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– This is a very special situation, which requires very special efforts. This is very demanding for the crew – the lights are in inaccessible areas, the equipment is far from being transported and far from the water, "says Anne Rygh Pedersen , director of the ORD at NRK
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The fire department receives assistance from the Civil Defense, the Red Cross and volunteers at work.
Saturday, more than 20 forest fires ravaged in Telemark, and about as much in Agder. In addition, there are more forest fires in other parts of southern Norway.
Also on Saturday afternoons and evenings, police and firefighters report new fires
– Extreme fire. It's been a while, with a very serious drought, but now we've had unstable weather with lightning and thunderstorms too. "This has made the situation a lot more complicated," Pedersen said
on Saturday, DSB has increased the number of wildfire helicopters ready, bringing to 22 the total number of helicopters ready for l & # 39; action. By comparison, there is a wildfire helicopter in an emergency situation in a normal situation.
Considering the continued assistance of the EU
In addition to increasing helicopter readiness to record level, DSB sent before the weekend a so-called prior notification to the # EU where DSB announces that it may have to seek the assistance of EU water bombers in the work of extinction.
EXTRA PRESENTATION: DSB Will See How According to Anne Rygh Pedersen, the other forest fire helicopters are installed before asking for help from EU
Photo: Anita Andersen / DSB
sent a warning stating that it might be necessary to intervene quickly, it means that the plane will be in place in the 24 to 48 hours.
DSB has not yet asked the EU for water bombers, but is reviewing the situation on a continuous basis. – We are going to use this day, and maybe Sunday morning, to look at this carefully, "says Pedersen
The reason DSB has not already asked for help from the & # 39; 39 EU is that helicopters are better suited to Norwegian conditions, according to Pedersen
Water bombers fill their spirits by flying along the water, and so they need a long surface area. Water
– Currently, the fires we have in Norway are best suited for extinguishing helicopters.They are far from water and helicopters have to best solutions to collect water from ponds and smaller lakes, "says Pedersen
. Will the situation be even worse than now, it will be relevant to seek help VANNBOMBEFLY: DSB sent a call to the EU and announced that they may have to request the assistance of bombers from water from the EU.
Photo: ALBERT GEA / Reuters