Bermuda Merging Fire Services

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Bermuda’s three fire departments are to be unified to form a national fire service as from April 2007.

After 76 years of existence the volunteer St. George Fire Brigade is to be relegated to the pages of history, along with the Bermuda International Airport fire service.

Both will be absorbed into the Bermuda Fire Service to form a comprehensive emergency service that will span the Island.

After years of discussion and a lengthy study to see if such an arrangement might work it has been decided the way forward is to have one amalgamated fire service. Residents of St. George’s were told the news at a public meeting that attracted around 120 people to Penno’s Wharf last night.