{"id":13717,"date":"2023-11-09T14:27:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=13717"},"modified":"2023-11-09T14:27:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:27:37","slug":"guyana-fire-service-faces-uphill-battle-against-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-fire-service-faces-uphill-battle-against-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Fire Service Faces Uphill Battle Against Wildfires"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is grappling with an increasing number of wildfires due to El Ni\u00f1o conditions, presenting a significant challenge for fire control efforts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to these difficulties, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, has provided crucial advice for citizens across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wildfires have surged in prevalence, posing threats to both the environment and public safety, as well as local communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Benn highlighted the tireless efforts of firefighters who are working diligently, often under demanding conditions, to combat these blazes and prevent further devastation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He emphasized the need for the GFS to reevaluate its approach, particularly in open areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Benn stressed the critical importance of heightened vigilance, underscoring the severe risks associated with wildfires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He warned of the potential harm to natural ecosystems, agriculture, homes, and urged people to refrain from indiscriminate lighting of fires, especially during this dry season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent statistics from the Guyana Fire Service revealed that on a single day, there were twenty-three reported fires, with twenty-one classified as wildfires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This highlights the urgent need for continued vigilance and proactive fire prevention measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent incident, firefighters dedicated over 10 hours to containing, monitoring, and extinguishing a deliberately set wildfire in Rome, East Bank Demerara. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident serves as a stark reminder of the challenges faced by the GFS in their efforts to control and mitigate wildfires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Reported by Nakasia Logan for NCN News<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) is grappling with an increasing number of wildfires due to El Ni\u00f1o conditions, presenting a significant challenge for fire control efforts. In response to these&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":13718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13717"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13719,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13717\/revisions\/13719"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}