SLFS Personnel receive Public Recognition
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Contact: Claudia Monlouis
Wednesday, August 22, 2007 – In the aftermath of Hurricane Dean the Saint Lucia Fire and Emergency Services SLFS has conducted its internal review and is reporting that from August 16th its operations were handled well within capacity with no injury or loss of life within the ranks of its officers.
The department is also reporting that they were no damages to its equipment or vehicles except for the Port Station on Jeremie Street in Castries. The powerful sea surge from the Castries Harbour charged through the generator building, near the back pier, damaging an electric generator in the process.
Deputy Chief Fire Officer Mr. Hilton Occulien said fire stations throughout the island reported no structural damage. As such he said in the absence of any serious hurricane related delays the units have gone back to business as usual. “Now that the country is in the Post Dean phase the service has gone back to its usual emergency stand-by mode. What we would be doing is making sure that all the equipment that were used is cleaned up, re -serviced and put back on the units for any eventuality. We would look at our fuel supplies, to see the consumption level; we'd take stock to see if we need to replenish immediately.”
The Fire and Emergency Services recently received public applaud for the efficient manner in which duties was discharged over the passage of first hurricane for the season. |
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