Our View: We need firefighting aircraft not military helicopters
Defence has always been something of sacred cow. Everyone has the patriotic duty to support our military and applaud government expenditure on defence equipment, whatever...
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President approves immediate implementation of improved firefighting plans
President Nicos Anastasiades on Monday gave instructions to state services to proceed immediately with implementing measures to improve the tackling of fires after a meeting...
Base for firefighting aircraft unveiled
A €1.2m base for firefighting aircraft was inaugurated in Mammari in the Nicosia district on Tuesday by Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis, who pledged the government’s...
Bases 84 Squadron helped fight fires last year by dropping 200 tonnes of water
The unprecedented nature of the Covid-19 outbreak has put every department within the British Forces Cyprus (BFC) under more pressure but this has not stopped...
Turkey sends firefighting helicopter to be stationed in the north
Turkish Cypriot authorities have welcomed a firefighting helicopter from Turkey that will be stationed in the north during high-risk seasons to assist efforts to put...
Firefighting aircraft in training sorties (video)
Firefighting aircraft on Tuesday carried out training manoeuvres in Larnaca to enhance coordination between crews ahead of what is expected to be a difficult fire...
Cyprus sending two aircraft to Lebanon to combat forest fires
Cyprus is sending two aircraft to Lebanon to assist in combating forest fires in the neighbouring country. A tweet by the foreign ministry said two...
Forest protection week kicks off
The forest protection week for this year will start on May 17 and end on May 23, the forestry department said on Wednesday. A large-scale...
Runway to be built for firefighting aircraft
The cabinet on Wednesday approved the construction of runway in Kokkinotrimithia to be used by firefighting aircraft. It also approved procurement of new personnel carriers...
Fire season planning begins as ministerial committee meets
Plans for the prevention and tackling of forest fires for the 2017 summer season were discussed on Tuesday by a committee of minsters comprising interior,...
Israeli ambassador honours Cypriot firefighting crews at Hanukah event
Israel`s Ambassador to Cyprus Yael Ravia-Zadok on Wednesday honoured the heads of the Cypriot delegations, from the forestry department, the fire service and the civil...
At least 6 dead after Russian plane on fire-fighting mission crashes in Siberia
At least six people have died after a Russian plane on a fire-fighting mission crashed in Siberia, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday. Rescue workers...
Nicolaou deflects criticism over small number of RoC firefighting aircraft
Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou on Thursday deflected a direct question relating to some criticism as to the number of firefighting aircraft the Republic has at...