The Guyana Fire Service’s (GFS) $139m training complex at Leonora was launched on Monday.
Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee said the facility in the Leonora Fire Service compound is testimony to the Government’s commitment to modernise the GFS, GINA reported.
GINA said that Fire Chief, Marlon Gentle expressed gratitude to the Government for this initiative, saying that it will be developed into the only state-of-the-art fire training complex in the Caribbean. He said that the complex has received great reviews from its partners and will be willing to facilitate other smaller states interested in using it.
Officers are currently undergoing training in the United Kingdom, and Gentle said that they will be returning to assist in manning the facility.
Gentle also said that this facility is another step in the modernisation of the fire service into a fire and rescue one since it will also be facilitating remedial training for emergency ambulance workers.
He noted that a fire station is currently being constructed at La Grange and will become operational soon.
