VIDEO: GNFS Issues Ultimatum To Boycott Emergency Services In Communities Over Attack On Fire Officers

The Public Relations Officer for the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), A.D.O.1 Alex King Nartey, has expressed concerns about attacks on personnel who arrive late at fire scenes.

According to him, residents manhandle officers in the line of duty and even vandalize fire tenders.

This follows incidents at Konongo in Asante Akim Central Municipality and Nkawie in Atwima Nwabiagya South, all in the Ashanti Region, where unidentified individuals, incensed by the alleged delay in the Fire Service’s response to a fire emergency, resorted to pelting the fire tenders with stones.

Commenting on the attack on firefighters, the Spokesperson of the Ghana National Fire Service, A.D.O.1 Alex King Nortey, said they will not tolerate such attacks from people anymore.

He stated that areas where fire service personnel are attacked in the course of their duties will be blacklisted.

 

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According to him, this means that, in the event of future fire outbreaks, Fire Service personnel will not be dispatched to the affected area until authorities address the challenge.

“What we are deciding to do is embark on a boycott in areas that are known to always want to attack our men,” he noted.

 

 

 

He stated that they can defend themselves with any weapon at their disposal in the event of an attack, warning the public not to approach fire personnel in that way.

 

Listen to A.D.O.1 Alex in the video below.

Credit: Citi TV

 

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