For wind gusts reaching 100 km per hour said the press representative of the Fire Department in emergency notification for the big fire wherebroke down in Katsimidi of Parnitha at 2:50 pm.
According to the Fire Department representative, the forces fighting the flames will be reinforced still with 100 firefighters and 30 vehicles from Thessaly, Epirus and Central Macedonia.
From the air, 12 aerial vehicles, 4 aircraft and 8 helicopters operate.
Gusts exceed 100 kilometers per hour
In the Parnitha fire area, wind speeds reach 50 kilometers, with gusts exceeding 100 kilometers per hour.
These conditions and the fact that there are high voltage poles in the area make it difficult for aerial vehicles to operate.
For this reason they mainly operate helicopters.
All forces are coordinated by the OLYMOS Mobile Operations Center.
112 rang
At 3:47 pm, a message was issued on 112 to inform residents of the areas closest to the fire, so that they are ready to follow the instructions of the competent authorities in the event of an emergency.
Assistance in the extinction work is provided by powerful forces, from volunteer firefighters, several volunteer fire-fighting vehicles, as well as tanker trucks and project machines from the Attica Region and the General Staff of National Defence.
In general, the prevailing conditions are difficult and dangerous.
In any case, citizens, for their own safety, must follow the instructions of the competent authorities, he stressed.
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