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<p>The establishment of satellite fire response stations
across the island could become a reality soon as the Government responds to
years of outcry over the protracted period of time that it has taken fire brigades
trucks to get to the scenes of fire in rural communities.</p>
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<p>Local Government and Community Development Minister Desmond
McKenzie says the Jamaica Fire Brigade has adopted a program out of Canada and
will be carrying a pilot project in southern Trelawny before it can be
implemented.</p>
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<p>While Minister Mckenzie did not reveal the commencement
date of the pilot test, he said the plan is well advance and the Government is
confident that following its pilot phase it will help to solve the problems of
getting fire units to respond to incidents of fire and other acts of disaster
much faster.</p>
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<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>"A team from the [Jamaica Fire] Brigade went to Canada, looked at a situation that I think is workable"</p><cite>— Desmond McKenzie, Minister of Local Government and Community Development</cite></blockquote>
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<p>&nbsp;“We are well advance in implementing that and we
going to be looking to use South Trelawny, as an area to test it- to see how it
will work,” McKenzie said in response to a question from&nbsp;<strong>BUZZ&nbsp;</strong>recently.</p>
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<p>“I don’t want to say much on it, but a team from the
[Jamaica Fire] Brigade went to Canada, looked at a situation that I think is
workable,” he said.</p>
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<p>Earlier this year Montego Bay’s Mayor Homer Davis,
reiterated his call for the establishment of satellites first response stations
in rural communities of St. James that are located within an average 20 miles
away from Montego Bay.</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image"><img src="https://buzz-caribbean.com/app/uploads/2019/09/Fire-Brigade-Montego-Bay.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-9205" /><figcaption> Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford (third left),  in discussion with (from left): Minister of Local Government and  Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie; Mayor of Montego Bay and  Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Homer Davis  (second left); and Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin. (Photo:JIS)</figcaption></figure>
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<p>“Ladies and gentlemen, I again renew my call for the
establishment of three satellites first response stations in the rural parts of
St James, namely: Maroon Town, Cambridge and Adelphi,” Mayor&nbsp;Davis stated.</p>
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