Fire department

A preliminary inquiry and an Administrative Inquiry will be conducted into the circumstances and causes of the accident that caused the death of one firefighter and the injury of another firefighter, due to the overturning of a fire truck during a patrol, near the area of Kochikia in the municipality of Mantoudiou – Lake – Agia Anna, in Euboea, according to a s

A fire truck patrolling the Kotsikia area in northeastern Evia plunged into a gorge on Friday, killing one firefighter and injuring another, according to reports.  

Tragic details have emerged regarding the two men, aged 35 and 40, who lost their lives when they were surrounded by a fire near the village of Elliniko in Xylokastro.

Greece ordered the evacuation of hospitals and homes near Athens Monday as wildfires spread despite "superhuman" efforts to combat the flames, the fire brigade said.

At least five more communities were told to flee by civil protection authorities, after hundreds of people evacuated Sunday from at least eight villages.

The large fire that broke out yesterday at noon in southern Rethymno, in the areas of Amari and Agios Vasileiou, has been rekindled. Strong firefighting forces are operating to extinguish the fire while four aerial means, two helicopters and two airplanes, were raised and are carrying out continuous water drops.

Fire broke out at noon on Friday in low vegetation in Schisto Korydallos.

The Fire Department was immediately mobilized to extinguish the fire, as 50 firefighters with 2 teams of hikers of the 1st EMODE, 11 vehicles and 3 helicopters operated. Water trucks of the local authorities are also assisting.

A wildfire that broke out earlier on Thursday among low vegetation in East Attica was easing, sources from the Fire Service said. 

There were 25 fire engines with 85-member crew, four teams of firefighters on foot, two firefighting aircraft and five water dropping helicopters remain in the area of Agia Marina in Koropi.

There were 38 agroforestry fires that broke out across the country in the last 24 hours, according to the fire department.

A fire broke out on Monday at the PYRKAL factory in the Panakto area of Viotia, central Greece.

The fire started near a storage facility with hazardous materials.

Some 32 firefighters with 11 vehicles were dispatched to the scene. Moreover, one aircraft and two helicopters are contributing to the firefighting efforts.

Firefighting operations persist on Monday against a wildfire that erupted Sunday noon in the northern regional unit of Pieria. 

The rugged terrain and dense vegetation hamper efforts to contain the blaze, the firefighting department reported. The fire, situated at an altitude of 1,700 meters amid tall deciduous and coniferous trees, primarily burns dead fuel and foliage.