Aerial firefighting autos are taking their positions – 2024-05-24 16:02:18

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2024-05-24 16:02:18

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Within the subsequent few days, the “dispersion” of the flying means is predicted, which began with the distribution of two PZL sort plane, considered one of which will likely be based mostly in Corfu, and the remainder of the air means will observe.


The Deputy Minister of Civil Safety and Local weather Disaster Evangelos Tournas will likely be within the area of Western Macedonia tomorrow, which, along with Epirus, Corfu, Paxos and Lefkada, belong to the competence of the Coordinator Christophoros Bokas and there could also be extra information concerning the plane, which will likely be based mostly this yr on the airport of Ioannina and Aktion.
Nonetheless, the Agusta Bell helicopter, which proved to be extraordinarily helpful final yr, is predicted to be on the Ioannina airport once more this yr. One of these helicopter has the flexibility to land in any open area and might drop water from a low top and be refueled from any water supply, whereas additionally being able to move personnel. Additionally, two Kananders will most likely be based mostly in Aktio.
Within the meantime, with the Fireplace Service already receiving calls day by day for the prevalence of fires, luckily of a small extent, because of the favorable climate circumstances, the diploma of compliance of the plot house owners for the clearing of the grasses is encouraging.
In line with the coordinator of the Epirus Fireplace Providers – West. Macedonia and the Islands, the compliance of the house owners with the laws on the cleansing of the plots is present in a big proportion, whereas the trouble of the municipalities can be passable, for which he acknowledged the difficulties of implementing the brand new regulation.
“There are technical difficulties for the municipalities, lack of personnel and means, however that’s the reason we’re right here too, with the cooperation to do our greatest”, famous Mr. Bokas, who, on the event of fines imposed on residents who lit hearth regardless of the ban in drive because of the hearth preventing season, he emphasised that the fines are a “essential evil” and never an finish in itself of the service.

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