An elderly woman was saved from certain death in a house fire at Britton's Hill, St. Michael. Firefighters responded to the call around 1:57 a.m. and discovered the woman was unable to escape due to burglar bars which were erected on the doors and windows of the smoke filled house.

Three fire tenders with 10 officers from Fire Service Headquarters under the command of acting Divisional Officer Wilfred Marshall and Station Officer Tyrone Trotman responded to the fire which extensively damaged th… Continue

A large fire which enveloped the areas of Bannatyne, Kendal, South Ridge, Vauxhall and Sheraton Park in Christ Church engaged fire officers for more than 5 hours today. It was another fiery day as firefighters
endured the blazing heat and sun to contain the fire. (e-Report by G Alleyne)

Brush fires have stretched the Barbados Fire Service to the limit.


And Acting Chief Fire Officer Lloydston Phillips is appealing to Barbadians to stop indiscriminate burning. Phillips said: “At the beginning of 2010 we are faced with an abnormally high number of fires as they rage in every se… Continue

Raging flames erupted as counter-fire operations were conducted at Arch Hall, St. Thomas on Tuesday. The exercise lasted approximately 3 hours as firefighters tried to control a fire in several acres of cow-itch infested bush. (e-Report by G Alleyne)