Meeting of the Civil Protection Coordinating Body of the Municipality of Agia for the Coordination and the Implementation of Forest Fire Prevention Measures

On Thursday, May 13, 2021, at the invitation of the president of the STO (Coordinating Local Body) and mayor of Agia Mr. Antonis Gountaras, a regular meeting of the Civil Protection Coordinating Body of the Municipality of Agia was held, in view of the fire season 2021. At this meeting, the plan for dealing with forest fires was carefully analyzed, assigning responsibilities and to all competent bodies. (Fire Department, Port Authority, Forestry Department, Agia and Tempi Police Department).

Based on the existing plans and in collaboration with all members of the STO, the need to implement the following actions was also emphasized:

• Completion of the process of informing the owners about clearing the vegetation of vacant plots of land
• Completion of the forest road infrastructure maintenance work by the competent bodies
• Completion of the clearing of firebreaks by the competent bodies
• Completion of Fire Hydrants inspection by DEYA (Municipal Enterprise for Water Supply and Sewerage)

Completion of the Fire Tanks inspection by the competent bodies