'Olympic' program for Greek fire brigade launched

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'Olympic' program for Greek fire brigade launched

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The largest-ever procurements program for the Greek fire brigade was officially launched by the country's Public Order Minister George Floridis on Monday, at a special event outside Zappion Hall in downtown Athens.

The program aims to prepare the service for the Athens Olympicsin 2004 and, once complete, it is expected to put the Greek fire brigade on an equal footing with its counterparts in the United States, Britain, Sweden, Germany and France.

It was kicked off with the delivery of 50 ultra-modern fire-fighting vehicles in the courtyard of Zappion Hall, including two vehicles equipped with cranes and 88-meter ladders that can be used to provide access to multistory buildings and Olympics facilities.

The cost of the program will be around 18 million Euros envisions the purchase of 735 vehicles by the end of next April, including fire-fighting helicopters and ships, personal protectiongear for fire-fighters and the construction of new fire stations and a new command center.

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