The climate crisis the fire service is expanding in this direction as well, it should be shielded so that it is one step ahead, indicatively stated the Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister Th. Kontogeorgis speaking on the show “Morning News” on SKAI.

Asked about it, about him redesigning forest firefightingnoted that it is being built step-by-step, stressing that in this direction, recruitment, special training of the staff will be done in accordance with the new requirements, while the firefighting fleet will be renewed.

As Mr. Kontogeorgis said in 2026 the country will receive the first seven canards within the framework of a 2.2 billion euro financial program.

It is also planned to supply modern fire-fighting equipment with helicopters and drones in order to utilize the technology for the protection of forests.

For the fires in Evros the deputy minister in spite of the prime minister said that 15 outbreaks occurred parallel fact that is being investigated.

At the same time, the fire authorities, he noted, are called to face unprecedented conditions citing the statement of the fire chief who characterized this summer the most difficult in the last 32 years.

He noted that within two days the fire brigade was called to deal with it 220 fires of which 10 were very serious.