Due to the dangerous situation that has been created at 19.15, 112 was activated calling the residents in the area of ​​Stimaga to be ready if they need to leave.

They operate 159 firefighters with 6 forest commando groups and 49 vehicles, while 19 aerial vehicles, 11 aircraft and 8 helicopters have been allocated and operate periodically, of which 2 are for their coordination. Subsidy is provided by water and earthmoving machinery from the Municipality, the Region and the Army. For this specific fire, the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, convened a coordination meeting with the participation of the relevant ministries and agencies, the local authorities and all the security forces. “It is important to stress that the difficult times are ahead of us. In any case, we avoid actions that can cause a fire,” stressed the Fire Department’s press representative, Vassilis Vathrakogiannis.

However, according to korinthsotv, the fire front, which started from Stimaga in the Municipality of Velos-Vochas, is uncontrollable, while at the moment it is approaching the village of Koutsi in the Municipality of Nemea, without currently threatening the settlement.

Update from the Fire Department: In a gully with very dense vegetation, the fire is progressing in the area of ​​Stimaga in Corinth – The fire brigade has been reinforced – Meeting in the Civil Protection

The fire that broke out today at noon in the Stimaga area of ​​Corinthia is in full progress. As the press representative of the Fire Department, fire chief, Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, said, the fire started and is developing in ravines with steep slopes and very dense vegetation, without, so far, threatening settlements.

159 firefighters with 6 forest commando groups and 49 vehicles are engaged in the extinguishing project, while 19 aerial vehicles, 11 aircraft and 8 helicopters, of which two are for their coordination, have been deployed and operate periodically.

As was made known by Mr. Vathrakogiannis, a coordination meeting for the specific fire convened by the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, was completed a while ago with the participation of the relevant ministries and agencies, the local authorities and all the security forces.

“It is important to stress that the difficult times are ahead of us. In any case, we avoid actions that can cause a fire”, emphasized Mr. Vathrakogiannis.

Finally, Mr. Vathrakogiannis mentioned that in the last 24 hours there were 50 agroforestry fires, of which 45 were dealt with immediately, in their initial stage, while the fire brigades are still dealing with five fires.

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