#fire prevention

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, ...

Last July, a wildfire swept through the hills above Souni-Zanakia, destroying homes, killing two people and leaving a quiet residential community facing sudden disaster. Months later, the Country Rose estate ...

An extra €4.16 million for measures aimed at preventing and responding to agricultural and forest fires has been approved by the Council of Ministers, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Saturday. “...

The Cyprus Institute has developed an innovative pilot system for detecting fires, based on satellite data and the processing power of a super-computer, which can be made available to the ...

Cyprus remains dangerously unprepared for wildfires, Charalambos Theopemptou, chair of the House environment committee warned on Wednesday. Speaking after Tuesday’s high-level parliamentary session, Theopemptou said the country had failed ...

As Cyprus’ largest ever recorded fire raced through villages in the Limassol district this week, destroying houses in its wake and killing two elderly people fleeing the inferno, it left ...

Five bills for the prevention and extinguishing of fires across Cyprus will be submitted to the House plenary in January 2025, House interior committee chairman Aristos Damianou said on Thursday. Damianou ...

Youths are gathering anything flammable, ahead of the traditional Easter bonfires, even dismantling school benches, it emerged on Tuesday, while a slew of measures are in place in efforts to ...

Deployment of drones for smoke and fire detection to aid in early fire prevention is being considered by state representatives, academics and non-governmental organisations. The system, developed at Athalassa park, ...

Fire prevention and response will be the focus of a meeting at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday morning, chaired by President Nikos Christodoulides. Agriculture Minister Petros Xenophontos is expected to ...

The first phase of the government action plan on fire prevention will be ready by May 1, in time for this year’s fire season, Justice Minister Anna Koukkides-Procopiou said on ...

The European University Cyprus’ centre of excellence is leading an innovative project on fire prevention in the south east Mediterranean. Cerides – Excellence in Innovation and Technology at EUC – will work ...

Cyprus will have ten aerial firefighting means at its disposal this year, it emerged after a wide-ranging meeting on tackling and preventing fires ahead of the summer season. Reports suggested ...

House president Annita Demetriou unveiled a memorial on Wednesday for the four Egyptian men who lost their lives in the devastating fire that destroyed lives, businesses and homes in the ...

The president has ordered that the recommendations of the fire services for their upgrade be prioritised within 15 days, as the state seeks to bolster the force. A committee on Wednesday ...