{
  "id": 4914150,
  "title": "GNFS intensifies fire safety education across Ashanti Region",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/gnfs-intensifies-fire-safety-education-across-ashanti-region",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-01T17:39:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/gnfs-intensifies-fire-safety-education-across-ashanti-region/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has ramped up fire safety education initiatives throughout the Ashanti Region to curb fire outbreaks and safeguard lives and property. Fire officers have been reaching out to various segments of the community, including church members, fuel station staff, homeowners, tenants, and schoolchildren, to impart crucial knowledge on fire prevention, safety practices, and emergency response.\n\nDuring a recent fire safety workshop at the SDA Church Annual Camp Meeting in Juansa, officers from the Agogo Fire Station imparted vital information on hazard identification, electrical safety, proper housekeeping, and the perils of overloaded extension cords and outdated electrical outlets. The attendees received hands-on training in the correct usage of fire extinguishers, empowering them to effectively tackle fire emergencies.\n\nIn Akom, the Boamang Fire Command held informative sessions with personnel from Shell Fuel Station, focusing on fuel station safety, electrical and gas safety protocols, fire classifications, firefighting techniques, and the correct procedures to contact the GNFS during emergencies. Meanwhile, the Asokore Mampong Municipal Fire Command educated homeowners and tenants on the safe handling of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), proper housekeeping routines, and the appropriate usage of fire extinguishers. Landlords were advised to ensure their properties adhere to fire safety standards to mitigate the risk of fire incidents.\n\nAnother outreach effort saw the Boamang Fire Command educating over 1,200 Sunday School children and teachers from the Methodist Church Ghana, Kumasi North Diocese. The session delved into electrical and gas safety, fire classifications, the PASS method of utilizing fire extinguishers, and the roles of the GNFS. The Ghana National Fire Service has underscored that these engagements constitute part of their ongoing public education endeavors, aimed at bolstering fire safety awareness and arming communities with the requisite knowledge and skills to prevent and manage fire emergencies.\n\nThe GNFS has urged the public to embrace safe practices and maintain vigilance to help diminish fire incidents across the region.",
  "summary": "The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has intensified fire safety education across the Ashanti Region as part of efforts to prevent fire outbreaks and protect lives and property. The exercise has seen fire officers engage church members, fuel station staff, homeowners, tenants and schoolchildren on fire prevention, safety measures and emergency preparedness. At the SDA […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}