Society
Residents of western Lithuania warned about strong winds
Residents of western Lithuanian regions are being warned about strong winds late on Tuesday. […]
Lithuania’s Fire and Rescue Department
Society
One Ukrainian man stabbed to death, 2 wounded in Lithuania
A Ukrainian man last night was stabbed to death and another two were wounded in Lithuania’s second-biggest city of Kaunas, the Police Department said on Thursday. […]
Society
Firefighters put four major fires in Lithuania under control
Firefighters have managed to put four major fires in Lithuania under control. […]
Society
Firefighters fighting four major fires in Lithuania
Firefighters are fighting four major fires in Lithuania on Friday. […]
Society
Squall causes damage, power problems in Lithuania
A squall on Friday night uprooted trees and caused damage to several residential properties and cars in Lithuania. […]
Society
Authorities discuss coordination of search and rescue operations
On 27 March 2018 officials from eleven state institutions gathered at SE Oro Navigacija to discuss actions to be taken in the event of an aircraft accident or an extreme situation in Lithuania. Also analysed at the meeting were lessons learned after international security awareness exercise, a press release from Oro Navigacija states. […]
Global LT
Lithuanian firefighter to run from Dakar to Vilnius
Aidas Ardzijauskas, a 46-year-old Lithuanian fire-and-rescue officer and ultra-distance runner, on Tuesday is starting an 8,000-kilometer run from Senegal’s capital of Dakar to Vilnius. […]
Politics
High-ranking Fire and Rescue officials exploited their subordinates
The Lithuanian Interior Ministry said on Tuesday that a probe had revealed that former heads of the Fire and Rescue Department had exploited their subordinates for at least eight years by making them do free work for their bosses. […]
Society
Lithuania’s emergency service warns of strong winds Friday
The Lithuanian Fire and Rescue Department has warned of strong winds in much of the country on Friday and urged people to be cautious. […]
Society
Rescue teams pull cars out of ditch, remove fallen trees amid heavy snow
Fire and rescue services had to pull cars that have slid off the road and to remove felled tree branches amid snowy and windy conditions in Lithuania on Wednesday and in the early hours of Thursday. […]
Society
Sports
Lithuanian fire fighter runs across United States in record time
A Lithuanian fire fighter has run across the United States from the western to the eastern coast. Aidas Girdzijauskas, 42, finished in New York on Friday night, according to Lithuania’s Fire and Rescue Department. […]