Fire
Hefty fine from Fire Department for burning grass in Kouramades
CORFU. Fire Department regulations explicitly prohibit the burning of agricultural and garden rubbish during the fire season.
Shepherd, 75, dies after falling in well in South Corfu
CORFU. Firefighters pulled him out of the well at midnight.
Forest Ranger firefighters in Corfu this summer
CORFU. They made their "debut" at a fire in Othoni - A Canadair plane also assisted.
Series of meetings ahead of fire season
CORFU. The aim of the meetings is to coordinate all the involved parties.
Firefighting exercises at airport and hotel
CORFU. The firefighting and rescue exercises took place on Tuesday 16 April.
Fire Department issues fines for burning grass without proper precautionary measures
CORFU. Both incidents occurred on Saturday 13 April.
Man arrested for illegal possession of 237 firecrackers
CORFU. The arrested man was taken to appear before the Corfu Prosecutor.
Firefighting exercise successfully completed today
CORFU. 12 firefighters took part and, according to Corfu Fire Chief, Nikos Kollas, the exercise was completed successfully.
Fire Department: Take care when burning cut grass and branches!
CORFU. Recently, there have been several forest and farmland fires, mainly during the burning of vegetation and crop waste materials.
Uncleared land: Despite strong warnings, not everyone has complied
CORFU. The deadline for the necessary clean-ups in view of the new fire season is April 30th. The problem is mainly in the Corfu district. Compliance of property owners in the villages.
Corfu Port acquires new open sea firefighting tugboat
CORFU. It can serve to tow vessels as well as firefighting in cases of ship fires.
Central Corfu Municipality on implementation of Fire Protection Regulations for properties in wooded areas
CORFU. The implementation of the fire protection regulations for properties within and near wooded areas is mandatory. In case of non-compliance by the responsible parties, they will face the prescribed sanctions.
Corfu Fire Department earthquake and fire exercise
CORFU. The exercise was part of the Fire Department annual ΄Seisichthon΄ exercise.
50 forest rangers coming to Corfu before Easter
CORFU. There was a wide-ranging meeting under Deputy Minister of Civil Protection Vaggelis Tournas to discuss preparations ahead of the upcoming fire protection period.
Free firewood from Mon Repos on Saturday 9 March
CORFU. Between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Over €800,000 for flood protection in Corfu from Regional Authority
CORFU. The process for urgent flood protection projects has begun in North Corfu, which suffered from wildfires last July.
Fire breaks out in concrete mixer truck in Pirgi
CORFU. The driver managed to get out of the vehicle without suffering any injuries.
Central Corfu Municipality: Fines for uncleared land
CORFU. Those with plots of land are being called upon to clear and thin them out by April 30th, ahead of the fire prevention period.
