The Guyana Fire Service received a call at 20:17 hrs last evening and was alerted to a fire at Lot 162 Hibiscus Avenue, AA Eccles, East Bank Demerara. Water Tender #113 from the Eccles Fire Station immediately responded to the location. Upon arrival firefighters observed a vehicle on fire and quickly sprung into action to …
The Guyana Fire Service has noted several recent reports of electrical fires at various parts of the country and is urging citizens to take the necessary precautions to avoid these tragedies. Some of the main contributing factors of electrical fires include: – Slack connections – Overloading of circuits – Malfunction of electrical appliances – Inferior …
The Guyana Fire Service would like to provide clarity regarding a video that is currently being circulated on social media involving officers attached to the organization. In celebration of Father’s Day a small program was held in the Conference Room of the Guyana Fire Service yesterday afternoon at approximately 14:00 hrs. The program included the …
The Guyana Fire Service received a call at 11:44 hrs yesterday and was alerted to a fire at Lot 160 Rase Avenue Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara. Water Tenders #95, #107, #115 and Water Carrier #14 from the Central Fire Station, Diamond Fire Station and West Ruimveldt Fire Station were immediately dispatched to the location. …
The Guyana Fire Service today commissioned the Eccles Fire Station which is located at QR8F+8XR, Nandy Park East Bank Demerara, Georgetown. The station which was completed at a cost of approximately $37.8 million will provide fire and rescue services to persons living on the East Bank of Demerara from Agricola to Providence and will lend …
The Guyana Fire Service received a call at 1:25 hours and was alerted to a fire at 10 Field Barnwell Mocha, East Bank Demerara. Water Tenders #95 from the Diamond Fire Station and #107 from the West Ruimveldt Fire Station were immediately dispatched to the location. The first water tender arrived on the scene at …
Hon. Robeson Benn, Minister of Home Affairs, today presented the Guyana Fire Service with six new appliances. One water bowser, one airport rescue firefighting truck, two water tenders, and two ambulances were among the apparatus. The Government of Guyana paid $178.6 million for four of the appliances, and Angloco, the vehicle’s manufacturer, donated two water …
A Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the Guyana Fire Service and Government Technical Institute was signed today by Chief Fire Officer (ag) Gregory Wickham and Principal Renita Duncan-Crandon. The MOA will allow members of the GFS to enroll in GTI Programs and Courses for a period of five (5) years. The specific programmes and courses …
The theme for Emergency Medical Services Week 2022 was “Rising to the Challenge,” which took place from May 16 to 21. The Guyana Fire and Rescue Service organized a brief ceremony today to honor our Emergency Medical Technicians as part of the commemoration. Lunch was provided for our essential frontline personnel, as well as tokens …
The Guyana Fire Service has been visiting schools across the country to teach students and increase awareness about fire prevention and safety. During these visits, our ranks provided vital knowledge to the children through talks and demonstrations. We encourage schools to contact the Fire Service to request and plan these visits, as we wish to …
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