The Gibraltar Fire & Rescue Service (GFRS), and the Airport Fire & Rescue Service (AFRS), two agencies that have long served the community admirably, have formalised a joint agreement in the form of two Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), one for Aviation Incidents, and another for Mutual Assistance within the GFRS’s jurisdiction.

These MOUs will promote interoperability, joint operational guidance, mutual support and resilience in response to potential major incidents. This largely demonstrates not only the level of commitment to the community, which is the ultimate beneficiary of these arrangements, but also the level of mutual respect between both organisations, and a clear understanding of joint operational command and control protocols. It is most reassuring for the community at large to see our emergency services working efficiently and side by side as professionals with one common objective, to keep Gibraltar safe.