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Serious gaps in evacuation planning, widespread fire safety failures and limited immediate aerial capacity were expressed to parliament by fire chief Nikos Longinos on Wednesday. Appearing before the House environment ...

Damaged electrical appliances and faulty equipment caused a house fire in Limassol on Tuesday. The fire brigade said the fire broke out at 3.26pm and two fire engines were dispatched ...

A bomb exploded in a parked vehicle in the Ayios Spyridonas area of Limassol in the early hours of Monday, causing a fire and damaging a second nearby vehicle. According ...

The fire brigade responded to 38 calls across Cyprus over the past 24 hours as strong winds and heavy rain caused multiple incidents, while police urged drivers to exercise caution on the ...

Awareness and information activities on fire prevention and safety were discussed during a meeting on Friday between the Paphos municipality and members of the fire brigade in Paphos. The meeting ...

The fire brigade released an individual trapped in a car on Wednesday, following an accident on the Ayia Napa motorway to Larnaca, near the Ayia Thekla exit. The accident was ...

A fire on Wednesday afternoon in a school yard in Limassol caused damage to equipment. The fire brigade announced on Thursday that it had received a call at 5.17pm on ...

The total number of fires rose by 6.51 per cent last year, while estimated losses climbed to €134.6 million, largely driven by a devastating summer wildfire in the foothills of Limassol, according ...

Justice Minister Costas Fitiris met on Thursday with representatives of the firefighters’ union as well as trade union Pasydy president Stratis Mattheou, reaffirming the government’s support of the fire ...

The fire brigade is on alert and responding to incidents as near gale force winds are battering areas across Cyprus. Spokesman Andreas Kettis said the fire brigade had already responded ...

Firefighters in Nicosia were on Wednesday shown electric buses by Cyprus Public Transport as part of a “special informational event” organised by the company. During the event, a technician from ...

Two wildfires near the villages of Kivides and Dora, in Limassol, have been brought under control as of Saturday afternoon. No livestock structures were at risk in either incident. The ...

The Larnaca tax department building on Spyros Kyprianos avenue was evacuated on Thursday after fumes were detected coming from the sewage system, police said. At around 12.30pm, a tenant living ...

A pickup truck was completely destroyed by a fire in the Paphos district village of Mandria in the early hours of Thursday morning. According to the police, the car was ...

Former directors of the Forestry Department have accused the cabinet of illegally transferring forest firefighting duties to the interior ministry, urging President Christodoulides to overturn the decision. “The attempted reform ...

Fire brigade chief Nikos Longinos on Friday said he insists that the wildfire which tore through the Limassol district and killed two people last month may have been arson. Addressing ...

A food preparation shop caught fire in Engomi in the early hours of Wednesday, causing damage to its wooden cladding and walls. “At 6.16am, the Nicosia fire stations responded with ...

The fire brigade were called to a total of 94 incidents related to the lighting of Easter bonfires, known as “lambradjies”, overnight, spokesman Andreas Kettis said on Sunday. He said there ...

The police and the fire brigade had to intervene after rain brought Nicosia’s traffic to a standstill on Monday afternoon. Heavy rain hit the capital shortly after 2pm, with ...

The fire brigade’s budget for 2024 is €12 million higher than it was last year, Public Order Minister Marios Hartsiotis said on Thursday. Speaking to the House internal affairs committee, he ...

A dry cleaner’s in Larnaca suffered extensive damage in a fire on Friday morning, the fire department said. Just before 9am, the fire brigade responded to the call that ...

The fire in occupied Limnitis eased slightly late on Friday, according to the head of the Forestry Department, Charalambos Alexandrou. Alexandrou told CyBC radio that the fire has not yet ...

Consensus for an upgrade to the pay scales for police officers and firefighters was reached on Thursday between workers unions and the finance ministry. Unions Pasydy, Sak and Sypyk said ...

Fireworks are a “serious threat for the natural environment” the forestry department said on Tuesday, following reports concerning their illegal use at events such as weddings and birthdays. The department ...