New signal for very high risk fire and on Friday, June 28, the General Secretariat issued Civil Protectionin Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr).
Specifically, according to the relevant forecast map, category 4 will include the following areas of the country:
Ionian Islands Region (Corfu PE, Kefalonia PE, Zakynthos PE)
Peloponnese region (Messinia)
Crete Region (PE Lassithi)
North Aegean Region (Lesvos region, Chios region, Samos region, Ikaria region)
South Aegean Region (Rhodes, Karpathos).
The PPG
The General Secretariat of Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection informed the competent state bodies involved in the official service, as well as the Regions and municipalities of specific areas, so that they are in greater civil protection readiness, in order to immediately deal with any fire incidents.
At the same time, it recommends that citizens take special care and avoid outdoor actions that could cause a fire due to negligence, such as burning grass and dry branches or cleaning residues, the use of machines that cause sparks such as circular saws, welding devices, use of outdoor barbecue grills, smoking bees, throwing lit cigarettes, etc. He also remembers that during the fire protection season, burning fields is prohibited.
In the event of a fire, citizens are asked to immediately contact the Fire Department by dialing 199.
For more information and instructions on self-protection against the dangers of forest fires, citizens can visit the website of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection at email address civilprotection.gov.gr.
Fire Department
In Fire Department the 2nd phase of operational readiness is put into practice and aerial surveillance patrols will be carried out, as well as patrols by firefighters, police and military forces.
Furthermore, the personnel of the Fire Departments of the aforementioned Regional Units are placed on partial alert, in order to face the increase in service demands that may arise.
At the same time, the Civil Protection Action Plan is implemented for these areas to address the risks of forest fires, according to which, among other things, the measure of preventive ban on the movement of vehicles and the stay of day trippers will be implemented. in national forests, forests and “vulnerable” areas.
The Fire Department appeals to citizens:
1. Be especially careful and avoid any activity that could cause a fire.
2. Follow the information on forest fire prevention available on the Fire Department’s website and official Facebook and Twitter accounts.
3. If you notice a fire, you must immediately notify the Fire Department by dialing 199.
Finally, it asks all citizens to be especially careful and in the event of a fire, for their own safety, to faithfully follow the instructions of the competent authorities.