A new session of the Civil Protection Coordination Body was held today, chaired by Evangelos Tournas, focusing on the extreme wildfire risk forecast for tomorrow, Friday, August 14. During the session, the minister stressed that prevailing conditions are extreme and called for heightened readiness and full mobilization of all agencies involved, stating that “we will treat areas in risk category 4 as if they were in category 5.”
He noted that the deployment of Hellenic Police, Armed Forces, Fire Service, and volunteer units is serving as a deterrent; however, fires that do break out are particularly aggressive due to weather conditions. The goal, he emphasized, is the immediate response to every new outbreak before it escalates and puts human lives, property, and the natural environment at risk.
Which regions are placed on Red Code
According to the Wildfire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, the following forecast has been issued for tomorrow, Thursday, August 13, 2026:
Extreme wildfire risk – State of Alert (risk category 5) for the following regions:
- Region of Attica
- Region of Central Greece (Regional Units of Boeotia, Euboea)
- Region of Peloponnese (Regional Units of Argolis, Corinthia)
Very high wildfire risk (risk category 4) for the following regions:
- Region of Attica (island of Kythira)
- Region of Peloponnese (Regional Units of Corinthia, Arcadia, Laconia)
- Region of Western Greece (Regional Units of Achaea, Elis)
- Region of Ionian Islands (Regional Unit of Zakynthos)
- Region of Central Greece (Regional Units of Phocis, Phthiotis, Euboea including the island of Skyros)
- Region of Thessaly (Regional Unit of Sporades)
- Region of North Aegean
- Region of Central Macedonia (Regional Unit of Chalkidiki and Mount Athos)
- Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Regional Units of Kavala, Thassos, Xanthi, Rhodope, Evros including the island of Samothrace)
- Region of South Aegean (Regional Units of Cyclades)
- Region of Crete
The following have been placed on mobilization status (Red Code) for tomorrow:
- Region of Attica (including the island of Kythira)
- Regional Units of Boeotia, Phthiotis, Phocis, and Euboea in the Region of Central Greece (including the island of Skyros)
- Regional Units of Argolis, Corinthia, Arcadia, and Laconia in the Region of Peloponnese
- Regional Units of Achaea and Elis in the Region of Western Greece
- Regional Unit of Zakynthos in the Region of Ionian Islands
- Regional Unit of Sporades in the Region of Thessaly
- Region of Crete
- Regional Unit of Chalkidiki and Mount Athos in the Region of Central Macedonia
- Region of North Aegean
- Regional Units of Cyclades in the Region of South Aegean
- Regional Units of Kavala, Thassos, Xanthi, Rhodope, and Evros in the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (including the island of Samothrace)
