{"id":23960,"date":"2019-02-05T17:05:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-05T21:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=23960"},"modified":"2019-02-05T17:05:49","modified_gmt":"2019-02-05T21:05:49","slug":"new-fire-code-gets-the-nod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/new-fire-code-gets-the-nod\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fire Code Gets The Nod"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The\nFire Brigade of Antigua and Barbuda submitted a document detailing the\nnecessities for the country to establish a Fire Code in Antigua and Barbuda\ntoday.<\/p>

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Fire\nChief Elvis Weaver and other high-ranking fire officers met with the Attorney General\nand the Ministry of Legal Affairs\u2019 legislative draft team where the document\nwas presented and subsequently accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister\nof Legal Affairs, Attorney General the Hon. Steadroy Cutie Benjamin assigned\nhis draft team to work along with the Fire Department and also the Development\nControl Authority on this project.<\/p>

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Fire\nChief Elvis Weaver explained that the Fire Code would give the Fire Department some\nlevel of authority in ensuring that houses and business places are built with\nthe relevant fire protection specified by law. <\/p>

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In\nover 40 years the Fire Brigade has been requesting a Fire Code for Antigua. The\nMinister remarked that his government will address this problem now and bring\nAntigua and Barbuda in line with the developed countries in adopting a Fire\nCode<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister\nBenjamin took the opportunity to inform the Fire Chief that the cabinet of\nAntigua and Barbuda recently approved the purchase of three new fire tenders. He\nadded this will be a needed addition and will further equip the department for\nany fire disasters.<\/p>

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