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Title: Firefighters hired
Post by: Maik on Friday, 09 May, 2014 @ 23:28:52
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The general secretary of the Public Order and Citizens Protection Ministry, Patroklos Georgiadis, on Thursday announced that an additional 1,500 temporary firefighters are being hired to boost the ranks of the service, which currently employs around 8,000, as the fire season begins.

Nearly 4.2 million euros from the state budget has been earmarked for firefighting this year.
http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite1_1_08/05/2014_539547

Title: Re: Firefighters hired
Post by: TonyKath on Saturday, 10 May, 2014 @ 00:11:44
So that's the good news.  Why can't they update the planes?

Tony