Three radar dishes to help give early warning of fires, combined with the planting of slow-burning vegetation that prevents flames from spreading rapidly, are two methods that authorities in Thessaloniki have selected to protect the suburban Sheikh Sou Forest near the city, local officials said on Wednesday, according to ANA.
The radar dishes will be set up in different locations within the forest and will be bale to alert the fire brigade to fires in just two minutes. The system will be commissioned by the Central Macedonia Region authority, using either EU funds or its own resources, and will be able to pinpoint the exact location where a fire has started, enabling the fire brigade to intervene extremely quickly to prevent it from spreading.
The press conference also announced the planting on Sunday of plants that are slow to catch fire, such as oleanders, acacias and rosemary, on the side of the roads going through the forest.
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