{"id":18169,"date":"2024-04-05T16:03:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=18169"},"modified":"2024-04-05T16:03:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-05T16:03:25","slug":"wildfires-and-smoke-hazard-advisory-issued-across-multiple-regions-of-guyana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wildfires-and-smoke-hazard-advisory-issued-across-multiple-regions-of-guyana\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfires and Smoke Hazard Advisory Issued Across Multiple Regions of Guyana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Nakasia Logan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Guyana Fire Service have jointly issued public advisories regarding the surge in wildfires across several regions of Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Citizens across various regions, including the east bank and the West Bank and Coast, woke up to thick smoke engulfing their communities, resulting in significantly reduced visibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In some areas, visibility dropped to zero, leading to disruptions in daily activities and travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Images and videos shared on social media by residents depicted the extent of the smoke haze, highlighting the severity of the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the hazardous conditions, the Guyana Fire Service issued an advisory urging residents in affected areas to take precautionary measures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include staying indoors with windows and doors closed, limiting outdoor activities, using air conditioning for air filtration, planning alternate routes to avoid smoke-filled areas, and driving cautiously to ensure road safety. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Service also cautioned against deliberate fires in the vicinity, emphasizing the risks posed by such actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheldon Sauns, the Fire Prevention Officer of the Guyana Fire Service, reiterated the importance of fire safety during the dry season, which is characterized by elevated temperatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He advised against burning garbage or vegetation and urged residents to dispose of waste appropriately through garbage disposal services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Residents were further encouraged to report wildfires or grass fires that are getting out of control to the Guyana Fire Service promptly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The EPA reported fires across multiple regions, attributing them to a combination of spontaneous combustion and potential human activities. Investigations into the cause of these fires are underway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the situation unfolds, individuals are urged to stay informed and adhere to guidelines provided by authorities for their safety and well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Guyana Fire Service have jointly issued public advisories regarding the surge in wildfires across several regions of Guyana. Citizens across&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":18170,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18169","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\/18169","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=18169"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18171,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18169\/revisions\/18171"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18169"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}