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Fire Service Jama Group wins big at Central Music Awards

The Kunamas Jama Group of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in Agona Swedru has earned major recognition at the 2025 Central Music Awards. They...

Fire Service Ladies donate to orphanage to mark 30th anniversary

The Fire Service Ladies Association (FISLA) has extended support to the Angels of Hope Orphanage in Tarkwa as part of activities marking its 30th...

Security Fund to strengthen Fire Service operations – Deputy Interior Minister assures

Deputy Minister of the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has assured the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) of strong support from the newly established Security...

Bimbila Regent supports Fire Service with donation of new computers

The Regent of Bimbila, Nyelingboligu Naa Yakubu Andani, has donated brand-new desktop computers to the Bimbila Fire Station in the Northern Region to improve...

Shama MP donates pick-up truck to boost fire service operations

The Member of Parliament for the Shama Constituency and Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture, Hon. Emelia Arthur, has donated a brand-new Changan Hunter pick-up...

How Fire Service stepped in as Shatta Fest 2025 paused due to overcrowding and...

The Shatta Fest 2025 concert at Black Star Square in Accra was temporarily paused on Saturday night after extreme heat and overcrowding in the...

Fire Service contain blaze at Timber Market; two firefighters injured

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has successfully contained a large blaze that swept through the Accra Timber Market near Ayalolo School in the...

Mahama directs 60% salary increment for Community Fire Service Assistants

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a 60 percent salary increment for Community Fire Service Assistants, effective at the end of the month. The directive...

Fire Service saves UG Vice Chancellor’s residence

A potential tragedy was narrowly avoided at the University of Ghana when firefighters from the Legon Fire Station swiftly contained a blaze at the...

Fire Service PRO exposes caller who requested sex on emergency line [Listen]

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana National Fire Service, Alex King Nartey, has revealed a shocking case involving a man who called...

Obuasi Fire Service rescues baby dumped in public toilet at Kwameduakrom

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have rescued a newborn baby boy who was dumped in a public toilet at Kwameduakrom near...

Fire Service delegation visits man injured by fire truck at Madina

A delegation from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has visited Silvester Amekuedi, a civilian who was recently injured in an incident involving a...

Fire Service saves day as fuel tanker catches fire on Nsawam-Ofankor road

A potentially devastating fire involving a fuel tanker was swiftly contained on Tuesday afternoon, thanks to the timely intervention of firefighters from the University...

Defence and Interior Committee pays maiden visit to Ghana National Fire Service 

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Defence and Interior on Tuesday paid a maiden working visit to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS). The visit forms...

Volta Regional Fire Service Commander pulled out of service 

A pull-out ceremony has been held in honour of the Volta Regional Fire Service Commander, DCFO Joy Ayim Ameyibor. The ceremony, attended by numerous well-wishers,...

Fire Service warns against recruitment scam

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has warned the public against a fraudulent recruitment notice circulating online. In a statement, the Head of Public Relations,...

Fire Service records over 131,000 prank calls in first quarter of 2025

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has announced a remarkable 31.52% decrease in prank calls received during the first quarter of 2025 compared to...
Regional Fire Commander, ACFO Melinda Mary Mensah-Atsigah,

Fire Service urges assemblies to decongest roads for better emergency response

The Central Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service has called on district assemblies to take urgent steps to decongest roads within central...

YEA to recruit 5,000 Fire Service Assistants nationwide

The Youth Employment Agency (YEA), under the leadership of CEO Malik Basintale, has signed a one-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghana National...

Fire Service engages GWCL on hydrant challenges

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Tema Regional Command has begun discussions with the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) to improve the functionality and...

Fire Service holds safety workshop for filling station managers

The Bono East Regional Fire Command has organized a one-day fire safety workshop for 42 filling station managers from Techiman and surrounding areas, aiming...
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1,360 Ghanaians drown annually – Fire Service reports

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has revealed that over 1,360 lives are lost to drowning in Ghana each year, with most incidents occurring...

Oti Regional Fire Service struggles as six fire tenders remain out of service

The Oti Regional Fire Service is facing serious operational challenges as six of its eight fire tenders are currently out of service, severely limiting...

C/R: Fire Service Band receives new musical instruments

The Fire Angels Band of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Central Region has received a set of musical instruments worth thousands...

Ghana National Fire Service struggling to meet rising demands amidst severe resource constraints

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is grappling with an unprecedented surge in fire outbreaks, creating an escalating crisis in the country’s firefighting capacity...

Bawumia commends Fire Service for ‘yeoman’s job’ in Adum Market fire

Former Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commended the Ghana Fire Service for their swift response to the recent Kumasi market fire. The blaze, which...

Water was not an issue – Fire Service PRO on Adum incident [Audio]

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in the Ashanti Region, D.O. II Peter Addai, has refuted claims that fire...

Fire Service saves four-bedroom house at Kalpohini

A timely intervention by firefighters from the Tamale Metro Fire Station prevented a raging fire from engulfing a four-bedroom house at Kalpohini in the...

Tema records over 600 fires in 2024, Fire Service set to review prevention strategy

The Tema Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has recorded 616 fire outbreaks in 2024, marking a 15% increase from the...

Fire Service calls for installation of fire extinguishers, detectors at marketplaces

The Assistant Divisional Officer Grade One (ADO1) Victor Gyan, the Bono East Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), has called...

Asante Akyem Central gets renovated fire service station and social welfare office

The Asante Akyem Central Municipality now boasts a fully renovated Fire Service Station and Social Welfare Office, thanks to an initiative led by outgoing...

Fire Service issues fraud alert over fake appointment letters, prospectuses

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says it has uncovered an ongoing recruitment fraud involving fake appointment letters circulating on social media. In a Facebook...

Disaster Risk Reduction: Fire Service launches campaign to curb increasing bushfires

As part of the Ghana National Fire Service's (GNFS) quest for Disaster Risk Reduction, the institution has launched its 2024–2025 campaign to combat the...

Ghana National Fire Service begins next phase of 2024 recruitment today

The next phase of the 2024 recruitment exercise for the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) will begin today, November 11, 2024. The exercise is scheduled...
Public Relations Officer for the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), ADO1 Alex King Nartey,

Fire Service sends SOS message to Ghanaians [Listen]

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has appealed to individuals and corporate entities to provide the necessary resources to enable it to effectively and...

Floods trap residents in Darkuman and Amomole; Fire Service launches rescue operations

Residents of Darkuman Official Town are currently facing a dire situation as heavy rains have left many trapped in their homes. The Ghana National Fire...

Fire Service gives emergency contacts for those stranded during rains

Heavy rains have hit various parts of the country, leaving some residents stranded in affected areas. The downpour has resulted in flooding and difficult conditions...

Fire Service investigates Kasoa building collapse that killed 3

The Ghana National Fire Service has launched an investigation into the collapse two-storey dor­mitory building collapsed at Richmere Vocational Institute (RVI), near Kasoa in...

Fire Service rescues woman stuck in pillars of Circle interchange

Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) successfully rescued a woman who found herself stuck atop a pillar under the Kwame Nkrumah Circle...

Fire Service rescues 15 accident victims on Cape Coast-Accra highway

Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service have rescued 15 victims of an accident that occurred on the Cape Coast-Accra highway near the Childcare...