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Statement – Cayman Islands Chief Fire Officer remuneration in keeping with Ministry Policy/ Acting Chief named
From the Cayman Islands Ministry of Home Affairs A pay-out to staff across several departments in the Ministry in early 2018 was made in keeping with established HR policy to reduce the amount of accrued annual leave and comp time…
Statement by Cayman Islands Fire Service on now-extinguished Bodden Town Quarry fire
Grand Cayman (GIS) –The Fire Service stands by its initial assessment that as a result of the quarry’s location, there was never a risk of fire for the Lake Destiny Drive residential community. (Please see attached Google Map with the…
Cayman Islands Bodden Town Quarry fire extinguished
GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – The Cayman Islands Fire Service and the Department of Environmental Health (DEH) confirm that a fire in a Bodden Town quarry that had been smouldering for the last three weeks was extinguished on Thursday, 18 October…
Cayman Islands Joint Marine Unit hosts regional training program
From RCIPS The RCIPS/Customs Joint Marine Unit is currently hosting a regional Advanced Maritime Small Craft Instructor Training Program, which is being conducted by members from the Royal Navy International Defense Maritime Training Team (IMTT). The program, which runs for…
New equipment for Search and Rescue
Fire Service & Police Receive New Equipment for Search and Rescue Following the Cayman Islands Overseas Territory Search and Rescue Capability Review conducted by the UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) with UK funding in December, the Fire Service and…
UPDATE: Cayman Islands Fire Service officer in stable condition, other released
CIFS Officer in Stable Condition, Other Released From GIS One of the Cayman Brac fire officers involved in yesterday’s (Thursday, 5 January 2017) fire truck accident on the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport runway remains in hospital in stable condition, while…
Cayman Islands Fire Service offers extinguisher training
It takes only seconds for a fire to spread, and the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) says knowing how to react is the key to surviving any blaze. Divisional Officer Witney Tatum, with the Cayman Brac and Little Cayman Fire…
Cayman Islands Fire Service recruitment process begins
Prospective firefighters put their knowledge to the test last week (Tuesday, 22 November 2016), hoping to score high enough to snag one of 15 openings at the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS). A total of 79 Caymanian applicants took the…
Cayman Islands mobile homes fire North Side
From RCIPS On Friday 2nd September 2016 around 4:03 pm 911 received a call that a mobile home was on fire on Rossini Street, North Side. Emergency Services responded and found that two mobile homes were engulfed in flames. The…
Cayman Islands’ Fire Officers welcome sick comrade
The Cayman Islands Fire Service turned out on the Owen Roberts International Airport tarmac to welcome Station Officer Percival Whorms back to the Islands on Monday, 21st December 2015. Mr Whorms had spent the last six months in Miami undergoing…
