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A forest fire that broke out near Prodromi in the municipality of Polis Chrysochous on Wednesday afternoon has been brought under complete control, the forestry department said. The blaze started ...

Two homes were saved from a wildfire near Choletria in the Paphos district on Wednesday afternoon as firefighters brought the blaze under control. Choletria community president Haris Pazaros told the ...

The fire service has received six enclosed trailer units equipped for technical rescue operations under the Epikentrosis project, co-funded by the European Union and national funds from Cyprus and Greece, ...

A forest fire on Monday morning at Pera Orinis, in the Nicosia district, has been placed under control. The forestry department said the fire started at 7.18am the community’s ‘...

A fire that broke out between the villages of Malia and Dora in the Limassol district was brought under control on Wednesday evening after a burning vehicle ignited surrounding dry ...

A fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in the Paphos district, in a steep area near Kallepia, burning ten hectares of dry grass, wild vegetation and waste materials. The fire ...

The fire brigade on Tuesday afternoon responded to two fires in the area of Dali and Paleometocho in the Nicosia district. “We responded and are operating with four staffed fire ...

A kitchen caught fire on Friday afternoon in Mesa Yitonia, Limassol, causing damage to the whole house. The fire caused extensive damage to the kitchen and part of the electrical ...

A 55-year-old woman was seriously injured on Friday in a severe accident in Larnaca. The police said the accident happened at 12.30pm, when a 26-year-old driving from Meneou to Pervolia ...

A forest fire that broke out in the Inia region of Paphos has been brought under full control on Saturday. The forestry department said that the fire broke out shortly ...

Despite all the “good work done so far”, Cyprus still has a long way to go in preventing disasters, an issue that can be resolved with proper training for prevention, ...

The justice minister has banned all pre-election campaign activities at the police, fire brigade and prisons. Costas Fitiris gave clear instructions to the forces, following an Elam candidate’s speech ...

A fire broke out in the early hours of Monday at an abandoned building in Linopetra, Limassol. The fire service said it received a call at 3.52 am reporting a blaze ...

The fire brigade rescued 26 hikers on Wednesday after they became trapped by rising water in the Avakas gorge in the Paphos district. The call for help was received at 1.13pm ...

A 52-year-old man was killed in an accident on Sunday evening in Aradippou. The Dromolaxia resident, identified as Nicos Nicolaou, was driving along Ellada avenue in Aradippou at around 7.30pm ...

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 ...