US Cypriot federation donates €30,000 for volunteer firefighters’ protective gear

A donation of around €30,000 from the Federation of Cypriot Organisations of America will be used to purchase protective gear for volunteer firefighters serving wildfire-affected communities in the Limassol mountains, officials said on Monday.

A delegation from the federation visited Pachna, where they met Commissioner for the Development of Mountain Communities Charalambos Christofinas, chief fire officer Nikos Longinos, and local community leaders. They were briefed on reconstruction efforts...