Firefighting efforts are focused on the active southwest front – The fire is classified as difficult as it is creeping and is expected to burn for days
The fire is raging in Dadia
For the seventh day the fire in the Dadia Forestwhere with the first light of the day the throwing of water began.
The fire is classified as difficult, as it is creeping, and is expected to burn for days.
The extinguishing efforts are focused on the active south-west front, as the press representative of the Fire Brigade, fire chief, Yiannis Artopaios, pointed out yesterday.
“In the very difficult fire in Soufli Evros in the forest of Dadia due to the dense forest material, the constant changes in wind direction and our inability to access it, because it is a Natura protected area, all our efforts and operations are focused on the active south-western front, while in the rest of the places the situation is under control,” he said characteristically.
The picture of the fire yesterday was better, however there was significant rekindling on the southwest front, which leads to the Lefkimmi fire station.
“Due to the extensive opening of fire zones with heavy-duty earthmoving equipment, the possibility of the fire spreading from the A2 zone to the A1 zone, where the hard core of the forest is located and is the colony of the rare species of black vulture with its nests, has been prevented for now “, noted Mr. Artophios.
320 firefighters, 13 groups of pedestrian units, 75 water vehicles have been working non-stop at the site since the first moment, while 5 aircraft, 9 helicopters periodically operate from the air throughout the day.
In addition to ground and aerial firefighting operations, additional fire zones and lanes are simultaneously being created with heavy-duty earthmoving equipment in order to have better access for forest rangers and pedestrian units within a dense forest ecosystem that unfortunately prevents the access of firefighters.
The GEETHA has allocated 8 project vehicles, 1 “DEFKALION” team consisting of 36 executives, 4 water vehicles while the Regional Unit of Evros has allocated 3 water vehicles and 8 project vehicles.
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