The … forest commandos are coming to Thessaloniki
The Special Units of Forest Enterprises will be structured in a total of 6 services in various cities of the country, including Thessaloniki
The recommendation Special Units of Forest Enterprises (EMODE) that will exist in the Fire Brigade and recruitment of 500 foresters provides for the amendment of the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection submitted to the bill of the Ministry of Labor “Modernization of the Electronic National Social Security Agency and other provisions for social security”.
The Forest Enterprise Units will be structured in a total of 6 services in various cities of the country and specifically will be based in Elefsina, Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Crete, Lamia, Ioannina and Patras.
At EMODE we will take care of 500 people, who will be young forest firefighters and their term will be seven years. Of the 500 organic positions that will be created, 440 will have firefighting technical staff and 60 firefighting scientific staff, specializing in forestry, forestry.
The mission of the 500 forest commandos, which are ready in mid-June, is to assist in the execution of forest protection projects against the risk of fire, the support during the implementation of the situations, through special hikers and air transport units and the use of special machinery, as well as assistance in dealing with the consequences of natural, technological and other disasters. The forest rangers will be in constant cooperation with the forestry departments and with the scientific support of the foresters, while they will not act only in the time of crisis. It is a body that is basically airborne, in constant motion, but which will act all year round and not just during the summer.
The recruitment of Firefighters of Forest Enterprises is carried out with an employment relationship under public law for a term of 7 years, with a system of objective criteria (points) and according to the defined qualifications (age, previous service, etc.). In addition, he will receive a monthly risk allowance paid to the uniformed staff of ELAS and PS (EMAK, EKAM, etc.) amounting to 141.92 euros.
After completing the seven-year term, the Forest Enterprise Firefighters may, at their request, which is submitted at least three months before the end of the seven-year term, provided that it is evaluated in all reports with a general rating of at least “acceptable”, be made permanent. , occupying permanent organic positions in the category and specialty for which they were hired.