Greece adds 742 new vehicles and equipment to Fire Service
Greece's Fire Service has completed the delivery of 742 new vehicles and pieces of specialist equipment worth a total of €79 million under the national AIGIS civil protection programme.
The procurement was financed through the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Fund, with the new resources set to be distributed to fire stations across the country according to their operational requirements.
New fleet includes firefighting and rescue vehicles
The deliveries cover a wide range of vehicles, including fire engines, water and fuel tankers, rescue vehicles, personnel carriers, buses, transport trucks and specialist operational equipment.
Among the most significant additions are:
- 28 fire engines equipped with 12,000-litre water tanks.
- 20 fire engines with 1,000-litre water tanks.
- 15 water tankers with a capacity of 20,000 litres each.
- Seven fuel tankers capable of carrying up to 16,000 litres.
- 122 nine-seat four-wheel-drive vans.
- 105 four-wheel-drive pickup trucks.
- 160 multipurpose vehicles for transporting personnel and equipment.
- 98 four-wheel-drive SUVs.
- Specialist equipment strengthens emergency response
The procurement also includes 15 trailers fitted with high-capacity pumps capable of moving up to 10,000 litres of water per minute.
In addition, the Fire Service has received a mobile fire-training simulator designed to support personnel training and operational preparedness.
The investment forms part of Greece's broader efforts to modernise its civil protection infrastructure, improve firefighting capabilities and strengthen the response to emergencies across the country.
