A very high risk of fire (risk category 4) is forecast in five Greek regions on Wednesday, according to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr).
Very high fire risk is predicted on Wednesday for the following areas:
-Region of Attica
-Region of Central Greece (regional units of Viotia and Evia)
-Region of Crete (regional unit of Chania)
-Region of Northern Aegean (regional units of Lesvos, Chios and Ikaria)
-Region of Southern Aegean (regional unit of Karpathos)
The General Secretariat of Civil Protection has informed the state services involved, as well as regional and local authorities in the above areas to be on heightened alert to deal promptly with any outbreak of fire. It has also warned the public to avoid any activities outdoors that may accidentally start a fire, such as bonfires, use of machinery that creates sparks, barbecues, handling beehives or throwing away lit cigarettes.