HaZZ: Slovak Firefighters to Help Extinguish Fires in Spain
dnes 11:47
Bratislava, 18 August (TASR) - Slovak firefighters will help to extinguish wildfires in Spain using a Black Hawk helicopter, TASR learnt from a Fire and Rescue Corps' (HaZZ) social media post on Monday.
The firefighters were recently deployed with the helicopter in Albania.
"The ERCC (European Emergency Response Coordination Centre based in Brussels) has officially requested the Slovak Republic to deploy a Black Hawk helicopter registered in the RescEU mechanism. Slovakia has declared its readiness to send the helicopter along with members of the Fire and Rescue Service," said the corps.
The helicopter is expected to arrive in Spain shortly after noon on Tuesday (August 19).
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