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Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 4:10 pm
by cyprusmax47
https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/08/22/poli ... f-control/
First time since the new helicopters are delivered, luckily....
Max
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 5:06 pm
by trevnhil
The Helicopters have been away from Polis presumably back to their base to refuel. But I have just seen them both heading back out to the Polis area.
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 6:37 pm
by wilky
Three helicopters two with buckets heading back to paphos wonder if they have finished?
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 6:46 pm
by trevnhil
We saw them here in Polemi. Hopefully the fire is out and the fire engines will be Damping Down
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 7:08 pm
by cyprusmax47
Is the first time a have seen also an army helicopter joining in with bucket equipped. Perhaps as the area of the fire is also Army training area is the reason. These ones should also be able for night flights...
Max
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2022 8:11 pm
by Jim B
We live directly under the flight path and have watched the helicopters plus two fixed wing planes flying backwards and forwards since late afternoon, just hope everyone is safe.
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:08 am
by LouiseCastricum
Lincoln wrote: ↑Tue Aug 23, 2022 7:09 am
The helicopters are back this morning to finish off the damping down. Fire crew were out all night working at keeping it damped down.
heroes !
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 8:25 am
by Jim B
They were Flying over ours at first light this morning, as Lincoln said they're all heroes.
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:40 pm
by wilky
Helicopter with bucket and two aircraft flying over same direction as yesterday must be a fire hope its not a tyre shop,in Paphos all the tyre shops cannot dispose of tyres so they are just piling up outside the workshops.
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:40 pm
by wilky
Helicopter with bucket and two aircraft flying over same direction as yesterday must be a fire hope its not a tyre shop,in Paphos all the tyre shops cannot dispose of tyres so they are just piling up outside the workshops.
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 5:49 pm
by PolemIan
Between Polemi & Psathi.
Ian
Re: Fire: Polis area out of control...
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2022 6:19 pm
by Dominic
Four fire engines on scene, plus two helicopters and two planes. It looked like they were managing it when I took some pics from the hills opposite. I naturally didn't want to get too close though.

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