First Emergency Medical Service Launched in Region Five.

Residents along the West Coast Berbice are now the beneficiaries of a new Fire Station as the Honourable Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. Robeson Benn, today, Monday, November 14, 2022, commissioned the Onverwagt Fire Station and officially launched the first Emergency Medical Service (EMS) in Region five (5).
Launching the EMS is part of the Government’s plan to expand the EMS to other Administrative Regions where the need exists.
The fire station, which has a turnout area from East of the Abary Bridge to Rosignol/ Ithaca, will provide a faster response time to fire and medical emergencies along the West Coast Berbice corridor which has approximately 40,000 residents.
The modernized building was constructed at the cost of over G$28.7M and will accommodate one (1) fire tender and one (1) EMS ambulance.