Fire fighters respond to seventy three fires over past three days
Over the past three days from April 29 until May 2 the fire department responded to 114 calls for help, 73 fires, 36 special services...
Fires
Forestry department issues Easter weekend fires warning
The unlicensed felling of trees to fuel Easter bonfires or, lampradjia, is a punishable offence under the law, the forestry department warned on Wednesday. The...
Airborne unit of forestry department will stop flying sorties from May 1
Forestry department staff of the airborne unit will not fly firefighting sorties from next month in protest at the government’s ongoing indifference to their longstanding...
Fires in Ayia Napa and Larnaca residences
A two-story building caught on fire in Ayia Napa Sunday night with the owner requiring first-aid. The fire was extinguished by the owner prior to...
Forestry department employees protest understaffing (updated)
Forestry department employees protest understaffing Forestry Department employees are staging a three-hour work stoppage on Friday to protest understaffing. The employees gathered outside the finance...
Tougher legislation for those starting fires to be ready end of January
Legislation providing for stricter penalties for starting catastrophic fires and bringing together existing provisions currently scattered in several laws, is expected to be ready by...
Firefighters focus on arson in training session
Firefighters and police officers participated in a practical fire investigation training programme with a special emphasis on arson with British experts which took place for...
Forestry department employees to protest understaffing
Forestry department personnel on Wednesday announced they would be staging a three-hour work stoppage on Thursday over understaffing and would protest outside the finance ministry...
Authorities investigate large number of rural fires in Paphos
Authorities are investigating 12 fires that broke out almost simultaneously in remote areas in the Paphos district on Sunday, with preliminary findings suggesting that these...
Measures to be stepped up amid concern over Akamas fires
Several fires that erupted over the last two weeks in the Akamas national park area were likely man-made, according to a report compiled by the...
