Cyprus sends help to Greece as wildfires rage on (Update 3)
A mission from the fire service and civil defence arrived in Greece Wednesday morning to help bring under control fires that have reached residential areas...
Fires
Forestry department ‘on war footing’ to fight fires
The preparedness of the Forestry department prevented a serious fire in difficult to reach terrain from developing into a serious incident on Saturday, director of...
Red alert for forest fires as Cyprus sizzles
A red alert for fires was issued on Saturday by the forest department as a protracted heatwave continued to scorch the island with a yellow...
Financial assistance to fire struck to start Monday
Financial assistance for those affected by large fires earlier this summer will start being dispensed from Monday, deputy government spokeswoman Niovi Parisinou said. Immediate assistance...
Financial assistance for fire-stricken areas to be dispensed next week
Direct financial assistance to those who suffered damage to their properties in the massive July 3 blaze will begin being dispensed as of next week,...
Fire in Paphos under partial control (update 2)
A fire that broke out earlier between the villages Faleia and Pentalia in Paphos is under partial control, the fire service said on Tuesday night....
Help amounting to €6m for fire-stricken villages
Fire-stricken villagers will receive help amounting to €6 million while an additional set of measures will aim at helping affected farmers, the Cabinet decided on...
EAC is continuing efforts to reconnect communities affected by fire (Updated)
Efforts continued on Tuesday to restore power in all the communities affected by the fire over the weekend, Cyprus electricity authority’s spokeswoman Christina Papadopoulou said....
Recent fires strengthen resolve for comprehensive disaster plan, president says
The recent fires have strengthened the government’s determination to create a comprehensive plan including disasters, President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday while receiving the annual...
Government will stand by devastated farmers, Kadis says (Update 3)
Farmers who were affected by the weekend’s fires will soon be able to apply for compensation for their losses, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday....
National Guard, drones, being brought in to help with fire prevention (Updated)
The forestry department on Friday said the National Guard would start assisting in the forest monitoring programme aimed at preventing fires. According to the forestry...
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...
Hunters warned over fire risks
The forestry department on Thursday appealed to hunters to be especially vigilant, to avoid lighting fires and to refrain from throwing away lit matches and...
Man arrested over blaze was involved in six other fires
A 22-year-old man, arrested in connection with a fire on Monday in the Morphou district, admitted to being involved in six other recent blazes in...
Fire service tells industrial companies to clean up to avoid incidents
After a string of fires around the island, the fire service on Tuesday appealed to companies in industrial areas to clear the dry vegetation at...
Two fires in Limassol area
Firefighters in Limassol scrambled on Monday to tackle two fires that broke out almost at the same time in the middle of the day. One...
Fires being fought in three areas (updated)
A blaze near Kyperounta was brought under control, the agriculture ministry said on Monday, as forced had to tackle four separate incidents amid high temperatures....
Minister suggests life imprisonment for arsonists
Following a worrying spike in the number of fires in the forest areas of Cyprus Agriculture Minister Costas Kadis on Tuesday suggested the most serious...
Wildfires in Paphos and Zygi under control (Updated)
Two fires that broke out on Thursday afternoon, one in Zygi and the other in the village of Kiili in Paphos, necessitating large scale interventions...
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...