Afterwards, Mr. Stylianidis held a meeting at the City Hall of St. Petersburg on the subject of fire protection, while during the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen coordination with the Local Government, as well as with all relevant bodies, for more effective fire protection. area.
An autopsy on Poikilo Oros was carried out yesterday, Thursday, by the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Christos Stylianidis, with the participation of all local bodies and representatives of the Development Association of West Attica (ASDA), officials of the Fire Brigade and Fire Brigade.
Afterwards, Mr. Stylianidis held a meeting at the City Hall of St. Petersburg on the subject of fire protection, while during the meeting, they discussed ways to strengthen coordination with the Local Government, as well as with all relevant bodies, for more effective fire protection. area.
The purpose, as Mr. Stylianidis stressed, is to mitigate the effects of climate change, but also to strengthen prevention in these municipalities, in order to ensure the natural wealth of the region.
“We are living with the effects of climate change. The goal of all of us is how to mitigate its effects. Together we made a promise first of all to ourselves, that we will do everything to protect the local community. The new doctrine is that we operate much more precautionarily and continue to increase the force for response and immediacy “, Mr. Stylianidis pointed out, while adding that a program of preventive cleaning in the forests has been prepared, which includes the maintenance and improvement of fire zones the opening of forest roads and forest clearings. This program, as the minister said, will be implemented for Mount Poikilo as well. “Poikilo Oros was saved last year thanks to the heroism of the firefighters. The mayor formed a framework of collective effort that can prevent serious consequences of natural disasters “, noted Mr. Stylianidis and added:” We have strengthened the air means, and this year there will be air surveillance. However, I would like to emphasize that there is no effective political protection without its main pillar, which is local self-government “.
Regarding forest firefighting and aerial firefighting, Mr. Stylianidis underlined: “Firefighters put out fires, we are talking about forest firefighting. Aerial firefighting is a complementary element. The air means complement and create conditions for the firefighters to act “.
For his part, the mayor of St. Petersburg, Stefanos Vlachos, stressed that they will do everything possible to protect the forest and keep the area intact.
“Our space is surrounded by a large green space. We will have the official state as an ally to ensure the greenery that exists in our country. We hope this year to keep the green despite the adverse conditions that are predicted to prevail, and I am sure that with the determination shown by Mr. Stylianidis, we will protect the forest that is a source of life and we will do everything possible to keep the area intact “, noted Mr. Vlachos.
