As reported by the Fire Service, in orange, in terms of the level of danger for a fire, are Attica, central and southern Evia, Argolis, Boeotia and Corinth, Crete, Lesvos, Samos, Ikaria, Chios and Psara.
Firefighters are fighting the flames in various parts of Greece where fires are raging today.
With more difficult fire fronts, given the forces that are working on them and the range of areas that are on fire judging by those in Samos and Evros, at this time the fire brigade is working simultaneously in Kefalonia and Preveza as well as in Alexandroupoli and Boeotia.
It is recalled that according to the fire forecast map published daily by Civil Protection, for today, Thursday, July 14, a very high risk of fire (risk category 4) was predicted for five regions of the country, specifically for the Region of Attica, the Region of Central Greece (PE Boiotia , PE of Evia), the Peloponnese Region (PE of Corinth, PE of Argolis), the Region of Crete and the Region of the North Aegean (PE of Lesvos, PE of Chios, PE of Samos, PE of Ikaria)
As reported by the Fire Service, in orange are: Attica, central and southern Evia, Argolis, Boeotia and Corinth, Crete, Lesvos, Samos, Ikaria, Chios and Psara.
Revival over Agia Kyriaki
Rekindlings are taking place in the fire front that has been raging since yesterday afternoon in the municipal unit of Marathokampos of Western Samos.
According to testimonies of residents in skaigr, the fire seems to have passed to a point above the location of Agia Kyriaki, as can be seen from relevant visual material.
There are strong winds again in the area.
Since rekindling in large fires is always likely to be carried out by the fire department, he emphasizes that strong forces remain at the scene.
It is recalled that for the fire in Samos, a total of 78 firefighters with 6 groups of infantry departments are working, including the 28 firefighters who flew last night from Attica, 15 vehicles and 2 E/P. In the middle of the night, 28 firefighters from Athens arrived by air, as well as a pedestrian unit, who threw themselves into battle.
Support is provided by the Greek Army and the Local Government with construction machinery and water tankers, as well as a large number of volunteer firefighters with volunteer fire trucks.
The Fire Services of the island of Samos have been put on general alert.
Fire in Evros
The fire is ongoing in a forest area in Aristinos Evros. As a precaution, the SOS Children’s Villages of Greece in the area of Aristinos were evacuated, as reported by the e-evros.gr.
Buses arrived at the scene and picked up the children and staff to take them away from the scene.
The forces operating at the scene were reinforced by 55 firefighters with 3 pedestrian divisions, 17 vehicles, 2 aircraft and 3 helicopters, with 1 transporting an EMODE team from Thessaloniki, OTA water carriers and the army.
Kefalonia
A fire front is also raging in Kefalonia where ground forces and 2 PZL are operating. The fire broke out on Thursday afternoon in Agios Konstantinos Argostoliou.
I predicted
A fire has broken out in an agroforestry area in Neochori, Preveza, where 2 PZLs are operating on the ground.
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