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Serbia sends 30 firefighters to help put out wildfires in Greece

Nis, 26 August 2023

On the basis of an agreement between President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Department for Emergency Situations of the Serbian Ministry of the Interior sent 30 fire rescuers to Greece today to help put out wildfires in that country.

On the order of Minister of the Interior Bratislav Gasic, 30 members of the Department for Emergency Situations from Belgrade, Smederevo, Novi Sad, Nis, Jagodina and Pancevo and from the Administration for Fire and Rescue Units left for Greece, with four vans, two all-terrain vehicles and personal protective equipment and equipment for extinguishing fires in open space.

Acting Assistant Minister and Head of the Department for Emergency Situations Luka Causic saw off the fire rescuers in Nis, expressing satisfaction that we have the necessary capacities to help countries that need help.

This is the second time this season that we are sending help to our Greek colleagues in the most challenging fire season for that country, he recalled and added that Serbian firefighters will be sent to the Evros region, around the town of Alexandroupoli.

He also recalled the interventions in Turkey, Greece, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which members of the Department for Emergency Situations participated recently.