First contingent of 40 Romanian firefighters stationed in Greece to help battle forest fires

A first contingent of 40 Romanian firefighters will be in Greece starting on August 1, 2026, to support local teams battling fires that have broken out amid high summer temperatures.

The firefighters left on Thursday, July 30, for a locality in the Attica region, located approximately 25 kilometres northeast of Athens. The move is part of the pre-positioning programme organized by the Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO).