According to the Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the general secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, the very high risk of fire is predicted for the following areas:
- Region of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace (Evros PE including the island of Samothraki, Rodopi PE, Xanthi PE)
- Region of Attica
- Region of Central Greece (PE Boeotia, PE Evia)
- Peloponnese Region (Corinthia Region, Argolis Region)
- North Aegean Region (Lesvos Region, Chios Region, Samos Region, Ikaria Region)
- Region of Crete
The general secretariat of Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection has informed the competent government agencies involved in the official service, as well as the Regions and Municipalities of the above regions, so that they are on increased civil protection readiness in order to face any fire incidents immediately.
At the same time, the GPP recommends that citizens be especially careful and avoid activities in the open air that can cause a fire by negligence, such as burning dry grass and branches or cleaning residues, the use of machines that cause sparks such as circular saws, welding devices, the use outdoor grills, smoking bees, throwing lit cigarettes, etc. Also, it is reminded that during the fire protection season burning of fields is prohibited.
The 2nd stage of operational readiness of the PS remains in place. and there will be aerial surveillance patrols, as well as patrols by fire, police and military forces.
At the same time, for the above areas, the Plan of Civil Protection actions to deal with risks due to forest fires remains in place, according to which, among other things, the implementation of the measure of the preventive ban on vehicle traffic and the stay of excursionists in national forests is foreseen, forests and “vulnerable” areas.
At the same time, the Fire Department appeals to the citizens:
Be especially careful and avoid any activity that could cause a fire.
To monitor forest fire prevention information available on the website and official accounts of the Fire Service, Facebook and Twitter.
In the event that they notice a fire, they should immediately notify the Fire Service by dialing 199.
Finally, the Fire Department calls on all citizens to be especially careful and in the event of a fire, for their own safety, to faithfully follow the instructions of the competent authorities.
For more information and self-protection instructions from the dangers of forest fires, citizens can visit the website of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection at the email address www.civilprotection.gr.
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