17 June 2023 at 09:43 Increasing preparedness with additional fire helicopters: – Very high forest fire risk From 5 pm on Saturday, there will be 14 additional fire helicopters on standby. This is what director of the department in the Directorate for Community Security and Emergency Preparedness, Johan Marius Ly, told news. Usually, there is only one firm on standby in the whole of Norway. – Now the situation is such that there is a very high risk of forest fires and several simultaneous forest fires. The situation now is hectic, he says. That is why they have also set high forest fire helicopter alertness. He cannot remember that they have had as many helicopters on standby, with the exception of the extreme year 2018. A full overview of where the helicopters are deployed can be found on DSB’s website.
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