"Several forest fires raging already in Sweden. Now decide the MSB to put four helicopters in the highest state of preparedness."
"the Authority for civil contingencies agency (MSB) decided on Tuesday to put the four helicopters in the highest standby on two sites in southern Sweden – Gothenburg and Växjö."
"They'll be in the air within 90 minutes if they need to assist at a forest fire. Marcus Årskog, press secretary at MSB, says there is unusually high brandriskvärden for the season right now."
"– We have, during the past since last summer, worked a lot to strengthen the skogsbrandsresurserna before skogsbrandssäsongen, " he says."
"the Helicopters included in an agreement that MSB made with private operators in the beginning of april, which means that you have access to 31 helicopters over the whole of Sweden, between 1 may and 15 september."
"– the Reason that we put these helikopterresurserna is to be able to put out the fires quickly before they flare up and get bigger, " says Marcus Årskog."
"the MSB has also expanded the number of skogsbrandsdepåer in Sweden from 15 to 24 pieces. The depots contain, inter alia, the three mile fire hose, motorsprutor, water pumps and atvs and can be used by local emergency services."