A very high risk of fire (risk category 4) is foreseen for Thursday, July 03, 2025, according to the Fire Risk Provision Charter issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr) for the following areas:

  • Attica Region (including the island of Kythera)
  • Region of Central Greece (Evia IP)
  • Peloponnese Region (Corinthia, IP of Argolida, IP Laconia, IP Arcadia)
  • Northern Aegean Region (Lesvos, IP Chios, PE Samos, PE Ikaria)
  • Region of Crete

The General Secretariat for Civil Protection (civilProtection.gov.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection has informed the relevant state -owned government agencies, as well as the regions and municipalities of the above areas, in order to be on increased civil protection readiness to address any immediate fires.

At the same time, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection recommends that citizens are very careful and to avoid actions in the countryside that can cause fire by negligence, such as burning dry grass and branches or cleaning residues, using sparks, cigarettes, etc. It is also recalled that the burning of the fields are prohibited during the fire period.

In the event of a fire, citizens are kindly requested to alert the Fire Service immediately in the 199 call number 199.

For more information and self -protection guidelines from the dangers of forest fires, citizens can visit the website of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection at civilprotection.gov.gr.