Road accident in Perama - driver freed from car

Timber storage building in Velonades burnt to ground

CORFU. The fire was extinguished by firefighters from Thinalia.

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.