Glyne Alleyne's Blog (38)

Number Of Fires Down

There has been a 50 per cent reduction in fires for the year so far, when compared to the same period last year.

That glowing report card was presented by acting sub-officer responsible for the fire prevention unit, Henderson Patrick yesterday.

Recent statistics from the Barbados Fire Service (BFS) show that there were 1 102 fires up to yesterday, compared to 2 111 for the same period last year, and 1 548 in 2007.

"Most significant to us, we had a reduction in… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on June 4, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Fire Service: Public More Harmful Than Helpful

he Barbados Fire Service values the public's assistance in fighting fires but that help must come under the guidance of its officers.

Divisional Officer Randolph Cox said civilians were not allowed to take up and use any of the service's equipment.

"I can understand people's enthusiasm and that they want to assist but they have to do so under the guidance of the fire service," he said.

Cox was speaking to the Press last Friday at the scene of a fire in Mason… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on June 1, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Mild Earthquake Recorded In Barbados

USGS, USA: Seismometers of the US Geological Survey recorded an earthquake of magnitude 4.7 on the Richter Scale at a depth of 12 miles approximately 55 miles ENE of Bridgetown, the capital of Barbados, early Sunday morning (01:13 A.M. Local - 05:13 UTC).

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2009haau.php

Added by Glyne Alleyne on May 25, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2009

Sunday 17 May marks the 26th anniversary of the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial.

The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial is among the world’s oldest movements for HIV/AIDS remembrance, awareness and community action.

The first International AIDS Candlelight Memorial was held in 1983, when the cause of AIDS was unknown and no more than a few thousand AIDS deaths had been recorded. The organisers wished to honour the memory… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on May 15, 2009 at 7:04pm — No Comments

Flu Scare At The Bridgetown Port

Health officials have given the all clear at the Bridgetown port after a scare Wednesday morning involving a crew member from the cruise ship, Carnival Victory.

A female crew member was quarantined after discovering that she was exhibiting signs of influenza.

Lisa Brome says the ship has already left on its journey around the Caribbean with the affected crew member on board.

For a few hours the Bridgetown Port was on high… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on May 14, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Funeral Service Tomorrow For Former Fire Chief

The Caribbean Fire Service fraternity will gather tomorrow on the island of Dominica in a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Julien Baptiste former Chief Fire Officer of the Dominica Fire and Ambulance Service.

The Dominican Fire Service family was in a state of mourning after being informed of Baptiste’s death on April 18, 2009. Baptiste reportedly died in Cuba where he was receiving medical treatment for an ailing kidney condition.

We take this opportunity to extend… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on May 5, 2009 at 7:30pm — 1 Comment

International Firefighters Day - May 4, 2009

Take a moment to stop and thank a firefighter, their family or their colleagues in the fire organisation today. If you're a firefighter take time to thank a fellow firey, one or more of your mentors (perhaps they have retired or moved on from your fire organisation) or even a firey from a different organisation, service or country.

Today with modern communication we can touch the lives of people on the other side of the world so why don't… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on May 3, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Barbados Is On High Alert For Swine Flu

BARBADOS is on high alert for swine flu! While there were no known cases here up to yesterday afternoon, health authorities announced the implementation of a national action plan to mitigate the deadly virus that has claimed several lives in Mexico and spread to other countries including two of Barbados’ key tourist markets – the United States and Canada.

Officials were also monitoring the situation with two local sports teams – football and polo… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on April 28, 2009 at 3:11pm — No Comments

Fire Service Participates In FAHUM 2009 Exercise

The annual regional disaster relief exercise known as ‘Fuersas Aliadas Humanitarias’ (FAHUM) was held on Friday across the 16 Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA) member states.

More than 10 agencies were in attendance at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) located at the offices of the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) in Warrens, St. Michael.

This year’s exercise allowed the participants to test the… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on April 19, 2009 at 5:20pm — No Comments

Fire Service Mourns The Loss Of Duncan Walcott

Members of the Barbados Fire Service joined family and friends in a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Duncan Chesterfield Walcott BSM (retired Station Officer) at the St. John Parish Church on Tuesday.

