Very high risk of fire (Category 4), is also provided for tomorrow, Saturday 16 August 2025in accordance with the Fire Risk Provision Charter issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, for the following areas:
* Region of Attica
* Peloponnese Region (Corinthia, IP Argolida)
* Region of Western Greece (Achaia, IP Aitoloakarnania)
* Region of Central Greece (IP Fthiotida, IP Fokida, PE Boeotia, IP of Evia including the island of Skyros)
* Region of Thessaly (Sporades IP)
* Region of Central Macedonia (Halkidiki IP, including Mount Athos)
* Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (IP Kavala, IP Thassos, IP Xanthi, IP Rodopi, Evros IP including the island of Samothraki)
* Northern Aegean Region (IP Lesvos, PE Lemnos)
* South Aegean Region (Rhodes, Karpathos IP)
* Region of Crete (Heraklion PE, Lassithi PE)
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection (civilProtection.gov.gr) of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection has informed the relevant government agencies involved, as well as the regions and municipalities of the above areas, in order to be on increased political protection in order to deal with immediately.
At the same time, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection recommends that citizens are very careful and to avoid actions in the countryside that can cause fire by negligence, such as burning dry grass and branches or cleaning residues, using sparks, Cigarettes, etc. It is also recalled that during the fire season, the burning of the fields is prohibited.
In the event of a fire, citizens are kindly requested to alert the Fire Service immediately in the 199 call number 199.