Fire service gets boost with four tenders

The four new fire tenders. (Photo by Ministry of Home Affairs)

The operations of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) were boosted yesterday with the addition of four fire tenders to its fleet at a cost of more than $200 million.

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn handed over the keys to the four fire tenders to Fire Chief Kalamadeen Edoo  following the opening ceremony of the GFS Senior Officers conference.

The two-day conference is being held under the theme “Understanding the challenges and working towards improving fire and rescue services”.