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Five new firefighters have been welcomed to the ranks of the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service. Mahkye Steede, Jordan Govia, Amani Wears, Christopher Clarke and Matthew Mills “passed out” after a 25-week training course conducted locally and in the Uni...

Five recruit firefighters have returned from overseas training in Texas. Christopher Clarke, Jordan Govia, Matthew Mills, Mahkye Steede and Amani Wears were part of a 21-day recruit boot camp at the Engineering Extension Service department of Texas A...

Three Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service firefighters today celebrated their promotions. Lieutenants Aaron Denkins, Troy Furbert and Mark Taylor all stepped up to Divisional Officer. Wayne Caines, Minister of National Security, said: “It is always a pro...

Minister of National Security Wayne Caines today attended the launch of the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service’s annual Fire Safety Awareness Week. Mr Caines said he was pleased to support the BF&RS’s awareness efforts by participating in a fire safety d...

He may be a retired firefighter but Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service mascot Curtis keeps landing himself in trouble — it is a good thing he has an audience of schoolchildren to help him out. During this year’s Fire Safety Awareness Week, which starts...

LF Wade International Airport was evacuated this afternoon after a fire alarm was activated. A Skyport Airport Duty Officer said the alarm went off at 3.35pm and the emergency services were called. The duty officer added: “The building was immediat...

Efforts to save Robertson’s Drugstore from the fire that broke out on its upper floor have come under sharp criticism from within the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service. The East End establishment reopened for business within a few days, but the blaze o...

Firefighters tackled to a house fire in Sandys last night. A Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said the fire was restricted to a bedroom closet and there were no reported injuries. But the house suffered severe smoke damage to the entire ...

The co-owner of a St George’s pharmacy gutted by a blaze has vowed to pick up the pieces of the business and carry on. Garth Rothwell, a former Mayor of St George, said: “Obviously, it’s a big disappointment — it happened and we wish it hadn’t happen...

A man was today injured after falling off scaffolding. The man, who has not been named, suffered injuries to his face and legs. A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters were called to a report of an accident near the ju...

Multiple boats caught fire early at Riddell’s Bay public dock in the early hours of Friday morning. The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded to reports at about 12.30am, sending four vehicles and ten personnel to deal with the blaze. A spokeswom...

LF Wade International Airport was evacuated yesterday afternoon after a fire alarm went off. Staff and passengers were allowed back into the building after the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service did a security sweep and gave the all clear. A Skyport a...