Romanian Firefighters Join Efforts to Battle Blazes in Greece

Romanian firefighters arrived in Greece on Saturday, August 7. They joined the local firefighters and will try, over the next period, to battle the blazes that wreaked havoc near Athens.

108 firefighters and 22 fire engines from Romania join the international efforts to put out the fires. Along with them, there are many others, from Greece and other countries. The Romanian heroes are already praised by the local media for their courage.

The Romanian firefighters who came to our country to fight the fire seem to have come from another planet. Speed, organization, meticulous attention, and instinctive reflexes are amazing. To Evia Upon arrival, Romanian firefighters set up a separate center with logistics services overnight, then droneed forest roads, calculated wind directions and used state-of-the-art technology. Using dozens of streams passing through the area and the logistics of interconnected hoses over 60 meters, they also began to extinguish the fire. They also used cars to keep traffic unobstructed. No secondary roads were used. Therefore, Romanian firefighter practices are not only commendable, but certainly a mirror of developed countries.

As reported by fimes.gr.

Hundreds of fires broke out only during the last couple of days and for the locals, the inferno means not only the risk of losing your house but also the risk of dying from smoke inhalation. The local population and the tourists are warned to stay inside, but the fires keep closing in and many leave the area for good.

Thousands of Romanians canceled their vacation to Greece and Turkey, countries affected by the fires.