A meeting with a group of meteorologists and then a meeting of the Coordinating Body with the participation of all involved bodies was held by the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Vassilis Kikilias.
The object is the strong winds that will blow on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday in various regions of Greece, resulting in the risk of simultaneous fires.
It is noted that today from 6 am to 6 pm (i.e. within just 12 hours) 71 agroforestry fires broke out across the country.
It was decided that all the Civil Protection forces should be on alert level 4 (high risk of fire) for areas of the regions:
Peloponnese,
Attica,
Crete,
North and South Aegean
and Central Greece.
In particular, according to the meteorologists’ forecasts, strong winds will blow in the North Aegean, Attica, Boeotia, the Cyclades, Crete and the southeastern Peloponnese, strong winds of 7-8 Beaufort, making the situation extremely dangerous for starting fires.
The meeting of the Coordinating Body was attended by the leadership of the ministry and the Fire Brigade, representatives of ELAS and the Armed Forces as well as regional governors/representatives of the Regions of Peloponnese, Attica, Crete, North and South Aegean and Central Greece.
For the above areas, it was decided that all the Civil Protection forces will be on alert level 4 (high risk of fire), which means that the Fire Brigade will be on alert, officers of the Armed Forces will carry out patrols, while the teams will also be on standby DEVKALYON. For its part, ELAS will proceed with blocking roads leading to forest areas where traffic will be prohibited. The Regional Units will have on hand the volunteer groups that will carry out patrols, the water tankers as well as the project machinery in order to help if necessary to open fire zones.
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