The firefighters report that the police used excessive force resulting in the injuries of several firefighters.
The main demand by the seasonal firefighters is for their contracts to be transformed to an all-year status
Four aerial firefighters have died, two have survived crashes and 7.8 million acres have burned so far this season
Three Turkish water-dropping planes, helicopter the latest units dispatched to Athens area
10 wildfires broke out around Greece in the span of 8 hours on Sunday
46 of the blazes were immediately contained, with the most affected areas being brushland, some agricultural tracts and lastly forestland
Very high temperatures and gale force winds in the Aegean prompt civil defense authorities to declare Attica prefecture in a Level 5 Threat, the highest
Firefighters were called to the scene in the early hours of Monday, which also damaged the entrance of a nearby apartment building
Hotter, drier evenings in some locations present fresh challenge to firefighters, who must try new tactics to contain the blazes