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Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service

Ghana's nationwide fire service

Field	Value
name	Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service
logo	[[Image:Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) logo.jpg]]
established	1997
staffing	6,000 management and support staff; 800 communications centre staff
strength	18,000
stations	140
chief	Julius Aalebkure Kuunuor
website	https://www.gnfs.gov.gh/

The Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service (GNFRS) is an agency under the Ghanaian Ministry of the Interior, constituting Ghana's nationwide fire service. It was established under Act 219 to Extinguish fires and provide humanitarian services and re-established by Act 537 in 1997 with a broad objective of prevention and management of undesired fires and other related matters. That includes inspection of high rise and commercial buildings equipped with the necessary fire engineering, Organize and education the public on the hazards of fire, Road Traffic extrication and other matters related.

Change in name of the Ghana fire service

In March 2010, it was announced that the Ghana National Fire Service was to change its name to the Ghana National Fire and Rescue Service. The new mandate of the service was to operate both fire and ambulance services.

Gallery

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References

"Ghana National Fire Service". Government of Ghana.
(2010-03-03). "Ghana National Fire Service to change mandate". Ghana Business News.

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