Red alert for forest fires in place for Sunday
Forestry Department issued a red alert for danger of forest fires for Sunday.
Τhe public is reminded that lighting a fire without a permit is punishable with a fine and/or imprisonment, and that lighting a fire for cooking is only allowed in the specified areas at picnic sites. Lighting a fire without a permit is punishable with a fine up to €50,000.00 and/or imprisonment up to ten years, based on the forest law or a fine of up to €20.000 and/or imprisonment up to five years based on the law for the prevention of the spread of fires in the countryside.
The Forestry Department also calls on the public to be especially careful and to avoid using tools or machinery that send off sparks.
The public is called on to call 1407 (Forestry Department) or 112 (Fire Department) if smoke or fire is detected.
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Τhe public is reminded that lighting a fire without a permit is punishable with a fine and/or imprisonment, and that lighting a fire for cooking is only allowed in the specified areas at picnic sites. Lighting a fire without a permit is punishable with a fine up to €50,000.00 and/or imprisonment up to ten years, based on the forest law or a fine of up to €20.000 and/or imprisonment up to five years based on the law for the prevention of the spread of fires in the countryside.
The Forestry Department also calls on the public to be especially careful and to avoid using tools or machinery that send off sparks.
The public is called on to call 1407 (Forestry Department) or 112 (Fire Department) if smoke or fire is detected.
CNA/KCH/MK/2020
ENDS, CYP
(CNA)
*The full text of the news item is available in the paid version of the CNA web service. Subscription Form
*CNA reserves the copyright to the news stories it files, which is granted to subscribers for specific use only.
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