As many as a thousand soldiers from the IDF's Nachal infantry Brigade helped clear and rebuild various walking paths, paint signs and more in the areas damaged by the Carmel fires. On the 2nd of December 2010 a blazing fire began spreading wildly through the Carmel Forest near Haifa in northern Israel, annihilating over 750 acres and resulted in the death of 44 people including firemen who fought the fire. Firefighting delegations from around the world rallied to help Israel stop the spread of fire including planes and helicopters from Greece, Bulgaria, Cypress, Britain, Turkey, Russia, France, Italy, the US and Switzerland. The IDF, too, sent forces to assist in the fight including forces from the IAF, thousands of soldiers, hundreds of vehicles, dozens of engineering machines and military firefighting vehicles. All fought for days until the fire was finally put out on the 5th of December.