“All Civil Protection forces remain strong in the field and continue to operate to prevent the risk of flare-ups,” the fire brigade spokesman said.
“At the moment, there is no active front in the Penteli fire”, emphasized in a more recent update representative of the Fire DepartmentJohn Baker.
He added that the fire is mostly under control, while small outbreaks are being treated in Dioni, Dasamari and even smaller ones in Anthousa, Panorama Pallini and Drafi.
All Civil Protection forces remain strong in the field and continue to operate to prevent the risk of flare-ups. The special utilization of the 19 aerial means, currently available for aerial firefighting, aims to deal with localized outbreaks until the fire is fully controlled.
Civil Protection officers, Civil Protection volunteer groups, Local Government and private volunteers assist in the work of the Firefighters and Fire Brigade volunteers.
As the representative of the Fire Department noted, since early in the morning the DEDDIE has already been inspecting and repairing the damage that occurred in its network.
The presence of the Greek Police, which continues to monitor the areas and carry out traffic regulations, as well as the forces deployed by the General Staff of National Defense, the Forestry Service and the EKAV, is permanent. The hospitals of Attica remain on standby.
He said that citizens who cannot return to their homes can call the call center of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection and phone 213 15 10 100 and receive relevant guidance.
So far, the free temporary accommodation of 26 citizens affected by the fire in the area of ​​Penteli has been ensured.
Mr. Artopioos underlined that all phases of operations were carried out and continue to be carried out under the coordination of the inter-ministerial group of Civil Protection.
At the same time, he emphasized that according to the Fire Risk Prediction Map, for tomorrow Thursday, a very high risk of category 4 fire is predicted for the following areas: Attica, Evia, Corinth, Argolis, Laconia and the islands of Chios, Samos, Ikaria. A high category 3 fire danger is expected in many parts of the country tomorrow.
He pointed out that “we don’t light a fire for any reason! We do not do hot work! We are very careful! If we see smoke or fire, immediately call 112 or 199.”
The latest update from the Fire Department in detail:
“Good evening from the Fire Department Operations Center.
At the moment, there is no active front in the Penteli fire. More specifically, the fire is mostly under control, while small outbreaks are being treated in Dioni, Dasamari and even smaller ones in Anthousa, Panorama Pallini and Drafi.
All Civil Protection forces remain strong in the field and continue to operate to prevent the risk of flare-ups. The special utilization of the 19 aerial means, currently available for aerial firefighting, aims to deal with localized outbreaks until the fire is fully controlled.
Civil Protection officers, Civil Protection volunteer groups, Local Government and private volunteers assist in the work of the Firefighters and Fire Brigade volunteers.
Since early in the morning, DEDDIE has already been inspecting and restoring the faults that occurred in its network.
The presence of the Greek Police, which continues to monitor the areas and carry out traffic regulations, as well as the forces deployed by the General Staff of National Defense, the Forestry Service and the EKAV, is permanent. The hospitals of Attica remain on standby.
We inform you that citizens who cannot return to their homes can call the call center of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection and phone 213 15 10 100 and receive relevant guidance. So far, the free temporary accommodation of 26 citizens affected by the fire in the area of ​​Penteli has been ensured.
All phases of the operations were carried out and continue to be carried out under the coordination of the Civil Protection interministerial team.
At 13:41 a new fire broke out in an agro-forestry area, in the area of ​​Veniza Megaron. The fire is ongoing and after a recommendation from the head of the fire brigade, at 14:35 the inhabitants of the small settlement of Zachouli were informed by a message from 112, for their precautionary removal to Alepochori. At the moment, 45 firefighters are operating with 2 groups of infantry departments, 12 vehicles, 7 aircraft and 4 helicopters, one of which is for aerial coordination and with the assistance of the volunteers of the Fire Department.
At the same time, according to the Fire Risk Prediction Map, for tomorrow Thursday, a very high risk of category 4 fire is predicted for the following areas: Attica, Evia, Corinth, Argolis, Laconia and the islands of Chios, Samos, Ikaria. A high category 3 fire danger is expected in many parts of the country tomorrow.
We emphasize once again: We do not light a fire for any reason! We do not do hot work! We are very careful! If you see smoke or fire, call 112 or 199 immediately.
A newer update will follow for each development.
Thank you”.
“The fire is in a very good shapebut we are taking precautions, because yesterday we had very strong gusts of wind,” the representative of the fire department told SKAI earlier, even mentioning that in the early morning the fire traveled 6 kilometers in 10 minutes, reaching outside the Children’s Hospital in Penteli.
“We are trying to limit the fire, step by step to deal with all the outbreaks” noted the representative of the fire department.
The population that left thanks to organized removal is approx at 85,000 to 90,000 he even stated.
“Our worst enemy is wind speed. Everyone was surprised with the turn of the wind (yesterday) the fire was traveling at breakneck speed, and we rushed to activate 112,” he said.
“The wind speed last night reached up to 11 Beaufort, characteristically I should mention that at dawn, 4.50 in the morning, the wind speed reached 113 kilometers per hour, is equivalent to 11 Beaufort, outside the Penteli Children’s Hospital, and this is indicative of the prevailing situation. It was a very difficult operation.”
485 firefighters operate, with 28 divisional hiking groups and 120 vehicles. The Romanian firefighters also remain in the field. The OLYMPOS mobile operations center has been made available for the coordination of forces, while the image of the fire is constantly available from drones deployed by the Fire Brigade. For aerial firefighting, 5 aircraft and 4 helicopters are already operating, one of which is for aerial coordination, while another 4 aircraft and 3 helicopters have been mobilized.
The assistance of numerous officers of the General Staff of National Defense, the Forestry Service, the EKAV, local agencies and ELAS, which has 626 police officers with 232 vehicles, mainly to facilitate the safe movement of citizens, their removal to a safe place and the safeguarding their property.
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