As the end of summer approaches, the danger from forest fires is slowly receding, although September can still bring increased fire risks from high temperatures and high winds. This year has seen large numbers of forest fires across the country, but fewer on the scale of previous years. According to Global Forest Watch (www.globalforestwatch.org), the number of fires in Greece detected by the VIIRS satellite-based infrared imaging system is in the normal range for this year: “in Greece there have been 280 VIIRS fire alerts reported so far in 2024 considering high confidence alerts only. This total is normal compared to the total for previous years going back to 2012. The most fires recorded in a year was 2023, with 1,150.”