Source: newsthemegh.com\Ministry of Interior
By the end of 2023, the government plans to purchase 200 Rapid Intervention Vehicles (RIV) for the Ghana National Fire Service to replace its current fleet and aid in navigating traffic so that it can quickly reach emergency scenes.
The country’s District Fire Stations without fire engines and accident-prone areas are expected to receive the RIVs, which have been multipurposely equipped for fighting fires and extricating stuck vehicles from the road.
At the Ministry of the Interior’s forecourt, the sector minister, Hon. Ambrose Dery, inspected one of the RIV that has been handed to the GNFS on a pilot basis. He expressed his admiration for the vehicle and his belief that it will assist the Service better its operations.
He claimed that the government’s commitment to retooling the Security Service is evidenced by the provision of the cars. He gave the GNFS the assurance that the government would help them in carrying out their mandate.
GNFS was praised by Hon. Ambrose Dery for starting a Fire TV station. He asked them to use it to inform the populace about fire safety and overall fire breakout prevention in the nation.