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Here is another informative video from the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) to offer you guidance during this festive season. Remember: "Don't invite FIRE to your holiday celebrations."

The holiday season is a prime time for accidents to happen. Seasonal food preparation, decorations and Christmas lighting are the leading causes of accidental fires occurring during the festive period. The following informative video from the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI) is presented for your information.

Here is another informative video by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) about live Christmas trees and the appropriate precautions to be observed during the festive season. Should you have questions or need clarification feel free to contact us: bajanfirefighters@gmail.com

The Holiday Season is with us once again, and so we present these helpful fire safety tips to guide you as your preparations for the festive season continues. This video is brought to you by the National Fire Protection Association.... Remember be fire smart.

Description: Members of the Fire Prevention and Community Relations Unit of the Barbados Fire Service conducting a community outreach programme at the Super Centre Supermarket in Warrens during Fire Prevention Week 2008.

The Belle, St Michael was the theatre of operation for most of yesterday as firefighters continue to battle the relentless spate of brush fires sweeping Barbados. This battle continued into the early hours of Saturday morning, the flames were eventually extinguished around 12:30 a.m. (e-Report video by G Alleyne)

Raging inferno, flames from a grass fire leaped 15 feet in the air at Neil's Tenantry, St. Michael. Wednesday night was just as busy for firefighters as they continued to combat fires around the island. (e-Report video by G Alleyne)

The Barbados Fire Service is using today’s technology to share its business with the public. “I know that we are the pioneers because none of the other emergency personnel so far have broadened their horizons in this area,” revealed fire officer, Glyne Alleyne, while explained they were using social network sites such as Facebook to enhance contact with Barbadians. “We are leading the pack, having created a network and all of these avenues have allowed us to share what we do with the public.” “Each station is fully linked to headquarters via network and right now we are looking at the possibility of having mobile terminals on board our appliances, enabling our personnel to get floor plans for buildings on scene and allowing for geo-mapping”, Alleyne added. He noted that one meeting and informal discussions had been held so far regarding having an Automatic Vehicle Location and GPS tracking for fire officers deployed. “Barbados is a small country, but still we are trying to establish th...

The Bajan Fire Fighters' Network is happy to announce the launch of our Electronic Report (E-Report) service. We will be testing this facility during the coming week and invite you to send us your incident photos or short video clips. Your photos and videos can be sent to us via mobile phone or email. During the testing period you may use our email address: bajanfirefighters@gmail.com to submit your pictures or videos. Be apart of our Fire Network (FireNet) by sending us photos or short video clips of accidents, fires, rescues, floods, etc. Be sure to submit your name and a brief description of your photo or video when forwarding information, this will be used when posting to our network on the internet. Our network currently includes Facebook, Twitter, Blogger, Ning, YouTube and Ustream.

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