The Guyana Fire Service theme this year is “Fire prevention needs everyone’s attention”.? It is quite clear that the Guyana Fire Service has come a long way, from manually carried Firefighting equipment to those belonging to this technological age.An assessment of the operation of the Fire Service from its inception would reveal that the standards of service by this organization have significantly progressed.The Fire Service currently operates out of eleven locations — Central Fire Station at Stabroek, Campbellville Fire Station, West Ruimveldt Fire Station, Ogle Fire Station, Alberttown Fire Station, Linden Fire Station, Leonora Fire Station, Anna Regina Fire Station, Timehri Fire Station, New Amsterdam Fire Station, and Corriverton Fire Station. “We also are constructing a fire station in Bartica and one,Custom Raptors Jersey, eventually,Wholesale Jerseys, in Rose HallThe composition of the fire service starts from the Chief Fire Officer, one Deputy Chief Fire Officer, three Divisional Officer, eight Station Officers, three Cadet Officers, ten Sub Officers, 26 Section Leaders,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Outlet, 48 Leading Firemen, 281 Firemen/ Firewomen and six Janitors.The Ministry of Home Affairs has invested millions of dollars in training personnel at all levels in areas such as Fire Prevention, Fire Scene Analysis, Handling of Hazardous material and much more courses to develop various skills in other areas.According to the Fire Chief Marlon Gentle who has been in the Fire Service for the past 25 years, the statistics shows there has been 1134 fire calls for this year. A whopping 720 were bush type fires.There were 114 buildings completely destroyed, 42 buildings severely damaged, 115 slightly damaged,Nike NFL Jerseys China, and 239 persons were left homeless.The Fire Chief further said the package of $318M received this year would greatly boost their capability. All the fire stations in the country are operational and each shift would be assigned with required drivers and crewmembers to facilitate the need of the stations.“We update and upgrade our tactics with new emerging challenges and annually training is done each year which is necessary to keep this organization running,Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping, we had training done in Jamaica this year and at present there are two officers in Japan.”The local formal training facility is at Alberttown where new recruits train and the staff undergo refresher and upgrading courses to take up new appointments and promotions.“The public has a responsibility to be aware of the dangers of fire in their own environment and realize that fire prevention is far cheaper than fire extinguishing, “Tactical operations are done in many instances where we go to the nearest large body of water that can be accessed. Many people have the idea that when we pass the fire scene we come without water.However, it is the tactical aspect of finding the body of water needed” said the Fire Chief.The fire tender in Georgetown is custom made and holds 1000 gallons of water. The rest hold 400 gallons while the two 2000 gallons water carriers pump gives 500 gallons per minute at high pressure.When firemen are on the scene they would pump the water directly from the source.If the distance is too great the system is relayed to another pumping generator, which is attached until it reaches the fire.Most of the times only two pumps are used because we basically have lots of canals and if the fire hydrants are not functioning with the necessary supply of water it might not be able to support fire fighting.“We also have prank and hoax callers. Sometimes the callers don’t hang up and keep the line jammed. These are things that can cause problems. Another problem faced would be when people are not heeding the siren and we have accidents and delays in the process of carrying out our duties.”The Chief Fire Officer said that the fire service duty is a collective one that not only involves firefighter but each citizen of the country where they must be aware of the preventative measures that are needed to safely protect themselves and family.The Guyana Fire Service has therefore taken some initiative, such as increasing its present fleet, construction of fire stations in new areas and will, in addition, have a variety of vehicles to satisfy the needs at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Regions Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven and Ten,Cheap NFL Jerseys co, Gentle said.On an average day there are about 19 fire-related calls. “We have determined the causes of about 70 per cent of the fires for this year. That is why we visit schools and give safety lectures a