A few minutes after the fire broke out at Gesher Paz, a fire broke out between the Grand Canyon and the Ramot Sapir neighborhood. This fire advanced very quickly to the center of Romema, with the fire jumping between the tops of the pines, using the strong wind and dry air (5% humidity). From Elevation, the fire jumped to the Horev Canyon area from there, over the Moriah axis to Ramat Eshkol and down towards the west, to the Hekstra Canyon, where the natural forest ended and the fire stopped.

Main news related to the fire:

The instructions we passed on to the residents in real time - the timeline - from the end to the beginning:

Dear residents, in light of the flurry of events during the wave of fires in Haifa, here we will gather all the accumulated instructions from the various authorities: the Haifa Municipality, the fire fighters, the Israel Police, the Rescue Union, the Home Front Command, the Rescue Union and MDA. The page will be updated every few minutes, until the end of the events. We are with you in fire and water and work in emergency mode in Hai Pa's emergency room!

Tuesday, 29/11/2016

07:00 - Training session for victims

(Notice from Haifa Municipality)

The training session for dealing with the fire damage will be held tonight, Tuesday, 29/11/2016, at 18:30 PM in the auditorium at 140 Hanasi Ave.

Sunday, 27/11/2016

19:00 - An information page for donations and volunteers was established

Miri Ill gathers here in Hai Pa all the municipal information on donations to the victims, counseling, rehabilitation and more.

Miri clarifies the information and publishes only what is relevant.

To view the page click here...

17:00 - No decision on compensation for the victims

At the end of the government meeting held in Haifa, the decision that this was a terrorist incident has not yet been accepted by the Israeli government. In the meantime, property tax people, with dedication (!!!), perform assessments in the field

Watch the article with property tax people...

07:00 Information about the donation center

(by Samar Odeh)

Get to the center and don't be shy. You can also contact Idan Lebkowitz on his cell phone number 0529402242 and ask for the products/things and the people of the donation center will make sure to send the donations to the address provided.

Full details here in the article...

Saturday, 26/11/2016

21:30 - Summary of the discussion with the Minister of Finance

(Samer Odeh's article)

A meeting to assess the situation against the backdrop of the wave of fires in Haifa was held this evening (Muchash) with the participation of Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon, at the Romma Sports Hall in the city.

The victimized citizen will receive initial service from the state and the citizen will not be allowed to be tortured

A one-time grant of NIS 2500 will be awarded to citizens who will not be able to return to their homes.

Full article on this debate here…

19:30 - The fire in numbers

(Notice from the Municipality of Haifa)

The fire in Haifa: 175 buildings were damaged in the fire (5 public buildings), 93 of them suffered external damage, 77 were declared as dangerous buildings. 1784 apartments were damaged, of which 1257 had external damage and 527 were damaged and are unfit for habitation. The estimated damage to the private buildings that were damaged is about NIS 500 million.

1616 residents were forced to leave their homes, 70 families host families whose houses were damaged in the fire.

270 residents were accommodated by the municipality in hotels. 18 thousand inquiries were handled by the municipal hotline from the outbreak of the fire until the end of Shabbat. Approximately 2800 dunams were burned.

19:30 - Reporting the status of the services to the resident

(by Haifa Municipality)

The donation center of the Haifa municipality continues to operate -[email protected] - So far, food products, clothing, transportation in ambulances have been donated to those with mobility difficulties.

A collection point for donations was set up in the Romema school yard.

Vehicles damaged by the fire are being evacuated to the municipal parking lot in Shemen beach.

The municipal water corporation continues to supply water to all neighborhoods and all malfunctions will be repaired by Sunday.

The employees of the sanitation department have been working since the morning hours to clear damaged and blocked roads.

The employees of the electric company continue to work in order to restore the current to the apartments that are still disconnected from electricity in the neighborhoods. For any questions, please contact the IEC hotline 103.

Families wishing to host or stay are asked to contact the municipal coordination center by phone - 1-700507002. All the assistance centers of the municipality of Haifa operate 24 hours a day

Haifa Municipality is available to assist and provide information to residents at phone number 106 or at 04-8356860.

19:05 – Suspects were arrested. The connection to arson was examined

(by the Israel Police)

Last night, the police arrested three residents of Basmat Tivon on suspicion of possessing a stolen vehicle. The suspicion of their involvement in the forest fire that developed yesterday near Besmet Tivon was also investigated. Tonight, the Zebulon station investigators will ask to extend their detention at the Haifa District Court.

