Greece increases the number of firefighters and drones.
AdvertisementOfficials said Greece is mobilizing the number of firefighters and its drone will double the navy this summer, with the risks of wildfire fire caused by climate change.
Civil Defense Minister Ionis Kefaloconis, 18,000 permanent and seasonal employees will be mobilized and will be supported by thousands of volunteers, as the damage caused by wild fires over the past two decades is continuing.
“It is clear that this year’s conditions are particularly difficult,” Kefaloco told journalists after participating in a training exercise to fight fire near Athens.
Increased average temperature and low rain have significantly worsened the conditions in recent years.
Lieutenant General Theodoros Wagia, the head of the Greek firefighters, told the Associated Press that from May 1 to October 31, more fireplace units would be highlighted for higher risk zones.
“Climate crisis depends on here. We must be very useful in mobilizing monitoring, product and our resources,” Vagia said.
According to data from the European Union Forest Fire Information Organization, over 1,300 sq km by 2021 and 1,745 sq. Km in 2023, three times more than the average of 2011-2020.
Firefighters carried out an exercise to test the evolution of emergency response in Greece, which depends on advanced technologies such as drones monitoring and mobile command centers.
Fire -quart planes fly over the trees, throw water blums into combined drops at low altitude, while land commanders saw improvement on tablets, which spread the turns pictures in real time.
The Coast Guard and the Armed Forces participated in a training, which simulated the evacuation of the holiday camp for children threatened by many fires.
According to the authorities, the number of firefighters in the last two years has increased by about 20%, while the fire tracking naval has increased to 82, against the previous 45.
According to officials, about 300 firefighters from Chekwia, France, Romania, Mlatova and Bulgaria are being sent to Greece under the EU’s prerequisite plan.
Greece’s most deadly forest fire killed 104 people in 2018, not received any discharge notice at a bath resort near Athens.
