Cyprus Fire Service
The Cyprus Fire Service (Greek: Πυροσβεστική Υπηρεσία Κύπρου - Firefighting Service of Cyprus. Turkish: Kıbrıs İtfaiyesi) is the national firefighting service of Cyprus, with the principle task of undertaking of rescues from building rubble, the highlands, water bodies (sea, dams etc.), major traffic accidents, aviation accidents and fire disasters as well as firefighting on ships, aircraft, petroleum installations, buildings, rural areas, forest areas and chemical fires (HAZMAT)
| Πυροσβεστική Υπηρεσία Κύπρου Pirosvestiki Ipiresia Kiprou Kıbrıs İtfaiyesi | |
| Fire Service overview | |
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| Formed | 1960 |
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| Jurisdiction | Republic of Cyprus |
| Headquarters | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Employees | 721 |
| Child Fire Service |
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| Website | www |
| Footnotes | |
| Emergency Telephone Number 112 or 199 | |
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