Finland offers helicopters, personnel to assist Greece with forest fires

August 27, 2007 

The government of Finland has announced it will offer to send three specialist firefighting helicopters, 25 firefighters and 2-3 forest fire experts to Greece via the European Union to assist with the forest fire emergency Greece is currently experiencing. 
Greece is currently in urgent need of fixed-wing aircraft with water-bombing capabilities, assets which Finland does not posses. If the Greek authorities deem Finland's offers to be suitable, they will be dispatched with immediate effect, within six hours of Greece requesting the rotorcraft and personnel. 
It is thought that the men would most likely be put to use protecting built-up areas in an attempt to prevent the death toll, already over 60, from rising any higher.
Finland offers helicopters , personnel to assist Greece with forest fires August 27 , 2007 The government of Finland has announced it will offer to send three specialist firefighting helicopters , 25 firefighters and 2 - 3 forest fire experts to Greece via the European Union to assist with the forest fire emergency Greece is currently experiencing . Greece is currently in urgent need of fixed - wing aircraft with water - bombing capabilities , assets which Finland does not posses . If the Greek authorities deem Finland 's offers to be suitable , they will be dispatched with immediate effect , within six hours of Greece requesting the rotorcraft and personnel . It is thought that the men would most likely be put to use protecting built - up areas in an attempt to prevent the death toll , already over 60 , from rising any higher .
Finland
np0
helicopters
np1
personnel
np2
Greece
np3
forest fires
np4
The government
np5
Finland
np6
three specialist firefighting helicopters
np7
25 firefighters
np8
2-3 forest fire experts
np9
Greece
np10
the European Union
np11
the forest fire emergency Greece
np12
Greece
np13
urgent need
np14
fixed-wing aircraft
np15
water-bombing capabilities
np16
which Finland
np17
the Greek authorities
np18
Finland's offers
np19
they
np20
immediate effect
np21
six hours
np22
Greece
np23
the rotorcraft
np24
personnel
np25
the men
np26
built-up areas
np27
an attempt
np28
the death toll
np29