18:30 - First estimate of the financial damage

(by Haifa Municipality)

Ahead of the meeting of the Ministry of Finance, which will be held in about an hour in Rome, the Municipality of Haifa publishes the initial assessment of the damage to the private buildings that were damaged. After a survey carried out by Haifa municipality engineers today in the field, the damage is estimated at about 500 million NIS. These are only private apartments!!!

16:40 - Studies in affected kindergartens and schools

(Notice from Haifa Municipality)

The education system in Haifa will be held tomorrow as a series: the students of the "Rumma" school will study at the "Yivneali" school in Kiryat Eliezer until Tuesday at this stage: the shuttles will leave at 8:30 a.m. from the Rumma Livniali school. The school day will end at 16:00 p.m. The students They will receive sandwiches and drinks.

The children of "Romma - The Flowers" Kindergarten will study tomorrow, Sunday, at the "Yordan" Kindergarten at Shekma 29. Starting Monday and until the kindergarten is restored, the children of "Rumma - The Flowers" Kindergarten will study in the "Leon Bloom" Kindergarten, which is being prepared for their reception. Kindergartens and schools that pass will be reinforced with psychologists.

16:22 - Containers will be assigned to store the contents of damaged houses

(Notice from Haifa Municipality)

The Municipality of Haifa is preparing to assist in storing items in containers, for residents whose homes were damaged in a fire and who wish to store the contents of their homes. Residents are invited to contact hotline 106.

16:15 - The management of the Ministry of Finance will meet tonight in Haifa

(by Haifa Municipality)

The Minister of Finance, Moshe Kahlon, will tonight convene the management of the Ministry of Finance to assess the situation against the backdrop of the wave of fires.

The meeting will take place in the command room in Haifa, the Romema Sports Hall, at 19:30.

15:35 p.m. - A fire in Daliyat El Carmel

(by fire and rescue barges)

At this time, a fire started in Dalit El Carmel.

Fire crews gained control and stopped the spread of the fire. We are now preparing for a final shutdown.

Watch video of this fire…

13:30 - Firefighting aircraft status update

(from the Fire Fighters Command)

So far 21 foreign firefighting planes have arrived in Israel. Below are the data regarding the super tanker that arrived in Israel: The super tanker plane drops 75 cubic meters of water or retarder, there is also the possibility of foam which is currently unusable. Filling time - about an hour. The place of departure - Netavg. Minimum throw height - 70 meters. Has the ability to work for 8 hours in a row. Directed by Air Boss only and can also work in US territories. A frist of between a kilometer and three kilometers and a width of 60 meters. Safety: you must stand at least 60 meters from the planned frist and wear protective helmets. Aerial closure of 10 miles and does not know how to work with other firefighting planes. Throwing distance from houses - 60 meters. At 12:00 the plane went on a learning flight and from 14:00 it will be ready for operational activity.

12:20 - Closing the crossings to the Romema neighborhood

(Notice from the Municipality of Haifa)

Under the direction of the Haifa Municipality Director following disturbances by curious residents, the Haifa Municipality closes the Romema neighborhood to the entry of vehicles and curious people from 13:00 p.m.

The reference center for residents in Romma is open to residents for anything and everything, including problems with electricity connections to their homes. The center is located at 25 Oren Street next to the International Bank.

11:23 - Reminder about the ban on flying drones

(Statement of the Israel Police)

We repeat and emphasize that it is absolutely forbidden to operate drones over Haifa, this endangers the firefighting planes and helicopters operating over the city.

10:34 - Instructions for the curious

(by the municipality of Haifa and the Israel Police)

The commander of the event evacuates and asks curious people not to come to the Romema neighborhood. This makes it difficult for the firefighters, the police, the rescue forces and the municipality of Haifa who continue to operate in the field to respond to every call and help the residents whose homes have been damaged. The arrival of curious people makes it difficult to keep traffic lanes open for the teams of firefighters, police and security forces.

We ask the public to listen to the instructions of the police and allow the activity of all the forces and the municipality of Haifa in order to restore normalcy to the residents of Haifa.

08:56 - Firefighters from Cyprus arrived

(Report from Coast District fire barges)

In the last hour, a plane landed at the air force base in the center of the country with 69 fire fighters from Cyprus on board who will help their Israeli colleagues throughout the country. 24 of them will operate in the coastal district sector.

For details click here...

08:00 - Spot treatment at fire stations

The fire fighters continue to be on alert throughout the city of Haifa and worked throughout the night and also during these hours to extinguish small hotspots along the route of the burned area and to deal with additional calls. Fortunately, none of the events were significant.

Friday, 25/11/2016

15:01 - The number of damaged buildings

(Notice from the Municipality of Haifa)

So far, the municipal engineers have identified 44 dangerous buildings, of which 30 have serious problems. The municipality is preparing to guard these buildings. In order to identify all the owners of the properties, the municipality of Haifa is working to locate them during these hours.

14:30 - Freud axis is temporarily blocked in both directions

(Report by Omri Shafer, Haifa reporter and Haifa police)

At around 14:15, the Freud axis was blocked in both directions.

The reason for this is that a safety margin was required between the drivers and the flight of firefighting planes that passed by.

The Dayan firefighting planes are active in the field, in order to suppress hotspots that still threaten to catch fire in the field.

Freud axis is now open to traffic.

14:15 - Update on free passage in the tunnels

(by Haifa Municipality)

The ride in the Carmel Tunnels for Haifa residents will be free from 13:00 p.m. until the end of Shabbat tomorrow at 20:00 p.m. Residents of Haifa who are not members are asked to present a certificate at the entrance to the tunnels, so that their passage will be free.

13:51 - An inquiry center opens on Oren Street

(Notice from the Municipality of Haifa)

Haifa Municipality opened an inquiry center at 23 Oren St. Romema at the entrance to the supermarket. The hotline is staffed by welfare teams, psychological services, volunteers and municipal employees, who will respond to all inquiries from residents of the neighborhood and assist as needed.

13:24 - on Sunday - classes as usual

(Notice from the Municipality of Haifa)

Classes on Sunday will be held as usual in all educational institutions in the city. The teams of the municipal education system are currently scanning the educational institutions and working to take care of all the damages caused by the fires.

13:15 - All residents of Haifa are allowed to return to their homes

(Announcement from the Haifa municipality at the event headquarters)

There is still no electricity in Gut Levin, Hantaka, Ramat Sapir, part of Freud and part of Einstein streets. The electricity company is working in full teams to restore power to these places.

In all areas there will be an increased presence of the security and rescue services who will remain in the area for the next day to respond to any problem that may arise.

The public must be vigilant and act cautiously: observe the rules of fire safety and immediately report any incident or suspicion to the rescue centers.

There are 13 buildings in the area that have been identified as problematic in terms of safety. These buildings must not be entered in any way and must be obeyed by the security personnel who are there and guide the residents.

Residents whose houses were damaged are asked to contact the 106 hotline.

The Carmel Tunnels announced, through the Municipality of Haifa, that for Haifa residents (only) travel in the tunnels will be free until the evening of Shabbat. Passengers who are mistakenly charged will be rewarded.

12:13 - Permission to return to homes in the following neighborhoods:

(Message from the event headquarters)

Residents of the following neighborhoods may return to their homes: Ramat Alon, Ramot Ramez, Ramat Golda, Ramat Begin, Ramot Chen, Ramat Almogi, with the exception of Einstein Street which will remain closed at this time

Fire rescue and police forces will continue to stay in the streets for the safety of the residents.

The fire fighters are now continuing to fight the remains of the fire in the field, in order to allow the residents to return to their homes before Shabbat.

12:00 - announcement by the Minister of Finance

(by Minister Kahlon)

The state operates from the assumption that this is an attack.

Therefore, according to the law, the state intends to make full compensation to those whose houses were burned down.

Property tax officials will go to the area and do everything necessary to settle the financial affairs of those who lost their homes and suffered from the fire attack.

11:25 - Access instructions to the burnt house

(From: Haifa Municipality)

The return to homes that were evacuated following the fires in Haifa is only possible after the approval of the security forces / Home Front Command / Municipality / KBA.

When you get home, drive with extra caution according to the instructions of the Home Front Command:

Gas: When you enter the apartment, pay attention to an unusual smell, turn off the gas taps and avoid starting a fire of any kind.

