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VI motors gifts VI Fire & Rescue 3 Honda generators
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services has been gifted three new generators and it’s not from Santa Claus!
UPDATE: Non-functioning AC suspected cause of WE fire
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Initial investigations have revealed that a gas line of a non-functioning air conditioning unit at a West End, Tortola, home was the main source of a mid-morning fire on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
Hon Kye M. Rymer Visits VI Fire & Rescue Service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Transportation Works and Utilities, Honourable Kye M. Rymer met with officers of the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services as part of his continuing familiarisation tours of the departments under his ministry.
New equipment for Fire Service amidst challenges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool (R4), has signed a purchase agreement for five Rapid Response appliances to be used by the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services (VIFRS).
UPDATE: ‘Generator ignited @ RJT Edifice’- Fire Chief McLean
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The fire that started at the RJT Edifice in Road Town, on the main island of Tortola, this morning, December 5, 2017, has been extinguished and the blaze did not catch on to the building itself, according to Chief Fire Officer, Zebalon A. McLean.
Fire hits Bar Bay Water Plant
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Fire broke out at the Bar Bay Water Plant in East End, on the main island of Tortola, on the evening of March 23, 2017; however, it was contained before major damages could have been done.
Firefighting efforts in trouble; 1 out of 3 stations opened on Tortola
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The fall out because of lack of government funding and priorities in spending continues to be felt in some critical safety areas.
Fire Service recruits to undergo ‘tough’ training
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Within the next couple of months, six key positions within the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services (VIF&RS) could be filled.
Vehicle destroyed by fire @ Belle Vue
BELLE VUE, Tortola, VI- A vehicle mysteriously caught on fire this afternoon, November 6, 2016 at Belle Vue, Tortola.
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