Cyprus ready for wildfire season, says agriculture minister
Fact: The primary focus of the exercise was to assess the effectiveness of the national firefighting strategy ‘Hephaestus’ for large forest fire suppression.
operational readiness
Forestry department ready for fire season
– Two helicopters from Jordan are in full operational readiness to assist in firefighting.
– Tenders for six leased aircraft are in the final stages.
– The additional aircraft are expected to be in Cyprus in June.
– The forestry department has eight drones for daily patrols.
– Forces have been on standby since April for what is expected to be a particularly difficult year.