TechIsland closes funding gap for 45 community fire engines, says minister

Forty-five communities across Cyprus will receive small fire engines at no cost, after TechIsland committed €450,000 to cover the share not financed by the government, Interior Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Thursday.

Speaking at the official launch of the TechIsland Wildfire Initiative in Limassol, Ioannou said the partnership would give local communities a vital tool for responding during the first critical moments of a fire, before the arrival of the Fire Service and other emergency...