Electricity: Do not touch visible and exposed electrical wires.

Fire damage - be careful of any life-threatening object: glass, broken household items, irons, etc.

Information and assistance center for residents whose house burned down in Haifa municipality - 04-8353021

10:47 - Cutting the situation - the event headquarters

(From: Haifa Municipality)

The fire chief's report:

In Ramat Eshkol: the renewals of fire. Two Croatian planes were returned to the sector.

Despite this, teams are being thinned out. Electricity will not be restored in all neighborhoods at this time.

The report of the district commander of the Israel Police:

We are preparing for work at full blast until Saturday night at least.

Requests that the professionals enter the houses and certify the condition of 37 houses that were burned and there is a danger of collapse. Would like to contact each of the apartment owners.

According to the data of the professionals in my possession, we are returning the Dania neighborhood to full normalcy, including the return of residents.

Police chief's report - Haifa station:

The Home Front Command entered the firefighting with the intention of extinguishing the remains of the fires completely.

The municipality will place security guards in all relevant houses to prevent looting.

Two battalions of the IDF entered the sector to assist in the field: a battalion of the Navy and a battalion of the Golani Brigade

The police continue to concentrate efforts to locate arsonists if there are any.

Haifa municipality operation report:

So far, 50 percent of the buildings have been inspected. A total of 37 severely damaged houses were identified.

Security guards will be posted to guard the houses. At this time, burnt vehicles are being removed from the street.

Electricity company report:

There is a damaged section in the Hantaka area and as a result 500 houses are cut off on Hantaka Gut Levin and Freud streets

Upon the return of the residents, they ask the electric company to receive addresses of houses with electricity connection problems.

Electric company trucks are now removing waste related to power outages.

09:11 - cutting mode - shutdown:

(From: Firefighters Command)

At the moment the situation is calm, in the next few hours the fire fighters will begin to thin out their forces. Until 11:00, 35 firefighting teams will remain in the area, including four from the Palestinian Authority and firefighting planes, including the squadron from Greece.

The fire fighters will work in the coming hours with all their strength and resources in order to reduce to a minimum the danger of the fire renewing and with the aim of allowing the residents to return to their homes before Shabbat begins.

It should be emphasized that all of the above is subject to weather conditions and the development of the situation in the field.

07:55 - cutting mode - event command

(by the Israel Police)

At the end of the assessment of the situation, which took place under the leadership of Mamez Hoof, with the participation of all the rescue agencies, including the emergency services, the electric company's RTG, MDA and environmental protection, the following instructions were given:

At this stage, it will not be possible for the residents to return to the evacuated neighborhoods in Haifa.

The police and all the forces are doing their best to return the residents to their homes as soon as possible.

Large forces of the police and the Home Front Command guarded the evacuated neighborhoods during the night.

You must obey the instructions disseminated in the media.

Firefighters continue firefighting operations from the air and the ground.

Due to the danger of damage to the firefighting planes. Flying drones is strictly prohibited.

The local authority in Haifa is prepared to continue providing the most services to the residents.

During the day, another situation assessment will be carried out and additional instructions will be issued to the public.

07:38 – Schools, parking, burnt vehicles

(From: Haifa Municipality)

All the schools in the city are opening as usual except for the schools in the neighborhoods where the tenants were evacuated.

There will be no parking enforcement today throughout the city of Haifa. Vehicles damaged by the fire and those blocking major roads are evacuated during these hours by the municipal teams to the congress center parking lot. The Haifa Municipality asks the motorists to avoid blocking roads.

07:15 - General Clinic

(by: Klalit Services)

All the clinics will work as usual, with the exception of the following clinics: Romema, Zionion St., Bat Galim Ramez and Dania, which will be closed and their patients will receive care at all the other clinics.

The Bonan pharmacies in Shad Moriah, Juliusburger in Nosh, Linn, Zebulon and Emek HaShalom in Yokneam are open today in an extended format until 1500. The pharmacy in the agreement in the Grand Canyon will operate today in an extended format until 17:00 p.m.

Moked Klalit *2700 is also designed to help provide solutions to problems that arise, including prescriptions for those who are left without medication.

Klalit's online consultation service for family doctors and children will also be available to applicants as usual.

00:30 - the traffic lanes are open

(From: Haifa Municipality)

The emergency headquarters of the Haifa municipality stated that as of this time all the roads are open.

