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Fire in Dadia: New fire zones in the south-western part of the National Park

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According to the Acting Director of Forests, Petros Anthopoulos, the pedestrian units significantly reduced the fire that was directed north from the ERT antennas, an area in which the black vulture colony is also located

The southwestern front of the fire is still today at the center of the operational planning of the firefighting forces in the Dadia National Park.

The current picture of firefighting is encouraging and inspires cautious optimism. 7 aircraft are operating at the site (2 Erickson, 2 AB214, 2 Mi8 and a coordination BK117).

Operating throughout the night the powerful ground firefighting forces they prevented the creation of new fire fronts in an area of ​​thousands of acresin which yesterday, due to the changes in the direction of the wind, scattered spots were caused.

According to the Acting Director of Forestry, Petros Anthopoulos, the pedestrian units significantly reduced the fire that was heading north from the ERT antennas, an area in which it is also located the black vulture colony.

Today, with the first light of day, the forest services plan the opening of new fire zones west of the game reserve of Lefkimi.

In cooperation with the army and the Fire Service, the vegetation is removed, the zones are cleaned with heavy-duty machinery in an attempt to surround the fire front with fire barriers, which will stop the further spread of the fire while assisting the work of the extinguishing forces.

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