Bulgaria is expected to have dedicated firefighting aircraft by next year, according to General Nikolay Nikolov, advisor to the Minister of Interior and coordinator of efforts to combat the recent fire resurgence in the Pirin region. Currently, Bulgaria faces 51 active fires nationwide, with 10 already fully extinguished. Nikolov emphasized that no immediate threat exists to populated areas at this time. The most critical fires remain in Pirin, where firefighting operations have been ongoing