Through its Civil Protection Mechanism, the European Union immediately responded to a request for assistance from the Austrian authorities, submitted on 29 October, to fight forest fires in Lower Austria (Hirschwang region), the European Commission announced on Wednesday 3 November.
Two Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft, based in Italy, have already been deployed. They are part of the RescEU strategic equipment pool.
Germany and Slovakia have also offered to provide helicopters. Both...