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Heat & wildfire safety
Emergency or fire: call 112
Next 3 days in Attica
"Fire weather" is our estimate from heat, dry air, wind and days without rain. The official fire-risk level (1–5, 5 = state of alert) is published every day by Civil Protection: civilprotection.gov.gr. Forecast: Open-Meteo.
If you get a 112 wildfire alert
Phones in Greece get emergency messages from 112 in Greek and English, with a loud alarm. If the message tells you to leave, leave.
- Leave straight away towards the place the message names. Don't stop to pack or take photos.
- Never drive into smoke or towards the fire. If a road is blocked, turn back early.
- Follow police and fire service directions; they know which roads are open.
- If you're trapped: go to an open area with little vegetation (a beach, a car park, a ploughed field), cover your nose and mouth with a wet cloth, and call 112.
- In a building: close windows and doors, turn off the air conditioning and gas, fill bathtubs and sinks with water.
- Tell your family where you are, and keep your phone charged.
In a heatwave
- Visit sites early (from opening) or in the evening. Archaeological sites such as the Acropolis can close in the afternoon in a heatwave (in July 2025 it closed 13:00–17:00).
- Drink water often, even if you're not thirsty; add salt or electrolytes if you sweat a lot.
- Avoid hiking and long walks between 11:00 and 18:00. Gorges and islands get hotter than the forecast for the town.
- Watch for heat exhaustion: headache, dizziness, nausea, heavy sweating. Get to shade, drink, cool down. Confusion or no sweating is an emergency: call 112 (ambulance 166).
- Never leave children or pets in a parked car.
Help prevent fires
- No barbecues, campfires or burning anything outdoors in summer.
- Don't throw cigarettes on the ground or out of the car window.
- Don't park on dry grass: a hot exhaust can start a fire.
- See smoke or flames? Call 112 or the fire service on 199 straight away.