Gov. Mbah’s proactive support: Enugu Fire Service sensitises over 5,000 residential premises on fire safety
The Enugu State Fire Service says it has carried out fire safety consciousness sensitisation in over 5,000 residential premises within the 17 council areas of the state within a year.
The Enugu State Chief Fire Officer, Mr Okwudiri Ohaa, told newsmen on Friday in Enugu that the massive Compound-to-Compound Fire Safety Sensitisation was in line with Gov. Peter Mbah’s Proactive Fire Safety Directive.
Ohaa said that the service’s Fire Prevention Unit had been on the proactive fire safety consciousness sensitisation daily.
He said that through the daily sensitisation the service had been able to get the fire safety message down to the grassroots in indigenous languages.
Ohaa noted that the fire safety sensitisation included the need for residents to be fire safety conscious, have functional fire extinguishers, how to use and refill them; and emergency fire numbers of fire stations in their localities.
He said that the service within the year had carried out Fire Safety Training to numerous staff of government ministries, departments, agencies as well as markets, private organisations, schools, hospitals and hotels.
According to him, through His Excellency, Gov. Peter Mbah directive and support, all public or government buildings including the new International conference Centre (ICC) Enugu have functional fire extinguishers and staff trained on how to use them.
“Installation of firefighting tools (fire extinguishers, hose, fire sensors etc) in public buildings such as the Science, Technical, Vocational Management Board Office, the Enugu Customary Court Appeal Office, ICC Enugu and Local Government Service Commission Office etc.
“The service has regularly refilled, serviced and certified firefighting tools in the Government House, government buildings and government public facilities and surrounding areas. All these made possible through Gov. Mbah’s proactive support,” he said.
On the onset of the dry season, Ohaa said that the service had started fire safety public awareness using radio and televisions programmes and also sponsoring jingoes in indigenous languages on fire safety consciousness.
“The Enugu State Fire service is grateful to the safety-loving governor, His Excellency, Dr Peter Mbah, for resurfacing and asphalting of the Ogui Road Fire Station and our Headquarters premises; thus, enhancing operational efficiency and safety.
“The governor also furnished and equipped the new headquarters with state-of-the-art equipment and technology, boosting operational capabilities and response times.
“As one of the pioneering governors, Gov. Mbah prioritised fair compensation for civil servants, ensuring that Enugu State workers receive one of the highest minimum wages; thus motivating workers to put in their best,” he added.
