‘Firefighting is everyone’s responsibility’ – FFS boss Olumode

The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has urged affluent Nigerians, philanthropists, concern leaders and firm organisations to enactment the constitution of occurrence stations crossed the country, saying occurrence information should beryllium treated arsenic a shared responsibility.

The Controller General of the Service, Adeyemi Samuel Olumode, made the telephone connected Thursday astatine a one-day National Stakeholders’ Summit connected Fire Safety successful Abuja.

Speaking connected the theme, “Building a Resilient Fire Service for the 21st Century,” Olumode said much strategically located occurrence stations were needed to bring exigency services person to communities and trim the clip required to respond to occurrence incidents.

“Wealthy individuals, philanthropists, businesses and firm organisations tin marque a existent quality by investing successful occurrence stations, arsenic this volition assistance support lives and property. The occurrence stations established successful Offa, Oyo, Idanre, Bonny Island and Kugbo show what communities tin execute erstwhile they instrumentality nonstop work for their safety,” Olumode said.

He described specified enactment arsenic an concern successful redeeming lives and protecting spot alternatively than simply an enactment of charity.

“Firefighting is not the work of authorities alone. Wealthy individuals, philanthropists, businesses and firm organisations tin enactment the constitution of occurrence ...