“Today is probably the most difficult day of this summer. Attica, Euboea and almost half the Peloponnese are in the red, that is, at the highest level of alarm, while the rest of the country is either in orange or yellow, “he emphasized with the backdrop of extremely difficult weather conditions and the extreme risk of fire and firefighters Giannis Kefalogiannisin an interview he gave this morning to the OPEN T/S, pointing out that “the state mechanism is on a full alert”.
Mr Kefalogiannis addressed a clear and repetitive appeal to citizens to show absolute responsibility and alertness: “Care, attention, attention. I say this because seven out of ten fires are from a human factor and most of all is negligent, which means that if we are careful we can prevent firesยป.
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Referring to the incident with a damage Canadair, he stressed that there was no problem for the crew. At the same time, he pointed out the reinforcement of the country’s fleet by modern means: “Through the Aegean program we add seven new Canadair 515. We are the first country with France where we will have the new aircraft in 2028”, adding that another seven aircraft 415 will be upgraded. Kefalogiannis, emphasizing the operational upgrading of the Air Forces.
The minister also spoke about the issue of individual responsibility and prevention: “Seven of ten fires are due to anthropogenic factor. I will not say that we will limit 70%, but at least half of us prevent, you realize that we are really doing a national project. And this is not to say that our fellow man is to blame or our neighbor is to blame. It is something that concerns our possessions, our lives, the environment itself. If we have a friend who shows improper behavior, we must prevent him. “
Regarding the institutional framework and the tightening of arson penalties, Mr Kefalogiannis referred to the recent fire in Feneos who, as he said, “hurt them” and “still suffers them today” while talking about the two arrested, stressing that “even though we had no human beings, A felony in essence is at this time in the class. There has been confiscation of their property, have been detained and also an administrative fine has been imposed. We say this because the institutional framework, the criminal framework for the issue of arson, has indeed been tightened. ” At the same time, he emphasized that, “in any case what we must all understand is that we have to train, and I put myself in, but each of us really respect our fellow man, our property, and our natural environment.”
The Minister finally noted the impact of the climate crisis on the new data that is being shaped: “The climate crisis has influenced us. Think about that now at the moment we are talking we have active fronts at altitudes such as Karpenissi, such as Kastoria that we used to see fires in the past. So there is no area of the country to say we are quiet. The whole country, and especially today, is in red, orange. So we need to show the necessary attention just to prevent these fires. “