Fires: 60 in one 24 hours – Very high fire risk on Tuesday – The ‘orange areas’ – See map

The battle of the fire department and the entire state apparatus with the event is daily fires as well as in the last 24 hours there were 60 fire fronts across the country.

According to today’s update from the Fire Department, most of them fires were dealt with immediately, at their initial stage, while the local investigative offices, as well as Divisions of the Arson Crimes Directorate (D.A.E.E.) are investigating the causes of their occurrence.

At the same time, the fire that broke out in a forest area in the area of ​​Loggitsi Fthiotida was contained and 31 firefighters with 1 group of pedestrians and 9 vehicles are working. 6 aircraft attempted aerial firefighting. Water carriers and OTA project machines provide a subscription.

According to the Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction, for tomorrow, Tuesday, August 9, 2022, a very high risk of fire (risk category 4) is predicted for the following areas:

• Attica
• Euboea
• Boeotia
• Fthiotida
• Peloponnese
• Evro
• Samothrace
• Thassos
• Zakynthos
• Kefalonia
• Ithaca

The General Secretariat of Civil Protection (www.civilprotection.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection has informed the competent government agencies involved, as well as the Regions and Municipalities of the above areas, so that they are on increased civil protection readiness in order to face any fire incidents immediately.

At the same time, the General Secretariat of Civil Protection recommends that citizens be especially careful and avoid actions 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 of outdoor grills, smoking bees, throwing lit cigarettes, etc. Also, it is reminded that during the fire protection season burning of fields is prohibited.

In the event of a fire, citizens are requested to immediately notify the Fire Service at the number 199.

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 www.civilprotection.gr.

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