General Secretariat for Civil Protection
Greek PM announces new emergency response service
A National Emergency Response Service is to be established to replace the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Thursday, in the wake of last month's deadly Attica wildfires that claimed the lives of 93 people.
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Names of 92 fire victims released
More than two weeks after the deadly fire in eastern Attica, in which over 92 people lost their lives, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection has released a list of the names of the dead.
The names - among them two unidentified persons - were forwarded by forensic investigators to prosecutors in Athens on Wednesday as part of the investigation into the disaster.
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High-risk fire alert for Attica and other regions remains
A high-risk fire warning remains in place for a second day for Attica, parts of Central Greece, much of Evia as well as the northern Aegean islands of Lesvos, Chios, Samos and Ikaria.
Greek PM to unveil new plan for civil protection
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected Thursday to unveil a plan for overhauling the General Secretariat for Civil Protection in the wake of last month's deadly Attica wildfires.
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High fire alert for many parts of the country
Attica, the northeastern Peloponnese, Evia, the Aegean islands and much of Crete remain at high risk of fire on Tuesday, the General Secretariat for Civil Protection has announced.
Issuing its third highest fire alert, the Interior Ministry's General Secretariat for Civil Protection instructed all state services, as well as municipal and regional authorities, to be on alert.
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Firefighters dispatched to douse blaze on Rhodes
Firefighters on Thursday were dispatched to douse a blaze that broke out on forestland near the village of Salakos in western Rhodes.
A total of 34 firefighters, manning 15 engines, were sent to tackle the fire, and were aided by a water-dropping helicopter.
By early afternoon the blaze was not threatening residential areas.
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Weather to take a turn for the worse again this week
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection on Monday issued a warning about a front of bad weather that is forecast to hit large swaths of the country this week.
The turn in the weather is to include heavy rainfall, strong winds and hailstorms in some parts.
High risk of forest fires on Monday, Greek authorities warn
The risk of forest fires across the country is very high on Monday, according to the General Secretariat for Civil Protection which highlighted the prefectures of Attica, Evia, Viotia, Fthiotida, Fokida, Larissa, Magnisia, Corinthia, Argolida, Arkadia, Lakonia and Hania as the most vulnerable - at level 4.
State of emergency declared on Ionian island of Zakynthos amid spate of fires
The General Secretariat for Civil Protection on Tuesday declared the Ionian island of Zakynthos to be in a state of emergency amid of spate of wild fires that have tested firefighting services over the past two days.
Firefighters battle dozens of blazes across Greece
The country's fire service was tested on Saturday by consistently high temperatures, strong winds and tinder-dry conditions, with firefighters dispatched to battle dozens of blazes across the country.
Among the largest were fires that broke out in Koropi, eastern Attica, on the Ionian island of Zakynthos and near the resort of Ierapetra on Crete.
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