Topic: Fire Service Department

Emergency 911 calls have increased by more than 70% since 2021, with the average number of calls increasing from 4,964 per month to 8,300 per month this year.

As the Fire Service Department continues to investigate last month’s fire-truck crash on the Cayman Brac airport runway, the airport fire station is preparing to receive a replacement truck. The bright green Panther 6x6, manufactured by Rosenbauer will be equipped to fight aviation fires at the airport.

A senior Fire Service Department official who was acquitted last week of careless driving and leaving the scene of an accident, in which two brothers were injured, will return to work this week, according to the department.