Athens, Greece – Greece is receiving European aid during the summer wildfires for the first time firefighters have arrived in Athens.
The 28 Romanian firefighters were welcomed on Saturday by Climate Crisis and Civil Defense Minister Christo Stilianides and the Greek Fire Service. A total of more than 200 firefighters from six European countries will eventually be sent to Greece.
“Romania is pleased to have joined the pre-deployment program with a special fire brigade,” said Romanian team leader Colonel Alexandru Adrian Silic. We already have experience here in Greece.
The Romanians, along with other countries, including Russia and Turkey, helped Greece fight a wildfire last August that ravaged northern Greece, Greece’s second-largest island, and the southern Peloponnese peninsula.
This year, the European Union has launched a “preliminary pilot project” designed to lead to a permanent European cooperation program.
“We are stepping up our preparations for the # Forest Forest season in Europe. From today +200 [firefighters] From Europe, Greece is strategically placed to quickly join national forces [fires] Stelynidis’ successor to European Union Commissioner for Crisis Leeds may be out of control, she tweeted on Friday.
The Romanian fire brigade, which has five fire engines, will operate until July 31 in Attica, which includes the capital Athens.
On Friday, July 15, an equal number of Romanian firefighters were relieved. They will be replaced by a strong French team in August.
Four firefighters from 16 Bulgarian firefighters arrived in Larissa, central Greece, on Friday and were welcomed by local officials and firefighters. The Bulgarians will remain in the area in July.
On July 15, 16, German firefighters begin work in Peloponnese; At the beginning of August they will be replaced by 14 Norwegian and 24 Finnish firefighters, who will be relieved once in mid-August, by their equal numbers.
Extreme fires are common in Greece, with the help of hot and dry weather and frequent strong winds. Climate change means that wildfires are also prolonged.
Greek officials say higher fuel costs have increased the challenge of firefighting services in the mountainous country to fight fires.
Greece will start using fire-fighting chemicals this year and will launch a series of fires to prevent large fires.
Four of the six foreign leaders witnessed a live fire drill west of Athens on Thursday. The German and Norwegian team leaders watched the exercise online.
According to a study by a coalition of international research institutes, the spread of wildfires and increasing fires have a negative impact on efforts to curb carbon dioxide emissions because forests are depleted and absorb carbon dioxide. According to the study, the intensity of wildfires may increase over time.
Information provided by this article is provided by Associated Press Leftis Pitarakis.
