Extreme Fire Risk – Alarm Status (Risk Category 5) is foreseen tomorrow, Saturday, July 26, in the Attica, Peloponnese and Boeotia and Euboea regions, according to the Fire Risk Provision Charter issued by the Secretary of State for Political Protection. (civilprotection.gov.gr).

At the same time, a very high risk of fire (risk category 4) and high risk (risk category 3) is foreseen tomorrow throughout the rest of the mainland and in several areas of the island.

Specifically, an extreme risk of fire – Alarm status (risk category 5) is foreseen tomorrow for the following areas:

– Attica Region (including the island of Kythera)

– Region of Central Greece (PE Boeotia, IP of Evia)

– Peloponnese Region

Very high risk of fire (risk category 4) for the following areas:

– Region of Western Greece

– Ionian Islands Region (Zakynthos IP)

– Region of Central Greece (IP Fthiotida, IP Fokida)

– Region of Thessaly (Magnesia)

– North Aegean Region (IP Lesvos, IP Chios, PE Samos, PE Ikaria)

– District of Crete

– Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Rodopi, IP Evros)

The General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has informed the competent officials involved state agencies, as well as the regions and municipalities of the above areas, in order to be on increased civil protection readiness in order to address any fires immediately.

At the same time, the GAPP recommends that citizens be very careful and to avoid actions in the countryside that can cause fire from negligence, such as burning dry grass and branches or cleaning residues, using sparks such as drops, use of sparks, rugs, 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 General Secretariat for Civil Protection at civilProtection.gov.gr.