The lat­est to suf­fer­er sum­mer fires is Cyprus where radio ama­teurs are using their skills main­ly on the VHF band in the Solea region to pass health and wel­fare traffic. 

 

The involve­ment of hams is being coor­di­nat­ed by the Cyprus Ama­teur Radio Soci­ety. Fire­fight­ers are bat­tling a huge for­est blaze in high winds and tem­per­a­tures with ground respon­ders around the perime­ter and air­craft from Greece, Israel, France and Italy. 

 

— Jim Lin­ton VK3PC, IARU Region 3 Chair­man, Dis­as­ter Com­mu­ni­ca­tions Committee