Fire Department

A vehicle caught fire on Monday afternoon on Petrou Ralli Street in the suburban Attica district of Nikaia, causing traffic diversions. 

Ten firefighters with four vehicles are working to extinguish the blaze, according to the Fire Department. 

Authorities are asking citizens to pay special attention on Sunday due to the very high risk of fire (risk category 4) in Attica and 5 other regions.

The fire risk is very high for six districts of Greece tomorrow according to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate & Civil Protection.

In particular, a very high fire risk (risk category 4) is predicted for the following areas:

Region of Attica (including the island of Kythera)

The captain and mate of the yacht, who were arrested by a team of the Fire Service along with 11 other crew members as the culprits of the fire in a forest area in the Bisti area of Hydra Island in the evening hours of Friday, June 21, 2024, were sentenced to early morning detention, with the agreement of the investigator and the prosecutor.

The Molotov bomb targeted a patrol vehicle and a lookout point, causing a fire that destroyed the police vehicle. Simultaneously, a police officer on duty sustained injuries to his face and hands and was promptly taken to the 401 General Military Hospital in Athens.

A total of 33 fires occurred in the last 24 hours in the country, of which 25 were immediately extinguished at their initial stage, while firefighters are battling as many as 8.

The weather will be particularly warm today as well, with temperatures reaching 37 degrees Celsius, while localized rain and isolated thunderstorms will occur during the midday and afternoon hours in Epirus, Macedonia and the rest of the mountainous areas. Winds will reach 7 Beaufort and combined with high temperatures increase the risk of fires.

What the spokesman of the Fire Department said at the emergency briefing - Strong winds in Varis-Koropiou - Evacuation orders in Kitsi and Lambrika and Dardiza in Argolida

A wildfire broke out in the Resta region of Chios island, on Friday.

Ground and aerial firefighting forces have been deployed in the area, while residents of Karyes received a message from the 112 to evacuate. 

A total of 55 firefighters with 13 vehicles are participating in the operation, while five aircrafts and one helicopter are also on spot.

A team of Spanish experts who had visited the Evros region in northeastern Greece that was ravaged by devastating wildfires last summer have submitted an 80-page report to Greek authorities with recommendations to improve prevention capabilities.