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The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has been authorized to recruit 1,000 officers in 2019.
Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, announced it during the Recruitment Course Parade 48 at the Fire Academy and Training School (FATS) in Accra.
He explained that the move was intended to ensure that the service has the necessary human resources to maintain fire safety at all levels.
Interior Minister Ambrose Dery shakes hands with a graduate
Source: Graphic.com.gh
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"This will improve the firefighter / citizen ratio from 1 to 4,303 (1: 4303), which is currently unacceptable by the United Nations standard of 1: 800", he said.
According to a report from Graphic.com.gh, a total of 398 recruits graduated, including 299 men and 99 women, who were trained through exercises, material handling, practical fixation and others. aspects of the fight against fire.
Dery also announced that the government had approved the acquisition of two hydraulic platforms that would help the GNFS to access high-rise buildings exceeding 15 stories.
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