Aiming To Reduce Fire Calls

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President of the General Insurance Association of Barbados, Michael Holder, has again appealed to householders and business owners to insure their properties and contents.

"Certainly as part of risk management not only is fire prevention critical, but we also want to let persons know that the transfer of risk by insurance, that is also key and important. So not only should persons be aware of fire safety measures, both employers and employees, but as well as having adequate insurance in place," he said before presenting two photocopiers to the Barbados Fire Service this week at the Worthing Fire Station.

The president stated that the GIAB was happy to be associated with the service in the Operation Escape Bridgetown initiative.

Project critical

"When I think about the project, Operation Escape Bridgetown, we see the initiative as safeguarding lives and property as very critical and we're hoping that the copiers will assist in the fire service in reaching that objective," Holder added.

Chief Fire Officer, Wilfred Marshall, thanked the association for its generosity and continued support, noting that GIAB donated a thousand-gallon to the service in the past.

"Once again they have come to our rescue and assisted us by providing us with the copiers. We're just about to move ahead with our Operation Escape Bridgetown programme and along with the Bridgetown Fighting Fire with Fire Protection, we're going to be generating a lot of fire prevention material for the general public," he said.

The objective of that operation is to increase the awareness of Barbadians of the threats in the City area and provide advice on how to lessen them. Marshall noted that the presentation came "at a good time of year" when they were "very focussed on the number of fires we're having".

"Now it is reaching that peak in the dry season. Over the last couple of days we're being pushed to the extreme. It is always a challenge to our Fire Prevention Unit to have the number of fire calls reduced annually so the challenge is there now to get out to the people of Barbados to ensure that we have at the end of the year a significant reduction in fire calls as well. The presentation is timely as we seek to get out the information," Marshall added.

GIAB's vice president Anton Lovell, Acting Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Lloydson Phillips, were among the persons attending the presentation. (DS)

Source: news.barbadostoday.bb

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