It was with great sadness that the firefighting fraternity learned of the death of Mr. Walcott. Duncan Walcott served in the Fire Service for 34 years and retired on October 1, 1999 at the age of 57.

He enlisted in the Barbados… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on April 19, 2009 at 5:18pm — 1 Comment

Early Morning City Fire Ravages Two Homes

Residents of Spruce Street, The City, awoke to find two homes in their neighbourhood engulfed in flames early yesterday morning. The fire completely destroyed an unoccupied house and extensively damaged another before fire officers could contain the blaze.

Ten officers with two fire tenders from Fire Service Headquarters under the command of Divisional Officer Lloydson Phillips and Station Officer Evans Morris attended the… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on March 15, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Woman Hurt In Morning Blaze

One woman was injured in a blaze at Gall Hill, Christ Church, that destroyed one house and damaged another yesterday morning.

Cordella Burgess reportedly sustained burns to her shoulder, back and leg, after the rented two-bedroom house she shared with her sister Carmen and their five children caught fire.

Neighbour Jamar Bayne was one of the first people to offer help to Burgess as she dashed from the house with her clothes on fire.

The next-door house owned by… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on January 12, 2009 at 7:17pm — No Comments

Third House Fire

Three days into 2009 and three house fires have been recorded.

The latest blaze at Block 2E, Silver Hill, Christ Church, left a family of five searching for a place to spend the night after fire damaged their home yesterday.

Deputy Fire Officer Eric Rice confirmed it was the third house fire the Barbados Fire Service had responded to yesterday.

A distraught Sylvia Hunte-Trotman told the SUNDAY SUN that she, her husband Woodrow Trotman, son Flloyd Hunte, daughter… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on January 4, 2009 at 7:48pm — 2 Comments

Holiday Fire Safety Awareness Level Raised

The Barbados Fire Service is continuing to heighten the level of fire safety awareness during this busy holiday season. On Friday afternoon members of the Fire Prevention and Community Relations Unit were in the City spreading the gospel of fire safety to shoppers.

Personnel from the Fire Service were accompanied by a crew from the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as they made their way along High Street and Swan… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on December 23, 2008 at 2:31am — No Comments

Barbados Fire Service At The Cross Roads

BARBADOS, Dec 13, 2008 - The Barbados Fire Service is at the cross roads in terms of its development, but there are several issues standing in the way of such development.

That was the view put forward by the Chairman of the Barbados Fire Service Association (BFSA), Clarence Hinds. Giving the opening remarks at the start of the annual general meeting of the association, Hinds lamented the fact that there have been no promotions within the Service since 2004 and that no appointments… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on December 14, 2008 at 7:54pm — 1 Comment

Congratulations - We Salute Barack Obama

Congratulations to President-Elect Obama and all the firefighters around the world who supported him during the 2008 Presidential Election.

This is truly history in the making, Barack Obama has been given an unprecedented mandate by the American people to go forth and usher in a new era of "CHANGE".

On behalf of the Bajan Fire Fighters online community we salute Barack Obama on his monumental accomplishment.

Warmest… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on November 5, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Remembrance Day Preparations

Its been a while since my last post but I promise to post more often. We here in little Barbados are currently preparing for our annual Remembrance Day Parade.

The parade and ceremony will b held on Sunday, November 9, 2008 at 7:00 a.m. in Heroes Square in the City of Bridgetown. Our next official parade will be our Independence Parade, this ceremony will be held for the first time at the new Kensington Oval on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 8:30 p.m.

Please note that… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on October 29, 2008 at 5:23pm — No Comments

Welcome To My Personal Blog

Hi, welcome to my personal blog where I hope to share a little of me and my department with you. I may not be able to post here every day but I will certainly try to.

The latest news around the firehouse is Promotions and Elections for the Fire Service Sports and Social Club. Many of my fellow colleagues are anxious about the names of the successful candidates for promotions and when they will be released.

Chief Mayers has indicated it will be soon. This is following on the… Continue

Added by Glyne Alleyne on February 4, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments