Firefighters

The Las Mañanitas Fire

A fire in Las Mañanitas, took 150 members of Panama’s Fire department over 5 hours to fight, and resulted in an evacuation for residents of the Villa Daniela neighborhood Friday June 8.

Panama Fire Dept. fights false alarms

The director of the Fire Department of Panama (CBP) , Jaime Villar, reported yesterday that CBP loses about $600,000 a year due to false alarms.

Rescue Mattresses arrive in Panama

Panama has become the first country in Central America To acquire Life-Saving Mattresses for the rescue of people trapped in tall buildings in the case of fire or earthquake.

Two fire service women killed

Arianeth Rodríguez, 22, Fire Service graduate and Yariseth Cornejo 20, paramedic were killed in a car crash during heavy rain in Chiriqui on Wednesday, April 19. Both were part of the ...

Firefighters Receive Immediate Raise

An Executive Decree signed by President Juan Carlos Varela and published in the Official Gazette will give Panama’s firefighters an immediate salary ...

Fire in Plaza Cinco de Mayo

Firefighters worked for over two hours to control a fire in one of the buildings in Plaza 5 de Mayo, Calidonia this morning (Sunday, July 24). The fire, reported at ...