Greek fire season peaks July–September, and island evacuations mid-holiday are a real, recurring pattern (Rhodes 2023 moved ~19,000 tourists). Civil Protection publishes a daily fire-risk map that locals take seriously — you should too.
| Check | Source | When |
|---|---|---|
| Daily fire risk map | Civil Protection — published every evening for the next day; category 4–5 = extreme | Every evening in season |
| Weather alerts | EMY (Hellenic Met Service) | Every morning |
| Emergency alerts | Greek 112 sends geo-targeted evacuation SMS to all phones, in English too — keep your phone off silent | Automatic |
| Air / smoke | IQAir Greece | If haze is visible |
| Emergency | 112 · fire brigade 199 | — |