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...
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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...
Paphos blaze under control (Update 3)
A fire that broke out at around 10.30am in an inaccessible area between the villages of Skoulli and Kato Akourdalia in Paphos was brought under...
Cypriot firefighters on standby but Greek fires under control
Sixty Cypriot firefighters who were meant to fly to Greece to help battle fires are not needed at the moment and will remain...
Fire safety week ends with games in Larnaca
The fire safety awareness week culminates on Sunday with a fun event in Larnaca in which firefighters from Cyprus and Greece will take part....
Israel thanks Cyprus for firefighting help
Israeli authorities have expressed their deep gratitude for Cyprus’ help in extinguishing the wildfires raging in the country over the last few days, which were...
Panel to probe Solea fire ops
THE government said on Thursday it would be launching a panel tasked with investigating the events surrounding the recent Solea fires. The reveal was...
New fire in Sina Oros said to be under control (Update 2)
A new fire broke out in the Sina Oros area on Sunday afternoon, CNA reported, but it was brought under control around two hours later,...
First firefighter buried, hailed as hero by mourners (Updated)
Shouts of “hero, hero” reverberated in the Ayios Charalambos church in Denia on Wednesday, as family, friends, and colleagues bid a final farewell to firefighter...
Surgeons from Israel called to treat injured firefighter
A 57-year-old man who was injured during operations to put out the fires in the Solea area, is currently intubated in the Nicosia general hospital’s...
Canada getting handle on Alberta wildfire, no restart yet for oil operations
Canadian officials showed some optimism on Sunday they were beginning to get on top of the country’s most destructive wildfire in recent memory, as favorable...
Firefighters desperately needed in Kato Pyrgos, residents and Greens say
By Bejay Browne The Green Party is supporting demands made by residents of Pyrgos Tillyria to the government to provide seasonal firefighters to staff the...
Plane fighting Australia fires crashes, kills pilot
By Thuy Ong and Lincoln Feast A plane dousing wildfires in bushland south of Australia’s biggest city, Sydney, crashed into a national park on Thursday,...