New Systems Being Installed to Protect Ancient Sites From Fire
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The information will be transmitted "in real time" to the firefighters who will take the appropriate measures.
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The systems are designed to promptly identify potential fire outbreaks, activate automated alerts and transmit real-time images - They have meteorological stations and portable fire extinguishing cannons in selected areas
Greece's major archaeological sites and historical monuments will be equipped with modern fire detection systems in an effort to combat the devastating forest fires that break out every year in the country, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced today. The new system was tested on July 31 in real conditions at an ancient pre-Hellenic site in the Peloponnese region, the ministry said. The fire that broke out there was immediately detected, trigg…
To protect them from forest fires, Greece is equipping its historic sites and buildings with a modern fire detection system.
As part of measures to protect the country's cultural heritage from forest fires, early detection and fire prevention systems are being installed at 22 major archaeological sites and monuments in Greece.
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