Residents of the neighborhoods: Ramat Sapir, Ramot Ramez, Ramat Chen, Ramat Almogi, Romema, Ahuza, Horev, Ramat Eshkol, Ramat Begin, Ramat Golda, Neot Peres Dania and the new neighborhood Neot Peres. Those who have not yet evacuated their homes, are asked to evacuate immediately!

In light of the danger that has not yet passed.

Thursday, 24/11/2016

22:50 – 60 ambulances leave the emergency warehouses

(by: MDA)

After an assessment of the situation held by Magen David Adom's CEO, Eli Bin, with the organization's senior officials, it was decided to freeze 60 ambulances from the emergency system in order to consolidate all sectors in the State of Israel, with an emphasis on the northern sector.

More details in this link…

20:30 - Fire control status

(By: Coastal District Fire Department Spokesman)

As of this time, a calm is felt in all sectors. At the same time, as a result of the winds, we are constantly reporting on additional centers that are immediately handled by the over 115 teams deployed in the field.

Our instructions to the public in their view stand, due to the fear of renewals such as those we experienced only recently in the other fires. The fire authority is redefining the concept of "the limit of ability" and we will continue this way until the end of the event.

20:25 - Update for evacuees whose house was burned

(by Haifa Municipality)

Haifa Municipality opened centers for the benefit of evacuated residents:

16 K. Tshal St. Eliezer

5 Lavona St. Kabir.

Beit Yad Labanim, 48 Yarakon.

Experiences Bat Galim, Alia 45.

Dinor sports hall, 20 Klivanov.

Another evacuation center was opened at the middle school in Nesher, 19 Al Hachita St

Information regarding reception centers: 053-9912388 (Miki)

Evacuation of the elderly and disabled: 04-8353025

Families who wish to host or be hosted and volunteers who wish to help: 1-700-507-002

Residents whose house burned down: 053-7548972

The Haifa Municipality hotline is available to assist and provide information to residents at number: 106, or by phone: 04-8356860

19:45 - Electricity and water situation - update

(by Haifa Municipality)

In the neighborhoods of Ramat Chen, Ramat Eshkol and Romma, electricity has returned.

19:30 - The electricity and water situation in the neighborhoods

(Notice from the Municipality of Haifa)

Neighborhoods where there will be no electricity tonight and at least until tomorrow morning: Ramat Chen, Ramat Sapir, Ramat Almogi, Ramat Begin, Ramat Golda, Horeb, the old and new Romema.

19:30 - Instructions for caring for pets

During a fire and during evacuation, care must be taken to evacuate the animals as well. The dog owners will make sure to take a short leash with them and the cat will be carried in a carrier cage. The cage must be marked with a cardboard wrapped in plastic, attached to the cage. As many identifying details as possible must be written on the cardboard (owner's name, phone numbers, chip number, etc.).

Link to the full article...

18:40 p.m. - New center in Netiv Chen

(Report from the fire fighters)

The ignition of a new combustion center in the Netiv Chen neighborhood. Details later on

17:10 p.m. – fire pits are renewed. Also NOS

(reported by the fire fighters)

Schechter 30 The revival of the fire at the end of the street.

Hantaka Street, the shutters of the apartments caught fire, fire crews are on their way to the scene.

Nissan Boim 12 Neve Shanan Moked New.

17:00 - "Ecological terrorism in Haifa"

Gradually, testimonies begin to be heard about those arrested on suspicion of arson. Some commentators even cite police sources who claim that the arsonists were filmed. Apparently this is a well-timed attack by terrorists.

Watch Hagit Avraham's report...

17:00 - General medicine clinics are closed

Due to the fire, general complementary medicine clinics in Haifa are closed

You are welcome to contact us at *2829

Details here in the link...

16:46 - Regeneration of combustion centers

(Report from the spokesperson of the fire fighters - Haifa)

Strong winds that blow along the fire's route cause from time to time the renewal of the combustion and even the ignition of additional foci. The operational deployment of over a hundred teams, including about 300 fire fighters, allows the fighters to respond as quickly as possible and handle all those hot spots.

