2024-05-27 05:57:13
The Autonomous Directorate of Civil Safety of the South Aegean Area informs that the Anti-Fireplace Interval lasts from 01-05-2024 to 31-10-2024. We ask the residents, farmers, breeders and beekeepers of the islands of the South Aegean (Cyclades and Dodecanese), bearing in mind the climatic components of the South Aegean (sturdy winds mixed with excessive temperatures, and many others.) to be particularly cautious, to keep away from any motion or outside work which will trigger a fireplace by negligence and instantly notify the Fireplace Service of any occasion that involves their consideration.
We want to inform you that the brand new Fireplace Combating Ordinance 9/2024 (Authorities Gazette 2387/B/2024) is in pressure, which replaces the earlier Fireplace Combating Ordinances and is legitimate from 1/5/2024. In keeping with the above Fireplace Laws:
· Forests or forest ecosystems, woodlands and grasslands are outlined because the scope of utility of paragraphs 1, 2 and three of article 3 of Legislation 998/1979 (A’ 289) and article 5 of PD 32/2016 ( A’ 46). The areas of peri-urban greenery, in declared forested or as reforested areas, in parks and groves of cities and residential areas of par. 4 of article 3 of Legislation 998/1979. Areas with particular safety standing (equivalent to Nationwide Parks, nationwide forests, Natura areas, wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes and guarded pure formations, archaeological websites, historic websites, landscapes of specific pure magnificence, and many others.). Agricultural lands, as outlined in article 2 of the N.D. 3030/1954 (A’ 244). The outside areas positioned at a distance of lower than 300 (300) meters from the boundaries of the above lands and areas. Extra hearth safety measures and means are additionally outlined in plots of land and different uncovered areas which are positioned inside accredited zoning plans or inside settlement boundaries with out a plan that don’t fall underneath the above circumstances.
Articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11 and 12 outline the Normal provisions, the prohibitions and restrictions regarding burning (of crop residues, prunings, grasslands, pastures, and many others.), sizzling work, smoking bees, use of fireplace within the countryside.
· In articles 13, 14, 15 16, 17, 18 the measures, prohibitions and restrictions regarding flammable substances, waste, waste, cumbersome objects, sanitary landfills (landfills or landfills), working areas of coal kilns, lime kilns and different laboratory complexes , taking pictures ranges and open taking pictures ranges.
· In articles 6, 7 and eight the burning of fireworks and many others. pyrotechnics, flying lanterns and using stable, liquid and gaseous gas gadgets.
· In articles 19, 20 and 21 different common prohibitions, different actions and actions within the countryside and work in a forest atmosphere, Agricultural, forestry and different equipment
· The management of compliance with the above belongs to the firefighting our bodies, whereas in article 23 the sanctions for non-compliance are talked about.
As forest and agroforestry fires have already occurred, primarily throughout the burning of crop residues, we suggest that earlier than taking any motion, these contact the native Fireplace Companies (tel. 199).
In case of non-observance of the provisions contained within the above Fireplace Combating Provisions, the prescribed administrative fines shall be imposed in keeping with the no. 19/2020 Fireplace Regulation “Process for imposing administrative fines for violations of regulatory provisions of fireplace safety laws” (Authorities Gazette 2233/B/2020).
Different penalties or sanctions supplied by different provisions, equivalent to articles 264 and 265 of the Prison Code or article 26 of Legislation 2801/2000 (A’ 41), aren’t included. 3. As well as, the Fireplace Service notifies the infringements to the related supervisory, licensing Authority for any additional actions of its personal inside the framework of their duties, such because the Forestry Service, Directorate of Agricultural Economic system and Veterinary Drugs, and many others.
Directions to keep away from inflicting fires:
· We don’t perform outside sizzling work, which can trigger a fireplace (welding, utilizing a wheel or different instrument that throws sparks).
· We don’t mild outside grills (barbeques) throughout the summer time months within the woods, nor in areas the place there are dry grasses and branches.
· We keep away from smoking the bees and don’t go away burning residues within the open, as a result of they might rekindle and trigger a fireplace.
· In no way will we burn dry grass, branches, reeds and garbage within the open air.
· We by no means throw lighted cigarettes and matches from the automobile window, not even after we are within the forest.
· We don’t go away garbage within the forest, as a result of there’s a threat of it igniting, nor glass bottles, as a result of they might trigger a fireplace in dry grasses, by photo voltaic radiation.
· We don’t use sparklers and fireworks, in areas which are a brief distance from forest lands.
· We by no means park our car in locations the place there’s dry grass. The catalytic converter of vehicles stays overheated for a very long time after the engine is turned off, making the chance of beginning a fireplace seen.
· We’re conscious that sparks brought on by the exhausts of all forms of automobiles can create circumstances conducive to fireside.
· We all the time adjust to forest entry prohibition indicators in periods of excessive threat.
Lastly, we want to inform you that on the web site of the Normal Secretariat of Civil Safety (Safety Directions – Forest Fires) in addition to on the web site of the South Aegean Area (- Civil Safety Points) there are posted Forest Fireplace Safety Directions.