US donates special breathing masks for firefighters
US Ambassador in Cyprus Judith Garber delivered Thursday 21 specialised breathing masks for firefighters during a ceremony at the fire service headquarters in Nicosia. The...
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President honours firefighters who went ‘above and beyond’ in Greece
In a special ceremony Thursday evening, President Nicos Anastasiades thanked the Cypriot firefighting mission deployed to Greece last month for going “above and beyond,” adding...
Israel seeks help from abroad to battle fires near Jerusalem (Updated)
Israel is seeking international help to battle wildfires outside Jerusalem that have forced hundreds to evacuate and sent clouds of smoke billowing over the city, the foreign...
Forestry department employees had warned of staff shortages
A year before the recent catastrophic fire that burned nearly 55 square kilometres in the forest areas of Limassol and Larnaca and killed four people,...
Greece fire situation ‘constantly changing’ (Update 2)
Cypriot firefighters helping battle fires in Greece are currently operating in the Afidnes community of Attica, spokesman Andreas Kettis said late on Friday afternoon. In...
‘Active fronts and constant flare-ups’ Cypriot team battles fires in Greece (Updated)
By Elias Hazou and Gina Agapiou A Cypriot firefighting mission in Greece was doing its part in assisting extinguishing efforts of the Greek forces in...
Firefighters train to tackle tower block blazes
The fire service is carrying out a training exercise in Limassol on Friday morning, police announced. The exercise, starting at 9am and finishing at 1pm,...
Woman found dead by firefighters in Paralimni house (Updated)
Fire-fighters responding to a house fire in Paralimni have found a 44-year-old dead inside, police said on Wednesday. The service was notified of the fire...
Easing winds give firefighters a break in California wildfire battle
Fierce, dry Santa Ana winds off the Southern California mountains eased early on Friday, helping firefighters make progress in corralling major wildfires that have displaced...
Firefighters return from Lebanon
The eight-member crew and two aircraft sent by the forestry department to Lebanon earlier in the week to assist in combating forest fires returned on...
