Too Many Fires

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Chief fire officer, Wilfred Marshall says the fire service in Barbados has been fully stretched this year.

According to Mr. Marshall there's been an increase in the number of blazes across the country.
Fires in all categories are up this year over the numbers recorded last year.

Chief Fire Officer, Wilfred Marshall gave the statistics during a church service at the Collymore Rock Nazarene Church to mark fire service week.

Mr. Marshall said there were 1990 fires in 2009, and to date 2284 this year, broken down like this. 19 commercial fires in 2009, and 20 up to September this year, 86 house fires in 2009, but 108 so far this year.

The Fire Chief says the service's Prevention and Community Relations Department has also been busy, having trained over 24 thousand nursery and primary school students over the last three years, in fire prevention.

He says they've also done training and other education drives at commercial and community organisations, recording close to one thousand people in those various initiatives.

But according to the Chief, the Fire Service needs the public's help in keeping Barbados safe. He's also encouraged businesses to help the fire service develop and implement community strategies that will make homes and business places fire safe.

Source: www.cbc.bb

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