Fires in Karystos, Thiva and Florina on Wednesday

A fire broke out in low vegetation in Karystos, Evia around 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, which spread to agro-forestry land, according to ERT News. Around 3:00 p.m., 112 emergency messages were sent to evacuate residents from the OSMÄES and Erodios areas via the coastal road. Firefighting operations involved 32 firefighters with a pedestrian unit from EMODE and 10 vehicles, while 2 helicopters and 4 aircraft provided aerial support. The Arson Crime Suppression Directorate (DAEE) was mobilized to investigate the causes. On the same day, fire broke out in low vegetation in Mytika, Thebes in Boeotia around 1:50 p.m., according to Newspaper of Editors, with 42 firefighters, a pedestrian unit, and eight aircraft, including two Chinook helicopters from the Armed Forces; the DAEE was mobilized there as well.

At Crystallopegia in the Municipality of Prespes, in Florina, a forest fire occupied firefighting forces with updates until 7:13 p.m. Wednesday, according to Messolonghi Voice. Twenty firefighters, a pedestrian unit from EMODE, volunteers, 6 vehicles, and 2 aerial means operated at the site, with difficulties heightened by difficult terrain access in the area. Meanwhile, the fire in Konitsa, in Trapezitsa, which had started in the afternoon of Monday, August 31, 2026, continued on its third day; NewsIt reported reinforcement with 6 aircraft and 7 helicopters in shifts due to the difficult mountainous terrain, with the possibility of lightning being examined as a cause.

At the national level, the Fire Department recorded 23 fire incidents across the country in the 24-hour period ending Wednesday, September 2, 2026, according to Eleftheros Typos; 20 were brought under control immediately, while three remained ongoing. The number of fronts shows how scattered the pressure on firefighting forces was across the country that day, from Evia and Boeotia to Florina and Epirus. On the same day, the fire in Paiania also broke out near the Attica Road, while from the previous day authorities had already warned of increased fire risk.

For Thursday, September 3, 2026, Civil Protection forecast high fire risk, category 3, for Attica, Evia, the Cyclades, and islands of the Aegean Sea, according to pelop.gr. The fire front in Karystos and that in Mytika, Thebes remained under surveillance Wednesday evening, with authorities not announcing full extinguishment, while at Crystallopegia difficult terrain continued to hamper firefighters’ work. In Trapezitsa, Konitsa, the question of the fire’s causes remained open, with lightning being examined without confirmation. The warning for Thursday signals that risk is not de-escalating, as the same areas—Evia, Attica, and the islands—are again at the center of the forecast.