DCFO Julius Kunnor (arrowed), Director of Finance and Administration, Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), inspecting the parade at the passing-out ceremony for Recruit Course 47 at the GNFS Fire Academy and Training School, James Town, Accra. Picture: EMMANUEL ASAMOAH ADDAI

Fire Service augments staff with 303 personnel

Kweku Zurek Sep - 01 - 2017 , 07:29 0 minutes read

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has recruited 303 new personnel to augment its staff strength.

The recruits have gone through eight months of physical and theoretical training in various disciplines.

A passing-out ceremony was held at the GNFS Training School in Accra yesterday to initiate the new officers into the service.

More officers needed

At the ceremony, a Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Mr Julius Kunnuor, who is also the Director Finance and Administration, commended the recruits for demonstrating physical capabilities and talents throughout what, he said, was an intense and competitive recruitment process.

According to him, the government took the decision to enlist new personnel into the service in view of the stress under which the service operated due to inadequate number of staff.

He indicated that the situation had come about as a result of the high attrition rate among staff members and the number of t