Tag: Cayman Islands Fire Service

Two missing Cubans now feared lost at sea

Two missing Cubans now feared lost at sea

| 03/10/2023 | 4 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Coat Guard, fire crews, police and border control ceased their joint operation Monday night after another day of searching for two missing Cuban men who were part of a group of ten migrants shipwrecked off the coast of Cayman Brac at the weekend. After a full day of search and recovery, […]

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Two Cubans missing, eight rescued at sea

Two Cubans missing, eight rescued at sea

| 01/10/2023 | 6 Comments

(CNS): A major search and rescue operation involving the police, coastguard, fire service, border control and private boat owners in the sea around Cayman Brac was conducted Saturday and Sunday, in which eight Cuban men were rescued. However, two more are missing. According to Customs and Border Control (CBC), the operation began after one man […]

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Fire crews damp down hotspots at dump

Fire crews damp down hotspots at dump

| 03/02/2023 | 17 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) was called to the George Town Landfill Wednesday morning responding to a report about heavy smoke emitting from the remaining open area where garbage is currently being dumped. When they arrived, the firefighters found that there was visible smoke in three areas but no open flames and no […]

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Old Trolley Rodger trailers go up in flames

Old Trolley Rodger trailers go up in flames

| 01/02/2023 | 23 Comments

(CNS): Cayman Islands Fire Service crews took quick action Tuesday lunchtime to douse a fire in the bush area off Wahoo Close in downtown George Town, where several derelict vehicles have been abandoned. It appears that the trailers once used for sightseeing trips on the ‘Trolley Roger’ had been abandoned there some time ago and […]

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Fire service finally completes induction of new recruits

Fire service finally completes induction of new recruits

| 21/11/2022 | 7 Comments

(CNS): Months after it began a recruitment process to train a new group of firefighters, the Cayman Islands Fire Service has finally seen 12 Caymanians graduate through basic training and take the oath to save lives and protect property throughout the Cayman Islands. The process began back in 2021, but the first effort to train […]

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Three cars set on fire in George Town street

Three cars set on fire in George Town street

| 28/10/2022 | 20 Comments

(CNS): Police have begun an arson investigation after Cayman Islands Fire Service and RCIPS officers were called to Greenwood Drive in George Town shortly after 4:30 Friday morning. Three vehicles parked along the street were on fire when they arrived. CIFS crews extinguished the blaze and no one was injured. Anyone who may have witnessed […]

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East End home sustains major damage in fire

East End home sustains major damage in fire

| 22/06/2022 | 3 Comments

(CNS): A wood and concrete structure at a home on John McLean Drive in East End was badly damaged by fire Monday morning, the Cayman Islands Fire Service has said. Firefighters responded swiftly to the 911 call at around 7:30am on 20 June and were able to extinguish the fire but the damage was said […]

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Radio Cayman escapes fire unscorched

Radio Cayman escapes fire unscorched

| 17/06/2022 | 7 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) was called to a structure fire at the Radio Cayman building in George Town at about 10:30 Thursday morning. But on arrival, the crew found that the blaze was actually a garbage fire in a nearby empty water cistern located behind the local radio station at a property […]

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New minister offers support to fire chief designate

New minister offers support to fire chief designate

| 13/06/2022 | 22 Comments

(CNS): Home Affairs Minister Sabrina Turner, who was given the portfolio in April, has offered her support to Chief Fire Officer Designate Randy Rankin, who will take over from CFO Paul Walker when he leaves the Cayman Islands in September. Turner took over responsibility for the Ministry of Home Affairs from Bernie Bush in the […]

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Minister cut funds for fire chief’s training bonus

Minister cut funds for fire chief’s training bonus

| 05/04/2022 | 68 Comments

(CNS): Home Affairs Minister Bernie Bush has told CNS that when he took up office, he was surprised to learn that the current chief fire officer had been paid extra cash each month to train Caymanians. Bush said he had done what he could within the law to ensure the funding was cut off.

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Fire service battles blaze at old sewage plant in GT

Fire service battles blaze at old sewage plant in GT

| 23/03/2022 | 10 Comments

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) managed to put out a fire that ignited on Tuesday afternoon along Compass Drive in George Town. When they arrived, firefighters found that an old sewage treatment plant was engulfed in flames and a brush area close to the plant was also ablaze.

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