The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday spearheaded a multi-agency response to the recent wildfires countrywide, as directed by Prime Minister Mark Phillips.
A CDC release said that the initiative comes on the heels of reports from various parts of Guyana over the past weeks indicating a surge in brush fires, wildfires and forest fires due to the current dry season. Lethem in Region Nine has recently reported such fires.
Members of the meeting included representatives from the Guyana Fire Service (GFS), Guyana Police Force (GPF), Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Guyana Water Inc. (GWI), Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), Protected Areas Commission (PAC), Ministry of Health, Ministry of Housing and Water, and the Forestry Commission. Significant contributions were made which resulted in several decisions for an efficient response, the CDC said.
