Greater rescue role for renamed fire service

Ranks of the Guyana Fire Service conducting a simulation exercise based on training they received from French fire-fighters last year. (Government Information Agency photograph)

Cabinet on Wednesday approved renaming the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) to reflect its more visible role in rescue operations, the Ministry of Home Affairs has announced.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the ministry said the name change to the Guyana Fire and Rescue Service would reflect the role of the department as one which offers services based on the resources and skills similar to other fire departments around the world.  It added that it would seek to have the necessary legislative amendments