Chief Fire Officer (ag) Gregory Wickham on Thursday said that 150 more fire hydrants will soon be installed across the country.
The number will complement the 151 that have already been set up around Georgetown.
“We are manufacturing another 150 hydrants which we intend to stretch out throughout the country to help us in firefighting once we get those connections going,” Wickham was quoted as saying by in a Department of Public Information report.
Wickham said mapping exercises are ongoing to install the hydrants in regions Two, Three, Five, Six and 10.
Under the 2022 national budget, a sum of $100 million has been earmarked for the installation of fire hydrants around the country to ensure there is adequate water supply in the event of a fire.
Meanwhile, the report said Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn reported a 22 percent reduction in fires in 2021. Benn said government will continue to invest in various avenues to further reduce the incidences of fire.
This, he said, will be done by distributing 3,000 free smoke detectors and fireballs to homeowners and businesses this year.
According to the report, fireballs are a revolutionary self-activating device designed to extinguish fires, providing a much-needed additional line of defence.
