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The number of wildfires in North Macedonia decreases in 2022, the area destroyed this year dozens of times smaller than last year

After the catastrophic wildfires that engulfed North Macedonia's forests last year, the situation with wildfire prevention in the country this year has improved drastically. During the first 6 months of 2022, 69 wildfires were registered and an area of 733.02 hectares was burned, with 4 621 cubic meters of wood damaged, the Public Enterprise (PE) "Nacionalni shumi" (National Forests)...

Street in Berovo named after the Slovenian firefighter Žan Kofol

The Council of the Municipality of Berovo unanimously adopted the initiative to rename a street in Berovo with the name of the Slovenian firefighter Žan Kofol. He was one of the symbols in the fight against the forest wildfires in the Maleshevo area this past summer. The initiative for renaming a street in Berovo after the Slovenian fireman was submitted...

Wildfires ravaging throughout North Macedonia, the army mobilized for firefighting, complete ban on movement in forest areas imposed

From the morning, a complete ban for movement in the forest areas is in force in North Macedonia and the Government pleads the citizens not to go into the forests - both for their own safety and to prevent any further wildfires. The wildfire around the town of Kochani that ravaged last night has been localized and put under control....

Currently there are nine active fires across the country

The Director of the Directorate for Protection and Rescue, Adnan Dzaferovski said that nine fires are active across the country and being put out with "Air tractors There were photographs on the social media that were made from a satellite and it can be seen the smoke from the fires in Macedonia. "Up to this moment, the Direction has received many...