At the same time, as noted by Mr. Vathrakogiannis, 12 aerial vehicles, 4 aircraft and 8 helicopters are operating in Parnitha from the air.
The Press Spokesman of the Fire Brigade Deputy Fire Chief Vasilios Vathrakogiannis spoke of difficult and dangerous, explaining that in Parnitha the wind conditions reach 50 kilometers per hour with gusts exceeding 100 kilometers.
Strong forces are operating at the scene, fighting a huge battle and will be reinforced even more with 100 firefighters from Epirus, Central Macedonia and Thessaly.
He summarized that the conditions at the site and the fact that there are PPC pylons there, make the operation even more difficult and that is why “helicopters have been thrown into the battle with the flames”.
A total of 12 aerial vehicles, 4 aircraft and 8 helicopters will operate on the fire front.
At 3:00 p.m., the Fire Department was informed about the forest fire in Katsimidi and at this time strong ground forces of the Fire Department are fighting the flames, and will be further reinforced with 100 firefighters and 30 vehicles from Thessaly, Epirus and Central Macedonia, as the press representative of the PS, Pyrarchos, Vassilis Vathrakogiannis, pointed out a while ago, in an emergency briefing held.
All forces are coordinated by the OLYMPOS Mobile Operations Center.
At the same time, at 3:47 in the afternoon, a message was issued by 112 to inform the residents in the areas closest to the fire, in order to be ready to follow the instructions of the competent authorities in the event of an emergency.
Also, Mr. Vathrakogiannis noted that assistance in the extinguishing work is provided by strong forces, from volunteer firefighters, a number of volunteer firefighting vehicles as well as water tankers and work equipment from the Region of Attica, as well as from the General Staff of the National Defense.
“In general, the prevailing conditions are difficult and dangerous,” he said characteristically.
Finally, he emphasized that 40 fires in agro-forestry areas have occurred since the early hours of the morning today, while he pointed out that in any case, citizens, for their own safety, should follow the instructions of the competent authorities.
Source: Skai
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