2024-06-10 00:43:03
The Nationwide Air Rescue and Air Transport Mechanism stays on paper, with the newest incidents in Epirus, but in addition in different areas of the nation, similar to Crete, highlighting the need of its operation.
The “Theofanis Hermes Theocharopoulos” Nationwide Air Rescue and Air Transport Mechanism Regulation handed in 2022 and amended in December 2023 as a part of the restructuring of Civil Safety, offered for six standby/standby bases, the place air belongings and personnel can be prepared for finishing up a search and rescue operation, they’re “lacking”.
After all, one among them can be in Ioannina and probably on the helipad of the College Hospital, which was known as right now to obtain the army helicopter, which was carrying a 70-year-old British man, after a coronary heart assault whereas mountain climbing within the Vikos gorge.
It was the fourth incident within the touristic massif of Epirus, which mobilized the Hearth Service inside a month or so.
The fireplace providers, together with EMAK and EMODE, moved instantly, with time nonetheless being an adversary. It’s indicative that for the transport of a 58-year-old Dutch girl, who was injured on Wednesday on a mountain path within the Vikos gorge, it took roughly 3.30 hours to move her to the purpose the place she was picked up by an EKAV ambulance.
In right now’s case of the British vacationer, the help of a helicopter was required, which began from Eleusis, arrived in Vikos, as a way to drop the rescuers on the scene, went for refueling in Aktio after which returned to gather the affected person and switch him to the College Hospital, a process that required greater than 4 hours.
The final report by a authorities official on the matter was that of the Normal Secretary of Civil Safety Vassilis Papageorgiou, who answered a query addressed to the Minister of Civil Safety Vassilis Kikilia, throughout their go to to Ioannina on 4 January.
At the moment, Mr. Papageorgiou had stated that the legislation gives for a selected timetable, in response to which in two months (from then) the Joint Ministerial Resolution can be signed, which is able to outline the procedures for the leasing of plane and crew service, and in a single month tender by the NATO Assist and Procurement Company (NSPA).
Actually, two years after the loss of life of Theofanis Ermis Theocharopoulos in Tzoumerka and the efforts that adopted, the nation has not been capable of purchase a helicopter emergency providers (HEMS) mechanism, as is the case all over the world, ensuing within the lack of priceless time, but in addition cash, since army plane are essentially used, that are supposed for one more function.