The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) said it responded to approximately 1,466 structural fires between January and November 30, this year.

Of that number 1,127 were residential fires, representing 76.9% of total structural fires responded to by the brigade.

Providing an update to IRIE FM News, JFB Commissioner, Stewart Beckford said there was a 1% increase in residential structural fires when compared to the similar period in 2023.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner noted that the brigade responded to 252 commercial fires – 17.1% of total fires responded to.

This, Commissioner Beckford said, is a reasonable decline in the number of commercial building fires when compared to the similar period in 2023.

He commended commercial owners and operators for implementing fire safety devices and procedures.