With its announcement, the Civil Protection of the Region of Crete informed that, according to the Daily Fire Risk Forecast Map of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection for tomorrow, Monday 10/7, the Fire Risk category for P.E. Lasithi, Heraklion and Rethymnon, is of risk category 4 (very high).

As pointed out, all the Services and Technical Means that make up the Civil Protection Mechanism have been placed in a state of increased preparedness provided for in the planning, to take additional measures, due to the increased risk of occurrence and spread of forest fires.

“We remind you of the prohibition of smoking in beehives, the prohibition of hot work, the prohibition of the use of grills and any use of fire in forests, forests, grasslands and rural areas, the prohibition of the use of airborne flying lanterns, the prohibition of burning pyrotechnic articles, as well as the preventive ban on the passage, stay and movement of persons and vehicles, in NATURA areas, as well as in forest ecosystems, parks and groves and other vulnerable areas of the Region of Crete, as defined by relevant decisions of Deputy Regional Governors” the announcement states.

In the same announcement it is pointed out, among other things, that “our fellow citizens are requested to respect the prohibitions, to be informed only from official sources and to follow the instructions of the Authorities.

It is the duty of all of us to contribute to the protection of our lives, health and property, as well as to the protection of the natural environment, the wealth-producing sources and the infrastructure of the country”.