As the Ministry of Communications and Works continues its educational energy campaign encouraging persons to reduce, reuse and recycle, the team at the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service department is advising persons to refrain from backyard burning.

The Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service will for the first time host the Annual Caribbean Association of Fire Fighters (CAFF) Executive Meeting next month.

The officers at the Fire and Rescue Service Department are this year’s winners of the Police Week Domino Tournament held on March 1. 

Fire Officer Cleve Davis has been declared this year’s Iron Man, after having completed the Endurance Drill/Challenge in nine minutes.

Winner of the 2015 Fire Safety Awareness Week Radio Quiz Ms. Lauren Baptiste receiving her prizes on Tuesday, October 6.

The Virgin Island Fire and Rescue Services department is informing the public that Fire Safety Awareness Week will be observed from Monday, October 4 to Saturday October 10.

Members of the Territorial Search and Rescue Team (TSART) participated in an Incident Command Systems Training programme organised through the Department of Disaster Management (DDM).

Seven Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue officers have been deployed to assist with recovery efforts in Dominica for a period of seven days.

The East End/Long Look Fire Station is back in operation after being closed for about three years.

The Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services Department is encouraging the community to take appropriate measures in protecting their homes and buildings from structural fires.