{"id":15401,"date":"2026-05-03T15:50:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/ministry-issues-tight-rules-for-fire-season\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T15:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T15:50:36","slug":"ministry-issues-tight-rules-for-fire-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/ministry-issues-tight-rules-for-fire-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry issues tight rules for fire season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1302648\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/intime-chios-fire-320x200.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/intime-chios-fire.jpg\" alt=\"Ministry issues tight rules for fire season\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/intime-chios-fire-960x600.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[InTime News]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry has launched the 2026 wildfire prevention season, warning members of the public of four key prohibitions aimed at reducing human-caused fires.<\/p>\n<p>Burning vegetation waste and open fires are banned outright regardless of risk level. Spark-producing or open-flame work, fireworks and beekeeping smoke are prohibited when the danger index reaches high, very high, or alarm levels.<\/p>\n<p>Violations carry administrative fines up to \u20ac50,000. Under the new Penal Code, arson is punishable by imprisonment and fines up to \u20ac200,000, with no suspension or commutation. \u201cPrevention is everyone\u2019s obligation,\u201d the ministry stated.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/environment\/1302648\/ministry-issues-tight-rules-for-fire-season\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[InTime News] The Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Ministry has launched the 2026 wildfire prevention season, warning members of the public of four key prohibitions aimed at reducing human-caused fires. 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