Commissioner Lahbib visits frontline responders in Gironde as European aircraft and firefighters support France
Today, Hadja Lahbib is visiting Gironde, one of the areas in France most affected by raging wildfires, to express the European Union's solidarity, meeting with French authorities and first responders to thank them for their tireless efforts and witness first-hand the ongoing emer
Today, Commissioner for Preparedness, Crisis Management and Equality, Hadja Lahbib is visiting Gironde, one of the areas in France most affected by raging wildfires, to express the European Union's solidarity. During her visit, the Commissioner is meeting with French authorities and first responders to thank them for their tireless efforts and witness first-hand the ongoing emergency response.
Following France's activation of the EU civil protection mechanism, the EU has coordinated the deployment of:
The EU is also coordinating emergency support to Spain as it battles the largest wildfires in its history by mobilising:
The EU had also prepared ahead of the wildfire season by prepositioning 331 firefighters from Romania, Slovakia, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Bulgaria and Poland in high-risk areas of France and Spain . Rapid emergency maps are also produced through the EU's Copernicus satellite service.
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