Marking International Fire Fighters’ Day

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In recognition of the sacrifices made by fire fighters across the globe, officers from the Barbados fire service, came together yesterday to celebrate International Fire fighters’ day, by holding an open day at their Probyn Street Headquarters.

Initially inaugurated in 1999, the day was conceptualised to honour fire officers both past and present, whilst remembering, recognising and thanking them for their dedication in saving lives and protecting Property. Speaking to his fellow colleagues, Fire officer and masters of Ceremonies Glyne Alleyne called on them all to recognise the importance of partnering with the community in order to achieve effective and timely results in their work.

“Fire fighters’ day is recognised around the world and on this day we pay tribute to the fire officer, and we give thanks to those who have gone before us and to those who are now serving in the department. Where the public is concerned we actually embrace them and are thankful for their continued support around what we do. We cannot go forward and we cannot progress without that vital role that the public plays within our department. Consulting with us, making suggestions recommendations, seeking us out for knowledge and information. We are here for that and I am glad to say that based on my observations that more persons are coming forward and are trying to obtain information on fire safety and prevention, and I can say without doubt that the response so far has been good”.

The open day also gave the officers further opportunities to both communicate with members of public through a live pod casting session, which worked to provide communities with further insights into both the sacrifices made, and the difficulties encountered by fire fighters on a tour of duty. Suggesting that transparency further increases public confidence in their abilities Alleyne said:

“There are plenty of people out there who are extremely thankful for what we do on a daily basis and there are many people out there who may not get the opportunity to formally thank us but based on what I am seeing on our social network sites, there are plenty of people out there who appreciate us and the tremendous sacrifice that we make sometimes in respect of saving lives and property”.

Source: www.barbadosadvocate.com

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Manish said…
we should have to thanks to fire fighters who are doing very much for us, and always fight from fires.
May 13, 2010 at 2:09 AM
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