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Firefighters have taken delivery of a new ladder truck, it was announced today. The newest addition to the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service will allow firefighters to hit new heights as they tackle blazes. Assistant Chief Fire Officer Dana Lovell said, ...

The police and fire service yesterday got increased budgets – although they will still get less than they did two years ago. The Ministry of National Security’s was allocated $62.1 million for policing – an increase of $860,000 compared with last yea...

The lead pastor of a church where two vehicles burst into flames in the early hours of yesterday said he wanted to work with the police to ensure public safety. Jonathan Lambe added he was not sure if the two vehicles were set on fire on purpose, but...

Firefighters battled two vehicle blazes in Pembroke this morning

Firefighters today extinguished a fire at a house caused by a burning mattress. A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire Service said: “Upon arrival fire crews saw a two story structure with smoke issuing from a window on the second storey. “Two firefighters...

Firefighters tackled a fire in a garden shed on Sunday night. A fire service spokesman said: “On arrival, fire crews found a shed approximately 12 feet by 12 feet fully engulfed in fire. “Fire crews quickly extinguished the blaze. The cause of the f...

Research on the creation of a “culturally acceptable” police watchdog is to be handed to the Government this year, the national security minister has announced. Renée Ming said a “Bermuda-centred” body to scrutinise the police, promised in 2020, woul...

Emergency services staffing levels have started to recover after quarantine rules were relaxed, it was revealed yesterday. A spokesman for the Fire Service Association said that a loosening off of Covid-19 regulations that allowed close contacts of a...

A firefighter has been honoured for her work in the management of the island’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Lieutenant Russann Francis won the Public Service Excellence Award for December. She was congratulated by David Burt, the Premier, an...

Dear Sir, Having been a volunteer fireman 55 years ago, I wonder why the Fire Service, which is having staffing problems, cannot get volunteers to assist. Training would be necessary and it would not happen overnight to get such volunteers operationa...

Firefighters said Bermuda was temporarily left without fire coverage yesterday after one fire station was closed and firefighters from the two remaining stations responded to a blaze. Three fire trucks and eight firefighters quickly extinguished the ...

The latest outbreak of Covid-19 has worsened staff shortages in the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service and caused slower emergency response times and temporary station closures. A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire Service Association said that 35 firefight...