Summary

Apokoronas municipality has activated its highest wildfire danger level — Red Code, Category 4 (Very High) — for Tuesday, September 8, 2026, on the advice of Greece's General Secretariat for Civil Protection. All residents and visitors must avoid any activity that could start a fire, including outdoor grilling, welding, fireworks, and sky lanterns, and access to sensitive forest areas is restricted for the entire day. Anyone who spots a fire should call the fire service immediately on 199 or the emergency number 112.

Apokoronas on Red Alert: Extreme Wildfire Danger Declared for September 8

The municipality of Apokoronas is on its highest wildfire alert for Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Following a forecast issued by Greece's General Secretariat for Civil Protection, local authorities have activated the Red Code — Danger Level 4 (Very High) — placing all municipal resources and personnel on full emergency standby.

What this means for residents and visitors

For the entire day, a blanket ban on fire-related activities is in force across the municipality. Authorities are also imposing a preventive restriction on entering, staying in, or driving through areas considered particularly vulnerable to fire.

The following are strictly prohibited:

Burning crop residues, grassland, or grazing land

Lighting any open fire outdoors — including at religious, cultural, entertainment, or film-production events

Smoking out beehives

Hot work that produces sparks, such as welding or cutting metal with an angle grinder

Using any outdoor grill, barbecue, or open-fuel cooking device

Releasing sky lanterns or balloons

Using fireworks or any pyrotechnic device

Penalties

Anyone who ignores these rules faces serious administrative and criminal penalties.

If you see a fire

Do not wait — call immediately and give the most accurate location information you can:

Fire service: 199

Emergency number: 112

General guidance on fire safety is available at www.civilprotection.gr.

CIVIL PROTECTION PRESS RELEASE FOR TUESDAY, 08-09-2026

ATTENTION! Extreme fire danger We are all on full alert and in a state of emergency! We avoid any action that could cause a fire! Protection guidelines: www.civilprotection.gr

The Civil Protection Department of the Municipality of Apokoronas announces that on Tuesday 08-09-2026, in accordance with the General Secretariat for Civil Protection, the Municipality of Apokoronas is placed in a state of mobilisation (Red Code) due to the Fire Danger Forecast (VERY HIGH – 4).

The mobilisation and readiness of resources and personnel is deemed essential. The preventive prohibition measure for the passage, stay and movement of persons and vehicles in sensitive areas comes into force.

WE REMIND YOU: The following are strictly prohibited:

Burning crop residues, grassland areas, grazing land, etc.
The use of open fire outdoors for any event (religious, cultural, entertainment, film productions, etc.)
Smoking of beehives
The execution of hot work that causes sparks (welding, metal cutting disc, etc.)
The use of outdoor grills, barbecues, any type of fuel
The use of airborne flying lanterns or balloons (Sky Lanterns)
The use of pyrotechnic devices

Non-compliance results in strict administrative and criminal sanctions.

AS SOON AS WE NOTICE A FIRE, we immediately call the Fire Service at 199 or 112 and provide accurate information about the fire.

From the Civil Protection Department of the Municipality of Apokoronas.