{"id":464976,"date":"2018-02-16T17:22:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T17:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/02\/16\/ghana-national-fire-service-to-be-retooled-with-modern-firefighting-equipment\/"},"modified":"2018-02-16T17:22:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T17:22:02","slug":"ghana-national-fire-service-to-be-retooled-with-modern-firefighting-equipment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/02\/16\/ghana-national-fire-service-to-be-retooled-with-modern-firefighting-equipment\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana National Fire Service to be retooled with modern firefighting equipment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">General News of Friday, 16 February 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-02-16<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/59223040.295.jpg\" alt=\"Dery 88\" title=\"Dery 88\" width=\"295\" height=\"192\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ambrose Dery, Minister of Interior<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813973067\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813973067\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/1518801722_231_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Government will soon retool the Ghana National Fire Service to enable personnel protect lives and properties by promptly responding to fire emergencies in the country, the Minister for Interior has said.<\/p>\n<p>Ambrose Dery\u2019s promise follows recent comments made by Acting Chief Fire Officer, DCOF Edwin Ekow Blankson charging personnel to buy their own firefighting protective clothing to supplement the inadequate ones owned by the service.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Blankson is reported to have told fire officers who complained about the challenges they have with firefighting protective garments and other equipment to \u201cBuy your own protective clothing to save yourselves from injury and death during firefighting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At a ceremony to send off 20 fire officers who are leaving the country for a training course in Malta, Mr. Dery assured the personnel of government\u2019s commitment to provide the service up to date equipment to fight fire.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this year\u2019s budget, we are going to get you equipment that will help you go higher than your limitation which was just 5 storey,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p><b>About the Fire Training Course<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Firefighting training course is being spearheaded by the Interior Ministry in collaboration with the Honorary Consulate of Malta.<\/p>\n<p>The twenty Ghanaian Senior Fire Officers are expected to leave the country on February 17 for the 10-day course and return on February 27, 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The course is expected to build the capacities of the participants to enable them discharge their duties effectively and efficiently.<br \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JmYpwYKKruU\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 57 updated by: 57 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General News of Friday, 16 February 2018 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2018-02-16 play videoAmbrose Dery, Minister of Interior Government will soon retool the Ghana National Fire Service to enable personnel protect lives and properties by promptly responding to fire emergencies in the country, the Minister for Interior has said. 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