Forest fire requests for assistance
NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre passed on to NATO and Partner countries requests for assistance from Bulgaria, Albania and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia1.
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- Forest fires in:
20 July 2007
The urgent requests were for specialized firefighting aircraft and helicopters to help fight a wave of forest fires that strocke the countries.
Photo courtesy of the Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information
The Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC) is a “24/7” focal point for coordinating disaster relief efforts among NATO member and Partner countries.
The Centre has guided consequence management efforts in more than twenty-five emergencies, including fighting floods and forest fires and dealing with the aftermath of earthquakes.
- Turkey recognises the Republic of Macedonia with its constitutional name.
