The Greater Accra Regional branch of the Ghana National Fire Service led by its commander, DCFO Ebenezer Simpson has launched the 2017 Fire Safety Week.

The programme is aimed at going the extra mile in engaging the schools, homes and other societies in the country in ensuring total safety all year-long.

It is the wish of the service to achieve fire safety through public education to reduce undesired fires across the country.

About 303 fire cases have been recorded from January-March 2017 as compared to 428 cases within the same period of time in 2016 in the region.

Although the nation has recorded a reduced number of fire cases, the statement as carried in a press release at a press conference has it that the nation has not achieved fire safety yet.

To achieve the level of safety in view, the service is asking its personnel, the media and all other individuals of the public to engage each other’s attention in due time in accomplishing the task at hand.

The GNFS is battle ready to design the necessary fire safety programmes to be carried out through the various media platforms available as a means of reaching the citizenry to have them engaged in all that it does.

A taskforce has so been formed to check on the safety status of all fuel stations plus a team whose mandate to is patrol highly patronage public places and vital installations.

Greater Accra Metro Safety Officer, Assistant Divisional Officer Grade II Genevieve Nana Derby speaks with us