Fires in Greece - Offer of Further Assistance
Further to my announcement yesterday, I am pleased to advise that Commonwealth and state officials have identified a range of Australian expertise to be offered to Greek authorities to assist current firefighting operations in Greece.
The Australian expertise being offered includes two bushfire management officers (a high-level incident controller and a senior operations officer), a bushfire investigation officer, a forest fire behaviour expert and an aviation management expert.
Australian officials will work closely with Greek authorities to ensure Australia provides the most appropriate and useful support possible.
The thoughts of the Australian Government and all Australians remain with the people of Greece at this difficult time.
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