TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Most southerly Caribbean islands Trinidad 4800 km square (1850 sq. mls.) Tobago 524 km square (250 sq. mls.) Total population 1.3 million Capital City- Port of Spain Main economic drivers -Hydrocarbon & Tourism
TRINIDAD &TOBAGO FIRE SERVICE National Service Twenty –three (23) Stations Two Thousand two hundred (2200) full time officers. Auxiliary Support Unit Established as a separate entity in 1951
MISSION To provide efficient public fire protection and emergency service to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
VISION To forge a new identity for the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service as the primary organisation of motivated professionals, responsible for fire and civil defence; and to expand our role as first responders in all related activities by the acquisition and utilisation of modern technology and equipment
VISION contd To strive for the establishment of an adequate legal framework to promote our functions in a changing society To develop an internationally recognised Fire Service Training Institution
SPECIAL ASSETS/ RISKS Oil Industry Natural Gas Methanol Ammonia Mixed Industrial Estates
MAJOR HAZARDS NATURAL -Hurricanes -Earthquakes MANMADE -Terrorism -Chemical release -Fire / Explosion -Floods
RESPONSE CAPABILITIES Bomb Disposal Units Search and Rescue Teams Airport Fire Fighting Crews
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