Mayor of Black River, Councillor Derrick Sangster (left), cuts the ribbon to officially commission a new skid unit at the Santa Cruz Fire Station in St.Elizabeth. He is joined by Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford (right), who handed over the unit on Wednesday at the station (contributed photo)
The Santa Cruz fire station in St Elizabeth has received a new skid unit, which will enable firefighters to better respond to bush fires in sections of the parish.
The unit, mounted on a pickup truck and equipped with a manual reel, a pump and a 125-gallon water tank, was handed over on Wednesday by Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Stewart Beckford.