#fire service

An elderly man who got stuck in mud for hours while out walking his dogs in the Paphos district was eventually rescued by the fire service, it said on Thursday. ...

By Andreas Pavlou The fire service on Wednesday began a series of drills to improve its operational capacity, spokesman Andreas Kettis said. Kettis said Wednesday’s exercise focused a mock ...

A first-floor house in Kato Amiandos was damaged by fire believed to have started in the chimney, the fire service said on Thursday. It said that fire fighters had responded ...

A primary school boy dreaming of becoming a fireman when he grows up had the surprise of his life this week after being visited by a group of firefighters aboard ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Saturday pledged his government’s support to the fire service so it can fulfil its mission. He was speaking after inaugurating the new fire station in ...

Authorities were on high alert on Wednesday, with the fire service saying they had responded to 28 incidents by early evening, including fires caused by gale force winds, which lasted into ...

Police chief Stylianos Papatheodorou on Thursday said they would discuss with the state legal service what to do next after the administrative court this week nullified the hiring of 75 police ...

Police said Tuesday they have charged a 54-year-old man with lighting a fire and making threats, after he was reported for setting fire to a field outside Nicosia on Sunday. ...

The complete independence of the fire service from the police was “a necessity” that was implemented 60 years after the first discussions, former Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou said on Saturday. He ...

The fire service is expected to be fully independent early next month after parliament approves a bill on employment terms, Justice Minister Stefi Drakou said on Friday. The minister was ...

A fire that broke out on Saturday near Skoulli in Paphos was brought under control around 5pm, the fire service said. Spokesman Andreas Kettis said that the flames broke out ...

The Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece is being taken with an all-terrain military vehicle to Flabouri and Koromilia areas in Parnitha to continue efforts to extinguish the fire alongside the ...

The fire service has received a donation of two state-of-the-art drones worth more than €40,000, which are expected to boost firefighting capabilities, it was announced on Wednesday. The CEO of Hellenic ...

Cyprus is faced with a shortage of firefighters, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Monday in the wake of the huge fire that broke out in the mountain areas ...

The fire service and the forestry department on Wednesday responded to several calls for large and small blazes in all districts with authorities warning that the risk of fires is ...

New fire stations are being planned, Justice Minister Emily Yiolitis said on Monday as the summer, and its associated fire season, gets underway. Speaking at the fire service exercise Torch, ...

The fire service responded to 61 calls for assistance, 45 fire alerts, and four false calls in the past 24 hours, including a fire at a Limassol warehouse believed to have been the ...

By Jean Christou and Evie Andreou The Cyprus Police Association on Monday condemned attacks on police officers and firemen during the weekend by young people who hurled stones at them ...

The fire service and the joint rescue coordination centre (JRCC) have signed a memorandum of cooperation with the aim of coordinating the operations of the fire stations at Larnaca and ...