After 11 days of “battle” from ground and air, 163 wildfires extinguished. Ministry of Defense: The situation in the country right now

Published: Friday, 06 August 2021 18:09

163 wildfires were extinguished throughout the country, during 11 days. The National Civil Protection Agency evaluated the work done by the personnel of the Armed Forces, during the intervention in the aid of the local government authorities.

The fires that broke out in the municipality of Fier on July 28, 2021, in the village of Kreshpan, Cakran and in the landfill in Fier were extinguished after 3 days without causing damages of properties or casualties.

After 11 days, the fire in the Karaburun Peninsula is isolated for the most part. The fire that broke out on July 30, 2021, in a place called Qafa e Hartës, in Ksamil, Saranda Municipality, was extinguished very fast, avoiding the danger that it posed to nearby houses. The fire that broke out in Livadh, Himara, was quickly extinguished, not allowing the flames to pass in the area where the tourists were staying.

The fires that broke out in the villages: Qestorat, Dhoksat, Arshi Lengo, Asim Zeneli, Krina, Tranoshisht, Saraqinisht, in the Municipality of Gjirokastra were finally completely extinguished, saving in time the inhabitants and the properties, except for a casualty and one injured.

The fires in the villages of Gjorm and Gumenica, in the district of Gjirokastra, have been completely extinguished. These hearths appeared immediately and in an uncontrolled direction as a result of strong winds.


The fire that broke out in Kurbin Municipality on August 1, 2021, in the Mamurras Administrative Unit, in an area with pine and oak forest, was extinguished in time, avoiding the danger of nearby houses.

The fire that broke out in the Gërdec, Municipality of Vora, was managed in time, avoiding the danger of houses that were very close to the hearths.

The fires in the Fushë - Arrëz were also managed without posing any threat to nearby houses.