Wildfire response efforts in Mea Makri, concerning Attica Region’s resources were coordinated by the new Regional Governor of Attica himself, who ordered the mechanism of the Attica Region to be fully mobilized from the very first moments the fire broke out in Nea Makri.
Employees from the Attica Region participated in the operation with more than 10 water tankers, as well as vehicles and machinery. In charge of the coordination of the Civil Protection team of the Region was the Vice-Regional Governor Vasilis Kokkalis. The East Attica Vice- Regional Governor Athanasios Avgerinos was also on the spot.
Attica Regional Governor G. Patoulis expressed his satisfaction for the Wildfire Response and the prompt mobilization of Attica Regions’ employees and pointed out that the primary goal of the new administration of Attica Region is citizens’ safety.
“Employees and resources of the Attica Region have been battling the blaze since the first moments the points of fire broke out. In collaboration with the Fire Brigade, the Police, the Municipality of Marathon, and with the coordination of the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, we managed to set the fire under control. I would like to congratulate the General Secretary of Civil Protection Nicos Chardalias for the coordination, and also the Vice-Governors Vasilis Kokkalis and Thanassis Avgerinos, the Director of Civil Protection of Attica Region , Efstratios Davakis, the mayor of Marathon Stergios Tsirkas , the Fire Brigade, and the Greek Police. My special thanks to the employees of our Region for their efforts and their immediate response to my call.
Attica Region will work closely with the government and we will jointly shape the framework of safety and protection of people’s lives in its area.”
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