On Thursday evening, two C-17 Globemaster III military aircraft with a crew consisting of firefighters and special intervention equipment left Romania for France for the external support mission that our country offers to the French authorities fighting forest fires. A third plane will also depart on Friday to transport the remaining personnel, consisting of firefighters and rescuers who will intervene in support of the French authorities. A total of 77 firefighters will be dispatched, the Department of Emergency Situations reported, as quoted by Agerpres.

The DSU says that on Thursday evening at 10:00 p.m., a C-17 Globemaster III military aircraft belonging to the strategic airlift base Papa departed from Base 90 in Bucharest to France (Bordeaux area) for an external support mission. the help that Romania is offering to the French authorities fighting the forest fires.

At the same time, another C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the Multinational Strategic Transport Unit, operating from Papa Air Force Base in Hungary, is scheduled to take off from Timisoara Airport tonight with a crew of fire-rescue personnel and special intervention equipment. in engineering, DSU informs.

According to the cited source, given the limited capacity of the two planes loaded with intervention equipment and relevant personnel, a MApN military aircraft will transport the remaining personnel consisting of fire-rescue personnel on Friday.

The Romania Support Mission in France consists of a specialized intervention module consisting of 77 firefighters and rescuers with 17 intervention vehicles.

Assistance is provided on the basis of a request for international assistance formulated by the Government of the Republic of France through the European Civil Protection Mechanism.