Another goal is to protect the Carmel Hospital, and for this purpose, about 17 teams are performing extinguishing and demarcation operations whose entire purpose is to protect it. This show of combustion renewal will also accompany us later due to the reasons listed. This was also the case with the fire in Zikr Yaakov

16:50 - Air reinforcement on the way to Israel

Haifa Municipality reports the reinforcement of 12 planes and 1 helicopter, in the following distribution:

Greece 3 planes 32 people arrived working

Cyprus 1 plane 7 people arrived working

Turkey 2 planes 8 people 16:12

Italy 2 planes 13 people 22:30

UK 1 helicopter 5 people tomorrow morning

Russia 2 planes 19 people 23:30

Croatia 2 planes 14 people 16:00.

16:00 - Klalit - Hotline for the insured

The General is preparing to provide a special response to its policyholders in Haifa and is opening a hotline

Details here…

15:44 - Evacuation of sheltered housing

Ihud Hatzla spokeswoman: Emergency medical personnel volunteers from Ihud Hatzla are now evacuating the residents of the sheltered housing "La Rashoni HaCarmel" on Mapo Street in Haifa.

15:35 - Haifa Police - evacuation routes from the neighborhoods

Residents evacuating from the following neighborhoods are asked to evacuate on the following routes:

Dania neighborhood - Oscar Street, Lansher and from there Ligor.

Mapo neighborhood - Moriah Street, to the center of Carmel, going down towards the lower city.

Below are evacuation routes where emergency forces must be allowed to pass: (the routes are open)

Freud Axis, Horev Center, Congress Center.

Horeb Center: All approaches to the Horeb Center are closed to traffic. Please do not arrive by car or on foot.

15:00 - MDA

Evacuation of ventilated patients from Pliman Hospital using ambulances that arrived from other districts began

14:55 - Haifa municipality - evacuation centers

Haifa Municipality opened centers for the benefit of evacuated residents: 16 K. Tshal St. Eliezer, 5 Lavona St. Kabvir, Beit Yad Labanim, 48 Yarkon, Mathens Bat Galim, Alia 45, Dinor Sports Hall, Klibanov 20, Auditorium, Shed Hanasi 127, Middle School in Nesher, 19 Hashita St.

The Haifa Municipality hotline is available to assist and provide information to residents at number: 106, or by phone: 04-8356860

The Haifa municipality operates the management center for emergencies, from which municipal teams, education teams, welfare teams, social workers, evacuation of residents, supply of water and food to residents and the emergency forces, and more are activated.

14:31 - Update from the electricity company:

The electric company declared a state of emergency.

14:31 - Israel Police - roads blocked

The following are the closed traffic routes in Haifa: Derech Pika, Derech Freud from Route 4 towards the Horev Center, Derech Abba Khushi from the Carmel Medal to the University, Sderot Hankin from Keiyu to Neve Shanan to Carmel.

14:15 - Israel Police announcement - there is no exit from the tunnels for the Nash

The Carmel Tunnels will serve as an evacuation route from now until further notice. According to police instructions, exiting to Neve Shanan through the Rupin Interchange is prohibited. The transition is possible in all lanes.

14:05 - Israel Railways announcement:

Train traffic was stopped, due to a fire near the track near Caesarea

13:40 - Israel Police announcement:

The police call on the residents of the following neighborhoods to evacuate their homes immediately:

Ramat Sapir, Ramat Chen, Ramat Almogi, Ramat Ben Gurion, Ahuza, Horeb Center, Romema, Ramat Eshkol, Begin

Ramat Golda, Navot Peres.

Evacuation areas for the evacuated residents: from the Bat Galim community center, the old Kiryat Eliezer Stadium.

Due to the danger of the fire spreading, the citizens are asked to obey the police officers' instructions and evacuate immediately from the danger zone.

13:40 - Haifa Municipality announcement - Dania evacuation

At this time, the Haifa Municipality announces that the Dania neighborhood must be evacuated

13:35 – Prison service

At this time, the Shavas are preparing to evacuate the Carmel and Damon prisons. A special situation assessment was conducted today under the leadership of the Commissioner of Prisons, Rabbi Gonder Ofra Klinger, in which she suggested that the "Carmel" and "Damon" prisons would be immediately prepared to evacuate approximately 600 prisoners and approximately 150 personnel SHBS faculty.

