The Central Regional office of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has inaugurated a building at its headquarters to serve as the Music Department.

The Regional Fire Commander, Assistant Commissioner Fire Officer (ACFO) John Amarli Amartey, in an address at the ceremony said the regional office of the GNFS worked tirelessly in many areas to ensure the facility was finished to serve its renowned band.

ACFO Amartey stressed that the building, which was named after the late Chief Fire Officer, Edwin Ekow Blankson, would give the music department a conducive place to rehearse and to run their affairs without disrupting the activities of their offices.

He indicated that music and the GNFS band had bridged the gap between the public and the service and it was right that they were given a conducive place to operate.

He said the regional GNFS worked to reduce the annual fire incidents from 635 in 2021 to 570 in 2022, representing an eight per cent reduction.

He said there were nine deaths and two injuries as compared to 10 deaths and two injuries in 2021.

SOURCE : Graphiconline