- Slovak firefighters went to help in the Czech Switzerland National Park on Monday.
- The fire was caused by prolonged drought and adverse weather conditions.
- The fire has spread to hard-to-reach terrain and is complicating the firefighters’ liquidation.
- The Czech Republic requested an air support firefighting team through the CECIS system.
A team of Slovak firefighters went on Monday to help the Czech Switzerland National Park in the Czech Republicwhere there is an extensive forest fire. The Fire and Rescue Service (HaZZ) informs about it on the social network.
The fire in the Czech national park was caused by a long-term drought. “The fire spread to difficult-to-reach terrain, which greatly complicates its liquidation,” HaZZ claims. The Czech Republic has officially requested the posting through the CECIS information system a support team of GFFF-V members who will engage in aerial firefighting.
