US East Coast blanketed in veil of smoke from Canadian fires
By Tyler Clifford From Reuters Screenshot NEW YORK, June 7 (Reuters) – Schools across the U.S. East Coast canceled outdoor activities, airline traffic slowed and millions of Americans were urged to stay indoors on Wednesday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted south, blanketing…
Cayman: Public Lands Commission Issues Camping Rules and Guidelines
The Public Lands Commission (PLC) has released guidelines and answers to questions related to camping, bonfires and barbequing ahead of the 2023 Easter Public Holidays which officially begins on Good Friday, 7 April 2023. Members of the public who are…
Cayman: HSA thanks patients for smoke alarm response
Wednesday morning, 1st February 2023, the Cayman Islands Fire Service responded to an alarm at the Cayman Islands Hospital. The alarm was triggered by smoke in a mechanical room located in the Dialysis Unit. Patients in Dialysis, Urgent Care, Pharmacy…
Cayman Fire Service reports incident in George Town
Grand Cayman, 31 January 2023 The Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) responded at 1:17 p.m. today to a 911 report of thick black smoke in the vicinity of Cayman Auto Diagnostic Clinic in George Town. On arrival, CIFS conducted a Dynamic…
Cayman Islands Fire Service welcomes 12 young Caymanian firefighters
Grand Cayman 18 November – 12 young Caymanian Firefighters have joined the ranks of the Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) with oaths to save lives and protect property throughout the Cayman Islands. The new Firefighters which comprise 1 female and…
Cayman: Police investigate arson in George Town
From RCIPS Shortly after 4:30AM this morning, 28 October, the 9-1-1 Communications Centre dispatched officers to a report of a fire outside an address on Greenwood Drive in George Town, where three vehicles parked at the location were on fire….
Cayman: OfReg fuel storage fire
The Utility Regulation and Competition Office (OfReg) recently responded to an incident involving a suspected to be illegal fuel storage at a private residence at Mangrove Avenue in Prospect. The incident appeared to be caused by the fueling of a…
Cayman: OfReg fines Rubis $225,000 for 2019 Jackson Point Terminal tank leak
Fuel sector regulator, OfReg, has fined the operator Rubis a total of $225,000 for operational failures that led to a fuel tank leak at the Jackson Point Terminal in November 2019. The discovery of the leak at the time, led…
House Fire Aftermath: Dealing with debris removal
News and Research (nfpa.org) reports that 26 percent of fires reported from 2015 to 2019 are house fires. Around 75 percent of deaths and 72 percent of injuries were caused by residential fires. Reports also show that the primary causes…
Cayman: Structure Fire Incident
Grand Cayman, 16 June 2022 – The Cayman Islands Fire Service (CIFS) responded at 10.30 a.m. today (16 June 2022) to a 911 report of a structure fire at Radio Cayman, George Town. On arrival, CIFS confirmed that it was a garbage…
