State Fire Commander Vladimir Vlczek said that at The 20th fire was located.
This means that the situation is under control. The fire does not spread beyond the area designated by us. It is also linked to the reduction of the area of our activities from approximately 1,000 to 600 hectares
– said Vladimir Vlczek, thanking all the services involved in the fight against the element.
More than a thousand firefighters took part in the firefighting operation on Monday, including specially trained climbers to reach hard-to-reach firefighting centres. They were supported from the air by five planes and 18 helicopters, including German and Slovak helicopters.
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In the afternoon, German helicopters were recalled from the Bohemian Switzerland region and directed to put out a forest fire on the German side of the border. Czech firefighters will now focus on extinguishing the fires, which can take several days.
A fire in Bohemian Switzerland. Polish firefighters returned home
The Polish relief group ended its activities in Czech Switzerland on Saturday. On Sunday, the S-70i Black Hawk helicopter returned to the country.
In five days, Polish firefighters and police carried out 16 flights, passing 39 in the air hours. They made 489 drops using the suspended Bambi Bucket – a total of almost 1.5 thousand tons of water.
Fire in Bohemian Switzerland National Park. The fire spread to the area near the border with Germany
The Bohemian Switzerland National Park fire is the largest forest fire in the history of the Czech Republic. The fire was first noticed on Sunday July 24. In the following days, the fire spread to the forest on the German side of the border. Units from all over the country were brought to the Hrzensk region in northwest Bohemia for the firefighting operation.
