Small fire quickly extinguished at Cayman Islands Northward prison
From the Cayman Islands Fire Service and Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service Grand Cayman (GIS) –The public are advised that yesterday evening (Thursday, 11 October 2018) a resident at HMP Northward lit a small fire within the cell of…
Cayman Islands police investigating Prospect fire as an Act of Arson, 23 August
From RCIPS Just after 8:25PM on Tuesday, 21 August, officers from the RCIPS and CIFS were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communications Centre to a report of a fire at a residence on Almond Avenue in Prospect. They Cayman Islands Fire…
Interoperability between the RCIPS & CIFS
By Jacqueline Carpenter and Jamie Hicks/RCIPS-GIS • Interagency collaboration between the RCIPS and CIFS when responding to recent incidents • The benefits of recent technical advances and new search and rescue equipment. • The Joint Marine Unit trains fire officers…
Results of the Cayman Islands Fire Service organisational review announced
The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced the results of an organisational review recently conducted on the Cayman Islands Fire Service. A press conference was held today (Wednesday, 7 February 2018) to present the review findings and explain the approach…
Lightning hits prison store
Lightning strikes stores building at Cayman Islands HMP Northward At approximately 1:30 a.m. this morning (Wednesday, 27 September 2017) a lightning strike in the vicinity of Her Majesty’s Cayman Islands Prison Service (HMCIPS) Northward resulted in a fire that consumed…
Funds for childhood cancer
CIFS Collects Funds for Childhood Cancer Fire officers with the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) held out their yellow helmets and kicked off their boots today (Friday, 22 September 201) asking motorists to donate money towards childhood cancer research. Firefighters…
Fuel tank fire
Response to Fuel Tank Fire by Cayman Islands Fire Service At 2.42 a.m. this morning (Monday, 24 July 2017) the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) successfully extinguished a fire inside a fuel tank at the Sol Fuel Distribution Centre on…
CIFS Officers Honoured
When danger strikes, the men and women of the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) are the ones who run towards the flames and risk it all to ensure the safety of the people of the country, and on Tuesday, 16…
Fire truck Handover Held on Cayman Brac
Cayman Islands Fire Service Vehicle Handover Ceremony The newest and most modern aerodrome fire truck in the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) fleet was officially unveiled on Thursday, 4 May 2017, during a vehicle handover ceremony. Government leaders, airport officials…
Cayman Islands: Tumble dryer sparks house fire
Leaving a tumble dryer unattended may save time, but the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) warns that it isn’t worth the risk. According to Gov.UK statistics a dryer fire is the second leading cause of house fires, and last month…
