Fire Department

A tree fall that caused minor injuries to one person occurred earlier in the afternoon of Thursday, September 12, in Thessaloniki.

The beneficiaries of the new measures, which were announced by the Prime Minister at the TIF and will roll out from now until the end of 2025, will be presented today by the Minister of National Economy and Finance.

At this moment, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is unveiling the new economic roadmap until 2025 during his speech at the 88th Thessaloniki International Fair. According to reports, Mitsotakis will present a package of measures and interventions aimed at supporting social and professional groups impacted by the crisis.

An unbelievable incident happened on Thursday night (5/9) in Igoumenitsa, when a motorcyclist was confronted by an unexpected “passenger” at the wheel of his motorcycle.

According to thespro.gr, the driver, while returning from work on his Virago motorcycle, felt a sudden blow to his arm.

Severe weather instability is expected to continue across much of the country on Saturday, August 31st. The National Weather Service has updated the Special Weather Circular, initially issued on August 29th, 2024, at noon.

Civil Protection is on high alert and has developed an immediate response plan in anticipation of the severe weather that will affect the country until Saturday.

A firefighter in Polihnitos, Lesvos was arrested for allegedly assaulting his partner severely in front of their two-year-old child on Sunday night.

An arrest warrant had been issued for the man, who has been suspended by the Fire Department, and according to ERT, he will be brought before the prosecutor on Friday morning. His partner had reported him twice more.

The competent authorities arrested the 44-year-old as the perpetrator responsible for causing two fires in rural land, with intent and repeated offenses (on August 24 and 25, 2024), in the area of Kerasitsa, Municipality of Tripoli in Arcadia.

Very high risk fire (risk category 4) is expected in the regions of Attica, Crete and areas of Central Greece, Peloponnese, North Aegean, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, according to the Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the General Secretariat Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil

A total of 23 agroforestry fires have occurred in the last 24 hours across the country. Of these, the Fire Department says 19 were dealt with immediately, at their initial stage, while firefighters are still dealing with four more.