A very high risk of fire is predicted for tomorrow, Tuesday 30 July throughout Crete, according to the Civil Protection of the Region of Crete and the daily Fire Risk Forecast Map of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection.

All the Services and Technical Means that make up the civil protection mechanism have been put into full red code mobilization, activating and developing the necessary human resources and corresponding to the needs, materials and means.

The authorities remind everyone of the prohibition for any case of burning or use of fire that can cause a fire and at the same time re-notifies the prohibition of the passage, stay and movement of persons and vehicles in the highly protected forest ecosystems located in areas of high risk for the occurrence of forest fires , 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 boundaries of which are depicted on relevant maps drawn up in collaboration with the Forestry Departments of Crete and are posted at the link: https://www.crete.gov.gr/chartes-politikis-prostasias/.

Excluded from the ban are persons who live or work in the areas where it was decided to apply the above provision, while all citizens are invited to be informed on the website of the Civil Protection Agency: https://civilprotection.gov.gr/xartis and for the protection instructions at https: //www.civilprotection.gr/el/dasikes-pyrkagies