Polish firefighters arrive in Sweden to help with wildfires

Almost 140 firefighters and 44 fire engines from Poland have arrived in Sweden to help extinguish multiple forest fires in Sweden. Due to soaring temperatures and a deep drought the wildfires spread out of control and Sweden asked other European countries to help contain the situation. Besides Poles, firefighters from France, Denmark, and Germany have dispatched their fire squads to Sweden, while Italy, France, Portugal Norway, and Lithuania have provided helicopters and water bombing aircrafts. Sweden’s Civil Contingencies Agency warned on Monday that the situation remains very serious, with the risk for fire at extreme levels, especially in southern Sweden and around Stockholm. Polish firefighters who received hero’s welcome are expected to work there for 2 weeks. Sweden’s Forest Agency estimates that some $68 million worth of forest has burned or been damaged by the fires