Additional funding for aerial forest fire detection

28.6.2018 9.04
Photo: The Finnish Air Rescue Society
The long warm and dry weather spell in the early part of the summer increased the risk of forest fires dramatically almost throughout the entire country. The cost of this summer's aerial fire detection is already significantly higher than anticipated. The Ministerial Finance Committee supported on 27 June the Ministry of the Interior’s decision to exceed the appropriation allocated in the Budget for aerial fire detection. This makes it possible to conduct aerial fire detection throughout the summer season

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