Fire service in major exercise

Firemen on the hydraulic platform aiming their water supply (GFS photo)

The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) yesterday conducted Exercise ‘Get Ready’ on Robb Street, Georgetown.

A release from the fire service said that the purpose of the exercise was to test the capability of the Fire Boat Protector and other fire-fighting equipment when accessing water from the river to fight fires in the city.

The GFS has in recent months been strongly criticised over the way some major fires have been handled.