Dangerous conditions for starting wildfires are expected to prevail in several regions of Greece over the weekend, she said. meteorological service The National Observatory of Athens in its latest forecast on Friday.
Young firefighters, mostly under the age of 30, from Bulgaria, Germany, France, Romania, Norway and Finland will be based in Athens, Larisa and Tripoli. Within two months, July and August, they will be ready to assist in extinguishing possible fires by motorized and foot fire brigades.
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Low humidity and high wind intensity will create conditions for forest fires to start and spread quickly. Conditions will also prevail at night.
The strength of the north wind is expected to be 5-6 points on the Beaufort scale, in some places up to 7 points.
The regions of greatest risk are Eastern Greece, the region of Attica, several islands in the eastern and central Aegean, and southern Crete.
High temperatures combined with low humidity and a significant increase in wind speed are expected to increase the risk of wildfires, especially on Sunday July 3, 2022.
Diagram A: Moisture content of dead wood material below 10%
Chart B: Hot-Dry-win Weather and Fire Index
According to meteo.grthe regions with a high risk of forest fires on July 2-3 are: Attica, Central and South Evia, parts of Viotia, Corinth, Argolis, Laconia, the Cyclades, Lesvos, Chios, Lemnos and Samothrace, eastern Samos and southern Crete.
During the fire season and especially in high-risk areas, it is strictly forbidden to light a fire in the open air. If you notice a fire, call the fire department at < 199 > .
Firefighters from 6 European countries
Nearly 200 firefighters from European countries help in the fight against forest fires in Greece as part of a pilot project for pre-positioning, which started on July 1. The first 28 firefighters from Romania have already arrived in our country on their own vehicles.
The mission of the Bulgarians, Romanians and French will consist of motorized sections with their own vehicles, while the Germans, Finns and Norwegians will be represented by teams on foot, with their own pumps and hoses, which will be attached to the Greek vehicles for work. The mission from Norway will bring a drone with them to more effectively participate in the fire response.
How to tell the agency ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ Vassilis Bikas, coordinator of the Hellenic Association of Foreign Mission Officers, the European firefighters will always have contact with the Greek fire brigade officer who will act as a liaison between them and the Greek firefighters. In Athens, 3 firemen will serve as liaison officers, while in Tripoli and Larisa, one to two. Bikas explains:
“That is, in the event of an incident, when they are ordered to go and cooperate, there will always be a Greek officer with them. First, the Greek firemen will go first, and then they will go to act together, always with the Greek firefighters on site and with the Greek officer.”
The Romanian mission consists of 28 people and 5 operational vehicles, and will be in Athens until July 31. During July, the Romanian firefighters will change shifts once, as on July 15 they will be relieved by 28 other Romanian colleagues who will remain in Athens until July 31. From August 1, 25 French firefighters (motorized units) will start working with 4 operational and 3 auxiliary vehicles, which will be in Athens until the end of the month. The French mission is expected to include firefighters who have been called in to fight forest fires in Corsica.
A mission from Bulgaria of 16 firefighters with 4 vehicles is already in Larisa, which from now until July 31 will be able to cooperate with the Greek firefighters. In addition, on July 15 or 16, a foot team from Germany, which will consist of 16 people, should settle in Tripoli, it will remain there until July 31. Then it will be replaced by 14 Norwegian colleagues, and on August 2, 24 firefighters from Finland will be placed in Tripoli. During August, the Norwegians and Finns will change shifts once, they will be replaced by 14 and 24 colleagues, respectively.
A pilot project to pre-deploy firefighters launched this year. It is implemented through the European Civil Protection Mechanism with the support of the EC and Commissioner Janez Lenarcic, responsible for humanitarian assistance and crisis management.
For the first time, Greece will host firefighters from 6 European countries in advance to assist in fire protection and exchange know-how. The program will allow you to quickly respond to fires, without wasting precious time on the transportation of forces.
Training for European firefighters began this week when 9 heads of mission from Bulgaria, France, Romania and Finland took part in continuous training conducted by experienced fire and civil protection officers, and 4 heads of mission from Germany and Norway took part in an online training.
Today, Saturday July 2, Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianidis will hold a welcoming ceremony at the Fire Academy for the mission of Romanian firefighters who arrived yesterday in the country.
The mission of the Bulgarians, Romanians and French will consist of motorized sections with their own vehicles, while the Germans, Finns and Norwegians will be represented by teams on foot, with their own pumps and hoses, which will be attached to the Greek vehicles for work. The mission from Norway will bring a drone with them to more effectively participate in the fire response.
How to tell the agency ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ Vassilis Bikas, coordinator of the Hellenic Association of Foreign Mission Officers, the European firefighters will always have contact with the Greek fire brigade officer who will act as a liaison between them and the Greek firefighters. In Athens, 3 firemen will serve as liaison officers, while in Tripoli and Larisa, one to two. Bikas explains:
“That is, in the event of an incident, when they are ordered to go and cooperate, there will always be a Greek officer with them. First, the Greek firemen will go first, and then they will go to act together, always with the Greek firefighters on site and with the Greek officer.”
The Romanian mission consists of 28 people and 5 operational vehicles, and will be in Athens until July 31. During July, the Romanian firefighters will change shifts once, as on July 15 they will be relieved by 28 other Romanian colleagues who will remain in Athens until July 31. From August 1, 25 French firefighters (motorized units) will start working with 4 operational and 3 auxiliary vehicles, which will be in Athens until the end of the month. The French mission is expected to include firefighters who have been called in to fight forest fires in Corsica.
A mission from Bulgaria of 16 firefighters with 4 vehicles is already in Larisa, which from now until July 31 will be able to cooperate with the Greek firefighters. In addition, on July 15 or 16, a foot team from Germany, which will consist of 16 people, should settle in Tripoli, it will remain there until July 31. Then it will be replaced by 14 Norwegian colleagues, and on August 2, 24 firefighters from Finland will be placed in Tripoli. During August, the Norwegians and Finns will change shifts once, they will be replaced by 14 and 24 colleagues, respectively.
A pilot project to pre-deploy firefighters launched this year. It is implemented through the European Civil Protection Mechanism with the support of the EC and Commissioner Janez Lenarcic, responsible for humanitarian assistance and crisis management.
For the first time, Greece will host firefighters from 6 European countries in advance to assist in fire protection and exchange know-how. The program will allow you to quickly respond to fires, without wasting precious time on the transportation of forces.
Training for European firefighters began this week when 9 heads of mission from Bulgaria, France, Romania and Finland took part in continuous training conducted by experienced fire and civil protection officers, and 4 heads of mission from Germany and Norway took part in an online training.
Today, Saturday July 2, Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianidis will hold a welcoming ceremony at the Fire Academy for the mission of Romanian firefighters who arrived yesterday in the country.
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