The evacuation operations, if they occur, will be carried out under the orders of the police and the KGB and in accordance with their instructions. The Shavas "Nachshon" unit is equipped with special vehicles for the secure transportation of the prisoners, who will be transferred to five other prisons throughout the country that are prepared to receive them. In addition to the evacuation of prisoners and guards, the animals - dogs and horses - will be evacuated from the prisons.

13:25 - Preparing for the flames in Kastra

The fire is progressing towards Matam - Caserta. The firefighters in the Caserta area are waiting for the fire and are deploying fire hoses.

All citizens west of the fire are asked to evacuate.

Including Kastra, the Electric Company, Navot Peres and the surrounding area.

Click for the full article...

12:40 - Fire Fighters Association announcement

The fire is advancing from an elevated position towards the northwest and is currently not under control.

The residents are asked to evacuate from the following neighborhoods: Remez, the new Romema (Ramat Ben Gurion) Ramat Eshkol. to evacuate towards the sea.

12:30 - Haifa Municipality announcement

Below are the streets where residents are being evacuated:

Flower Street, Hantaka, Martin Buber Street, Decker Submarine, Einstein, Horev Center.

Residents of the streets are asked to evacuate their homes immediately, in order to allow the security forces to carry out their work. Also, curious people are asked not to come to the area, this harms the work of the forces in the field.*

Your way to the public, with any question you can contact 110 - the public information center of the Israel Police.

12:20 - The hospitals go into emergency mode

Following the fires in Haifa, the Rambam Hospital raised the alert level and opened an emergency logistics headquarters. The Bnei Zion Medical Center was also prepared in emergency mode in view of the fires, and opened an information center

To the full article…

11:50 - The general clinics in the Romema area were closed

The public is asked not to come to clinics. The team was evacuated according to the instructions of the fire fighters

Details here...

11:38 - Haifa Municipality announcement:

At the direction of the police, residents of the following neighborhoods are asked to evacuate immediately:

Givat Oranim Romma Horev Center Ramat Chen, Ramat Sapir are asked to evacuate their homes immediately.

Residents must evacuate to the evacuation centers that have been opened:

Beit Abba Khushi, Beit Yad Lanaimin Berach Yarkon

Matens Bat Galim and Kiryat Eliezer Stadium.

11:25 - Firefighters' announcement:

Many fire brigades are pouring into the neighborhoods that have been specified. Hafek was deployed at the Romme sport center.

According to reports, the fire is engulfing several houses and firefighters are battling the flames under strong winds.

Appeal to the public: Do not try to move towards the specified neighborhoods. We need free labor to save everything possible.

10:40 - First announcement by the security forces

Rehovot Hantaka and Submarine Decker are in critical condition, a real and tangible danger to the house and property and especially to the person. Everyone who can evacuate the area, the fire brigade is mobilizing every possible force in order to handle this incident. Airplanes and firefighters from wherever possible.

"In order to prevent a risk to life, the police are evacuating residents of the Romema neighborhood in Haifa. The residents of the streets: Martin Bover, Decker Submarine, Einstein and Horev Center, are asked to evacuate immediately. There are many fire brigades in place trying to control the fire."

The Haifa Municipality stated: "At this stage, the kindergartens in Ramat Sapir: Gut Levin, Fichman and Oren are being evacuated. Notices are being given to parents. The students of the "Fichman" and "Habonim" schools are being transferred to continue their studies at the Reot High School in Kiryat Eliezer."

09:50 - Second ignition - Paz Bridge

If it is a terrorist attack, then the attackers began a targeted attack on the firefighting software, in order to confuse the firefighters and force them to defend the base, while at the same time the main attack on Romema had already begun. Note: Based on assumptions.

Details about the fire at the Paz Bridge here...

09:30 - First fire on Hashlage street

Three teams of fire fighters from the Haifa Regional Station working on the scene managed to contain the fire and prevented it from damaging the nearby workshops and businesses.

Link to the full article...

General notices to the public:

• The organization of veterinarians in the local authorities offers residents who are forced to evacuate their homes because of the fires to host their dogs free of charge in municipal kennels. A resident who requests a place for his dog is invited to call 036312222
  
• Notice from the Israel Police: It is forbidden to operate drones, they endanger the planes
  
• Balgan Bigor Park invites the residents of Haifa who were evacuated from their homes (on presentation of the ID card) to hang out at the site free of charge tomorrow, Friday, November 25.11, between 10:16 and XNUMX:XNUMX
  

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