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| Tested in Greece’s Fires: An Emergency Force for 27 Countries | Tested in Greece’s Fires: An Emergency Force for 27 Countries |
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| At dusk last week in the picturesque northern Greek village of Dadia, home to a few hundred people and next to a lush national park full of rare vultures, dozens of firefighters from around Europe gathered to assess the day’s work and load up on water and fuel. | At dusk last week in the picturesque northern Greek village of Dadia, home to a few hundred people and next to a lush national park full of rare vultures, dozens of firefighters from around Europe gathered to assess the day’s work and load up on water and fuel. |
| Exhausted, with dark smudges across flushed cheeks, they watched Europe’s most destructive blaze in recent history advance through virgin forest across the hill. | Exhausted, with dark smudges across flushed cheeks, they watched Europe’s most destructive blaze in recent history advance through virgin forest across the hill. |
| There was little to do now but wait. In this spot, the impenetrably dense forest meant firefighters couldn’t confront the enemy on the ground. Two water-scooping aircraft had just completed their final drops for the day — they would have to head back to base and wait for first light to get back up. | There was little to do now but wait. In this spot, the impenetrably dense forest meant firefighters couldn’t confront the enemy on the ground. Two water-scooping aircraft had just completed their final drops for the day — they would have to head back to base and wait for first light to get back up. |
| The acrid air in the tidy village square was full of ash settling gently like snow. Locals prepared for another anxious sleepless night. They opened the cafe on the square, pulled up chairs and offered the firefighters drinks and snacks. Together, they waited for what the night held in store. | The acrid air in the tidy village square was full of ash settling gently like snow. Locals prepared for another anxious sleepless night. They opened the cafe on the square, pulled up chairs and offered the firefighters drinks and snacks. Together, they waited for what the night held in store. |
| It was a preview of Europe’s future, where, increasingly, major natural disasters linked to the climate crisis, like Greece’s wildfires, will be handled with the help of standing forces funded by the European Union, ready to deploy where needed. | |
| Right now, they’re overwhelmingly needed in Greece. |