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Chronic staff shortages, a dictatorial leadership, and the promotion of inexperienced personnel to key positions are putting the lives of Bermuda’s firefighters at risk, according to the Fire Service Association. In a damning assessment of departing ...

A Pembroke home suffered smoke and heat damage during a fire, About ten Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service personnel responded to the blaze on Berkeley Road at about 11.45pm. No-one was injured in the fire, which damaged three motorcycles and part of th...

Vincent Hollinsid hopes Government will give the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service a handsome gift on his retirement — some extra funding to tackle staff shortages. Mr Hollinsid, who steps down as Chief Fire Officer at the end of April after 43 years, ...

Fire ripped through Hamilton’s derelict Canadian Hotel, causing police to temporarily close off a block of Reid Street to motorists and pedestrians. No one was injured in the blaze; the building’s owner Thomas Powell laid the blame on intruders. Dela...

A small black kitten trapped in the stone cliff opposite TCD on North Street in Hamilton was rescued by the Bermuda Fire Service yesterday. Residents and staff at TCD noticed the kitten “sticking its head out of a tiny hole approximately five feet fr...

A third of the Bermuda Mechanical Supply Company warehouse was destroyed on Saturday afternoon after a blaze which brought four fire appliances, four support vehicles and 30 personnel to the scene. The owner of the business, H. Michael King, who is ...

The theme this year’s Fire Safety Awareness Week is ‘Have Two Ways Out’, especially at home. “The reality is that when fire strikes, your home could be engulfed in flames in just a few minutes. It is vitally important to have a home fire escape plan ...