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03 Dec

Fire Service Issues Fraud Alert Over Fake Appointment Letters, Prospectuses

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The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says it has uncovered an ongoing recruitment fraud involving fake appointment letters circulating on social media. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, 3 December 2024, the Service disassociated itself from the fraudulent activities. “Fake appointment letters and prospectuses circulating on social media are not from the Ghana National Fire Service but the work of fraudsters,” the post emphasised. GNFS has therefore urged applicants to exercise caution, remain vigilant and also report any suspicious activities. “Applicants are advised to remain vigilant and report any such suspicious activities to the GNFS or the Police for immediate…

22 Jan

Bawumia Opens Ghana’s 2nd Fire Service Academy

Evans ManassehNewsAcademy, Fire Service, North East Region, Training School, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Wungu

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has opened a fire service Academy and Training School in Wungu, in the North East Region. The state-of-the-art facility is the first ever fire academy training school in the North and the second in Ghana, after the only one in James Town Accra. It comprises a three-storey administration block, classrooms, male and female dormitories, a dining hall and equipped with modern training equipment. The school will undertake a wide-range and comprehensive training programmes, including rescue, evacuation, decontamination, fire prevention, fire suppression, rescue operations, hazardous materials management. It will also train bushfire volunteers with skills and…

05 Jul

Vehicular Fires In The Rise In The Tano South Municipality – GNFS

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ADO1 Clifford Ashie Teiko of the Bechem Fire Station has revealed that vehicular fires are on the rise in the Tano South Municipality of the Ahafo region, a situation that he is deeply concerned about. Speaking to the media, he revealed several signs that indicate if a car is about to catch fire, explaining that fuel leaks, electrical system failures, and battery faults can all lead to a fire outbreak in the car and thus warning drivers to be cautious when they experience the aforementioned indications of vehicular fires. He provided safety advice that drivers must follow when they notice…

06 Jul

I Never Instructed The Soldiers To Shoot To Kill- Regional Minister On Ejura Shootings (Video)

Kakra NunuFeatured, NewsArmy, Ejura, Fire Service, POLICE

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simone Osei Mensah, has defended his decision to call on the Ghana Armed Forces to restore peace at Ejura when he had picked intelligence that there was going to riot in the area. The Minister in an interview on Wontumi TV which was monitored by Wontumionline.com, stated that it would be ignorant on the part of others to blame him for the liverounds which were fired at the youth who clashed with the security forces. "If I call for army protection, I don't tell them what to do... I am not a trained army, police…