners for municipalities, authorities on district level, and citizens affected by natural hazards.
Tasks of the Regional Headquarters:
Consulting services
Provision of qualified information outside official procedures.
Expert activities
Preparation of expert opinions and statements in official procedures.
Hazard zone planning
according to sections 8 and 11 of the 1975 Forest Act
Drawing up of hazard zone plans as a basis for the measures of torrent and avalanche control, of land-use planning, as well as of the construction and security sectors.
Planning of measures
Development of protective systems (measures) based on the assessment of hazard processes.
Implementation of measures
Implementation of the planned protective systems (measures) and their maintenance (independent implementation of the core tasks).
Organisation of support
Administration of the subsidies for torrent and avalanche control and the stakeholder contributions.
die.wildbach - Staff Units and Central Services
The Austrian Service for Torrent and Avalanche Control comprises 4 Staff Units, the Central Service Digital Infrastructure and the Central Payroll Accounting Unit. All Staff Units report directly to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Regions and Water Management.