Water Dropping Aircraft Take Off To Tackle Major Greek Wildfire After 2 Killed In CrashWater-dropping aircraft take off to tackle major Greek wildfire, after 2 killed in crashWildfires continued to ravage Greece and France as hundreds of firefighters battled flames amid extreme heat and strong winds. Flames bore down deeper into the region of the Greek capital, forcing fresh evacuations in the early hours of Monday. In France, firefighters guarded a still-burning scar four times the size of Paris. Foreign firefighting and helicopter crews are often deployed in Greece to help tackle wildfires during the country’s hot, dry summers. Greece has devastating wildfires every summer, with hot, dry conditions and frequently strong winds making it easy for small sparks to trigger major blazes.