Bajan Fire Fighters Blog

The Bajan Fire Fighters' Network is blessed with committed volunteers, dedicated fans, supportive communities and a talented, caring Administrative staff. Our heartfelt thanks to our members and everyone who played a part in providing (or helping us to provide) assistance to those we supported in 2014. We wish you all a safe, healthy and happy New Year.

The Administration and Trustees would like to extend our very best wishes to our members and fans of the Bajan Fire Fighters' Network. Your dedication, commitment and contribution to our organisation is very much appreciated.  Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year .

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Wishing you all a Happy New Year... may your year be filled with peace, good health, happiness, prosperity and much love... xxxx.

The streaming lights, the Christmas carols, the bustling crowds in Bridgetown are a dead give away that the yuletide season is here again. This is a time that evokes a great deal of chatter about the things people cherish the most. Many promises are made and the excitement created is intense. It's a time of giving and sharing and the hope is that the season will bring with it lots of cheer, good health and prosperity.   This expectation may seem utopian. Nevertheless persons are never deterred from trying to attain it. They will spend all and in the end be spent themselves to reach their goal and meet every expectation. In this quest, however, some vulnerability is created which, if left unchecked can bring chaos instead of cheer, horror instead of happiness and poverty instead of prosperity.   Around every festive season, and especially around Christmas, people become so busy and preoccupied with expendables that they lose sight of essential...

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine, desert us when troubles thicken around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts. ~ Washington Irving

Have A Blessed Good Friday "We may say that on the first Good Friday afternoon was completed that great act by which light conquered darkness and goodness conquered sin. That is the wonder of our Saviour's crucifixion." - Phillips Brooks

We extend our very Best Wishes for a Happy New Year to you and yours. We wish you a Peaceful, Joyous, Prosperous and Healthy 2011. " Fortitudo, Pertinacia et Constantia"

The Barbados Fire Service is cognisant of the energy, the excitement and the emphasis which is associated with the traditions of this Yuletide season. It is a time when no effort is spared to convey to all relatives, neighbours and friends the spirit of love, gratitude and goodwill. The exercise of these attributes is best received when your manner is cheerful but in the delivery you must be careful. When every scenario you imagine seems to be going according to plan, there is the tendency to become complacent and to lose focus of the basic but essential principles of safety and due care. The consequences of an error in judgment because you have pushed yourself to the limit to accomplish last-minute preparations can incur significant loss of property and sometimes life. The Barbados Fire Service is committed to the reduction of property damage and loss. Our commitment is no less fervent when it comes to the preservation of life. We as a society endured the horror of fatalities by fire ...

We extend our very best wishes for the Holiday Season. We wish you an abundance of friends, happiness, good health, peace and love... Merry Christmas to you all.

Happy Fathers Day Happy Fathers day means more than have a happy day It means i love you first of all Then thanks for all you do It means you mean a lot to me and that I honor you.

Mom is such a special word, The loveliest I've ever heard. A toast to you, above all the rest, Mom you're so special, You are simply the best... Happy Mother's Day!

Chief Gregory N. Richards, President of the Caribbean Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) paid a courtesy call on acting Chief Fire Officer Randolph Cox on Wednesday morning at Fire Service Headquarters in Bridgetown. During the two and a half hour meeting and familiarization visit the chiefs held in-depth discussion on the following; regional training opportunities, information sharing and communications technology, disaster preparedness in the fire service and funding. The CAFC President and Chief Cox also discussed other developmental projects and commented on the existing cooperation between the CAFC and the Barbados Fire Service. Chief Richards expressed his desire to see such collaboration continue with a view to enhancing and strengthening the working relationship between the two agencies. Chief Richards continues his regional tour with visits to St. Lucia, St. Kitts and St. Martin before returning to St. Croix (US-VI).

We pray that The Lord's blessings are upon you on this Good Friday and always... To all of our fans, have a blessed day.

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Fires may occur at any given time of year, month, week or day, but there are certain times when the risk or likelihood of a fire increases. One such high-risk period is during the Christmas season. This increase in fire risk and personal injury comes about because of the traditional behaviour of people around this time. In most instances, persons mean well as they set about to host and entertain friends and family, while treating them to the traditional Christmas lunch or dinner. This, of course, is preceded by putting up many decorative lights. Additionally, the use of decorative and aromatic candles, increased electrical usage by way of appliances and lighting, long curtains near the stove, frequent open flames through the cooking of many dishes, can contribute to fire hazards. Also, children as well as adults becoming fatigued from shopping and house cleaning. These events can lead to complacency, carelessness, neglect and, eventually, unforeseen emergencies. Persons become so engro...

The end of another year is near and we find it necessary to thank our members, friends, and all other persons affiliated with the Bajan Fire Fighters’ Network. We extend our heartfelt thanks to you for your invaluable assistance throughout the year. It has been a spectacular 12 months and your support is much appreciated. We launched our Facebook Fan Page on September 4, 2009 and the response has been tremendous. The move from our Facebook Group to a Fan Page has brought numerous benefits with the addition of several useful applications. Our Facebook fans now have access to our YouTube videos, Ustream channel, Fan Polls, and Blogger news feed without ever leaving Facebook. Our YouTube channel was created on April 28, 2009 and continues to generate much interest. Plans are already well underway for our video diary which should commence in January 2010. Twitter has proven to be extremely useful in allowing our network to disseminate information in a timely manner as incidents unfold. The...