Extreme risk of fire – A state of alarm (risk category 5) is predicted tomorrow, Tuesday, July 25, for two regions of the country, while a very high risk of fire (risk category 4) for nine regions, according to the Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the general secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr).
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Specifically, extreme fire risk – State of Alarm (risk category 5) is predicted tomorrow for the following areas:
* Region of Crete (Rethymnon Region, Heraklion Region, Lasithi Region)
* South Aegean Region (Rhodes Region)
Very high fire risk (risk category 4) for the following areas:
* Region of Attica
* Region of Central Greece
* North Aegean Region (Samos PE, Ikaria PE)
* South Aegean Region (Karpathos Region, Kalymnos Region, Kos Region)
* Region of Thessaly (P.E. Larissa, P.E. Magnesia)
* Region of Crete (Chania Region)
* Region of Peloponnese
* Ionian Islands District
* Region of Western Greece
The general secretariat of Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection has informed the competent government agencies involved, as well as the regions and municipalities of the above areas, so that they are on increased civil protection readiness in order to immediately deal with any fire incidents.
At the same time, the GPP recommends that citizens be especially careful and avoid activities in the open air that can cause a fire by negligence, such as burning dry grass and branches or cleaning residues, using machines that cause sparks such as circular saws, welding devices, using outdoor grills, smoking bees, throwing lighted cigarettes, etc. Also, it is reminded that during the fire protection season burning of fields is prohibited.
In the event of a fire, citizens are requested to immediately notify the Fire Service at the number 199.
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