{"id":10579,"date":"2026-06-13T19:55:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=10579"},"modified":"2026-06-13T19:55:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T16:55:00","slug":"evangelos-tournass-on-site-inspection-regarding-fire-safety-and-the-final-deadline-for-undeveloped-plots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.tomanifesto.gr\/?p=10579","title":{"rendered":"Evangelos Tournas&#8217;s on-site inspection regarding fire safety and the final deadline for undeveloped plots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"206\">Evangelos Tournas Evangelos Tournas, calling on citizens to clean up and register their plots by June 22.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"208\" data-end=\"628\">The Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection<b> Evangelos Tournas<\/b> conducted an on-site inspection on Saturday in the <strong data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"340\">Municipality of Dionysos<\/strong>, continuing his tour of high-risk areas in <strong data-start=\"415\" data-end=\"426\">Attica<\/strong>. The purpose of the visit was to accelerate <strong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"495\">prevention<\/strong> measures, as well as to strengthen <strong data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"552\">operational readiness<\/strong> in view of the summer season and the increased risk of wildfires.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"16fsguu\" data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"672\">Tournas inspected the prevention measures<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"981\">During the <strong data-start=\"695\" data-end=\"707\">site inspection<\/strong>, Evangelos Tournas examined the situation in the <strong data-start=\"756\" data-end=\"799\">mixed forest-urban areas<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"804\" data-end=\"816\">passability<\/strong> of the forest road network, the existence of <strong data-start=\"856\" data-end=\"881\">undeveloped plots<\/strong> and the adequacy of <strong data-start=\"903\" data-end=\"920\">escape routes<\/strong> and operational access for firefighting forces.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"983\" data-end=\"1214\">The minister also visited the <strong data-start=\"1017\" data-end=\"1075\">Ekali 2000 Volunteer Forest Firefighters \u2013 Ekali 2000 Rescuers<\/strong>, where he met with representatives of the <b>volunteer <\/b>civil protection, acknowledging their role in preventing and combating fires.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1216\" data-end=\"1547\">As <strong data-start=\"1231\" data-end=\"1252\">Evangelos Tournas<\/strong> noted, inspections in the mountainous areas of Attica continue systematically following the respective visits to <strong data-start=\"1364\" data-end=\"1375\">Penteli<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"1380\" data-end=\"1390\">Hymettus<\/strong>, with the aim of assessing the progress of projects implemented by the State, municipalities, and citizens, through initiatives such as the <strong data-start=\"1534\" data-end=\"1546\">Antinero<\/strong> program.<\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1fkosxc\" data-start=\"1549\" data-end=\"1593\">Call for cleanup by June 22<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1905\">The minister pointed out that, despite the significant progress that has been made, there are still interventions that must be completed immediately in cooperation with the forestry services, the Fire Department and the <strong data-start=\"1809\" data-end=\"1826\">DIKAFKA<\/strong>, in order to further strengthen <strong data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1875\">fire protection<\/strong> in high-risk areas.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1907\" data-end=\"2184\">Evangelos Tournas<\/strong> made special mention of the active participation of <strong data-start=\"1933\" data-end=\"1954\">Evangelos Tournas<\/strong> made special mention of the active participation of <strong data-start=\"1981\" data-end=\"1992\">citizens<\/strong>, emphasizing that the extension granted until <strong data-start=\"2043\" data-end=\"2057\">June 22<\/strong> for the <strong data-start=\"2066\" data-end=\"2079\">cleanup<\/strong> and the <strong 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