The fire service has many parallels to the military. Both require a service to others, often in dangerous situations. Both demand and inspire a sense of duty. Both require physical and mental strength, which takes continuous conditioning. And both foster a strong sense of camaraderie and teamwork among their ranks.
The nightmare repeats itself every year: A towering wall of flames devours forests, farmland and homes, forcing animals and people to flee for their lives. In less than a week in early August, an initial group of three people with a shared concern grew to an online community of about 320 offering donations to hire a company using long-range drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras as a sophisticated early warning system to catch wildfires before they can spread. “We’re all worried, we’re all anxious,” said Melina Throuvala, a psychologist and one of the three residents who started the project for drone patrols in the northern Athens suburbs of Kifissia, Ekali and Nea Erithrea.
The event was held in the Training center Ig (ICZR Ig), in Slovenia, 11. 10. 2022 as part of the planned project activities within the european project Safe and Equal in EMErgencies - ˝SEE ME"