#fire services

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou kicked off Forest Protection Week at a ceremony at the Environmental information centre at the Athalassa forest park. The aim of the week is to raise ...

Firefighters were called to put out three blazes in Limassol in the early hours of Wednesday, which affected the ground floor of a building, a motorcycle and a café. According ...

A third-floor apartment in Pallouriotissa, Nicosia, caught fire on Monday, resulting in damages to the veranda and a car parked below the four-storey building, as reported by the fire services. ...

The House legal affairs committee on Wednesday discussed the possibility of designating sexual harassment in the police force and fire brigade a disciplinary offence. The aim, they said, is to ...

A fire broke out at a factory in the Dali industrial area on Friday. Fire brigade spokesman Andreas Kettis said the fire is fully under control and that everyone who ...

A second team of firefighters departed from Larnaca airport for Thessaloniki at 1pm on Friday to assist the Greek authorities in their efforts against wildfires. Comprising 28 individuals, the mission is ...

A hotel in Ayia Napa was evacuated on Monday morning after a chlorine leak occurred in its basement, the fire services said. The fire brigade responded to the incident alongside ...

The forestry department informed the public on Friday that the risk of fires remains at the “Red Alert” level for the eighth consecutive day. At the time of its press ...

Five young teens were called in for questioning on Monday after police and firefighters uncovered arson attacks across high schools in Limassol. It is understood that the vandalism centred around ...

The goal is to have a trustworthy, reliable, and responsive fire brigade, Justice Minister Anna Koukides-Procopiou said during her first official visit to the fire service headquarters on Friday. The ...

The fire service on Wednesday said it responded to 14 calls for help in the past 24 hours, five of which were for fires, eight for special services and one false call. ...

Justice Minister Stephie Dracou and Greek Minister for Climate Change and Civil Protection Christos Stylianides on Monday signed an agreement for further cooperation between the two countries’ fire services. The ...

Larnaca and Famagusta hit the hardest The met office on issued a yellow weather warning for rains and isolated thunderstorms starting on Sunday at 8am until Monday 8am. Meanwhile, Famagusta ...

Fire services responded to 109 calls in the last four days, including a vehicle fire in Paphos on Monday morning, according to official announcement. From 6 am on January 5 until 6 am on ...

A fire which broke out on four different fronts between Mousere and Archimandrita communities in the Paphos district is under control having burned five hectares of dry grass, wild vegetation ...

The fire service is on high alert for the upcoming summer season and is relying on the public’s cooperation and new drones to see it through a difficult period, ...

Police in Limassol are investigating a fire which caused considerable damage to a cafeteria and which initial investigations indicate was set deliberately with the use of flammable material, the Cyprus ...

The fire service saved a hunter on Sunday morning after he injured his leg in the Ayios Ioannis Agros area. In a Tweet, fire service spokesman Andreas Kettis said that ...

A number of vehicles were towed by the fire services who responded to multiple calls for help from the Lymbia community, after it was struck by heavy rain, it emerged ...

Members of the fire services emergency response unit (Emak) early on Tuesday rescued a 23-year-old man who was became trapped in the Avakas Gorge. Fire services spokesman Andreas Kettis posted ...

In responding to 11,985 calls to tackle 7203 fires, the fire services also assisted 1774 people last year according to their annual report made public on Tuesday. Assistance was given to peoples after ...