Other messages include keeping a fire extinguisher in your car, avoiding the use of petrol or kerosene to revive a fire indoors, turning off the gas or electrical supply to your cooker immediately after use, and others.
At Kaneshie, the team made a stopover to educate the public.
The Regional Director of Safety, DO 1 Evans Osei Wusu, encouraged the public to continue to adhere to the safety protocols.
He added that, “The public, let us be their friends, and they should also be our friends; they should come to us if they do not understand anything.”
“Our doors are always open; we do not close our doors at midnight. You can contact us on anything you want us to do for you. If there is any fire, they should not hesitate, wait and try to put the fire off before calling us, and if they put it off, they should still call us because they might be something hidden somewhere.”
The Regional Commander, ACFO I Roberta Aggrey Ghanson, said the Ghana National Fire Service, GNFS, is ever ready to encourage and educate the public to minimize fires and ensure safety.
‘We have communicated to the world, that we are ready for our work, and we want everyone to be safety minded’.
