Yellow alert for weather, red for forest fires
A yellow weather warning has been issued for Sunday with temperatures expected to reach 41C inland. The warning is valid from 1pm to 4.30pm. According...
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Red alert for forest fires as temperatures soar
A red alert for forest fires was issued by the forestry department on Tuesday after the met office warned of extreme high temperatures over the...
Government services ready for difficult fire season
The government is ready to deal with fires this summer and proper preparations have been made, Interior Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday. Dealing with...
Firefighters and planes sent to help with Israeli fires (Updated)
The Cypriot firefighters who have been sent to Israel to assist putting out fires expect to find difficult conditions and high temperatures, Stelios Kotsikas, head...
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...
Contract signed to lease helicopters to help fight forest fires
The forestry department has signed a contract with a private company for the lease of two helicopters to fight fires during the summer, the department...
Tree SOS: forestry department pleads for more staff
Lack of personnel is seriously hampering the work of the forestry department and endangering the forests, the department announced on Thursday. A failure to upgrade...
Forest fires: fanning the flames of vengeance
Trees in the Paphos region have had a tough time of it down the decades as arsonists have used their flammable properties to wreak vengeance...
Yellow warning from met office, red warning from fire services
By Evie Andreou Authorities on Tuesday issued warnings over high temperatures and extremely high risk of fire, with the forestry department urging the public to...
New bills seek to toughen forest arson penalties
Four bills set to go the plenum seek to impose exceedingly tough fines on those found guilty of forest arson attacks. The bills, submitted by...
New fire trucks for Cyprus
A total of 17 new fire trucks are expected to arrive in Cyprus this year in a bid to strengthen the island’s ability to fight...
EU cash available for areas affected by forest fires
The sum of €250,000 is available for the restoration of areas affected by forest fires, the agriculture ministry, the Cyprus agricultural payments organisation (Capo) and...
EU aid for droughts and fires
CYPRUS received more than €7m in aid from the EU to restore areas damaged by extended droughts and last year’s fires in Solea and Argaka. The aid came from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) which also...
Hunters warned about forest fires or engaging in other punishable activities
A fine of € 21,586 was imposed on a person for a poaching in a village in the Larnaca district, the Game Fund warned on...
Forest fire warning to mountain visitors
The forestry department appealed to the public to be extra vigilant during the long weekend when a record number of people are expected to travel...
Forestry service warns of ‘red alert’ for fires
DUE to the extended heatwave, and given that the the risk of bushfires starting and burning out of control is at ‘red alert’, the Forestry...
Our View: Harsher penalties needed for those who start scrub fires
THE FIRE season is upon us once again. In the last three days, the fire brigade had to deal with 51 fires, fortunately none of...
Forest fire warning
With temperatures reaching as high as 40C, Cyprus is now at great risk of forest fires, the forestry department warned on Monday, calling on the...
Brace for heatwave conditions, high risk of fires
RESIDENTS of the inland will experience heatwave conditions as a gradual temperature rise, combined with a lack of wind, will dominate the weather patterns for...
€7m in EU aid for drought, Solea fires
CYPRUS is to receive more than €7m in aid from the EU to restore areas damaged by extended droughts and last year’s fires in Solea...
