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Serbian Super Puma aid for Spanish wildfires
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Serbian fire response with Super Puma aid for Spanish wildfires
On 25 July 2026 a wildfire erupted broke out in the Serbia’s Deliblatska Peščara nature reserve in Serbia, reserve, burning over five hectares of pine forest and low vegetation. hectares. Thirteen municipal firefighters and eight volunteers were dispatched, and strong winds prompted fought the blaze while the interior ministry to deploy deployed a Super Puma helicopter for aerial water drops. The blaze fire was contained without damage to structures or injuries, and authorities planned a post‑incident ecological assessment. Three assessment was planned. A few days later, later Serbia mobilised responded to a severe wildfire emergency in Spain. Acting through the same type of EU Civil‑Protection Mechanism, a H‑215 Super Puma helicopter and roughly 40 firefighters equipped to assist Spain, where severe forest fires had triggered carry four tonnes of water and a national emergency. The aid five‑person crew was coordinated through flown to the EU civil‑protection mechanism Castile and targeted areas around Madrid, including Navalcarnero. Serbia also kept a Kamov helicopter on standby at Niš. León region near Navalcarnero, about eight hours after departure. The deployment mission also included 37 firefighter‑rescuers, three medical team members and 16 vehicles, joining an international aerial effort that comprised nine aircraft (seven helicopters and two Canadair water‑bombers). Minister of Internal Affairs Ivica Dačić highlighted the deployment as an example of Serbia’s recent surge in emergency interventions, with solidarity and its expanding emergency‑response capacity. The assistance follows Serbia’s record of 39,757 emergency operations and 1,492 rescues recorded in the previous year.
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- 2026-07-30 22:30 UTC Serbian Super Puma aid for Spanish wildfires
- 2026-07-28 12:35 UTC Serbian fire response with Super Puma
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