by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Dec 17, 2020 | Top Stories
Chief Fire Officer, Errol Maynard, speaking at the closing ceremony of the Barbados Fire Academy Auxiliary Fire Officers’ Recruit Course #39 at the SJPI yesterday. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The Barbados Fire Service (BFS) is seeking to roll out a suite of new training...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Dec 17, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams, challenged the new fire officers to maintain the high standards set during their training. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The Barbados Fire Academy Auxiliary Fire Officers’ Recruit Course #39 has been...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Dec 16, 2020 | Top Stories
Minister of Home Affairs, Information and Public Affairs, Wilfred Abrahams (right) presenting Fire Officer Dylan Scantlebury with the plaque for Best Recruit. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The Barbados Fire Service (BFS) headquarters and the Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) are...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Nov 4, 2020 | Top Stories
Persons should never ever turn the gas on first when lighting a stove. (Stock Photo) Are you in the habit of turning on the gas before you light your stove, or storing your gas bottle in a cupboard? Perhaps you charge your cell phone and laptop in your bed, or...
by Julia Rawlins-Bentham | Oct 16, 2020 | Top Stories
Fire Service recruits, who are undergoing training to become Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), giving a demonstration of automated emergency defibrillators at the Arch Hall Fire Station. (C. Pitt/BGIS) The Barbados Fire Service (BFS) is boosting its capacity to...
