TIRANA, Sept. 6 /ATA/ – The Ministry of Defence on Sunday reported 32 wildfires over the past 24 hours, with 11 still active, five under monitoring and 16 extinguished.
A total of 735 local personnel and 64 fire engines were deployed nationwide. The Armed Forces supported the response with 475 personnel, seven fire engines, four helicopters and an Air Tractor aircraft, while 160 military personnel were scheduled to join operations on Sunday.
The main efforts focused on the most critical fire fronts. On Mount Dajti, 77 military personnel and an Air Force helicopter were deployed alongside municipal teams.
In Bardhaj, Shkodra, five fire engines and civil protection teams were supported by an Armed Forces fire engine and helicopter, with a further 33 personnel and an ambulance joining the operation.
In Fier, the response involved 13 fire engines, four water tankers, 55 firefighters and 90 other personnel, as well as 90 Armed Forces personnel, a helicopter and an Air Tractor aircraft. A further 33 military personnel were continuing operations.
The Himara firefighting operation has been completed after the blaze was extinguished following the mobilisation of 26 fire engines, 120 firefighters, 40 volunteers, 67 municipal personnel, 20 police officers and 180 Armed Forces personnel supported by two helicopters.
The National Civil Protection Agency continued to monitor the situation nationwide in coordination with local authorities and other emergency services, while operational teams remained on standby to protect lives, homes, property and the environment.
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