Central Regional Commander for the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), ACFO l John Amarlai Amartey has shared his frustration over the consistent upsurge of bushfire cases recorded in the region.

He remarked the confronted situation posed a huge worry to the region's fire command by blowing out a lot of its resources.

The canker as he termed has over the years contributed immensely to the loss of many lives coupled with unquantified properties.

He said this after a paraded float across the principal streets of Cape Coast on Wednesday to mark this year's International Fire Fighters' Day slated for Thursday, May 4, 2023.

ACFO l John Amarlai Amartey in an interview disclosed to Sompa TV/FM's Eric Annan that any fire set without proper mechanisms put in place to control it appears unlawful and illegal before the law.

The fire commander advised the citizenry to always get around their lighted-up fires to properly control them or instead give a 24-hour notification to the fire service in case the party won't be available to do the needful.

He narrated the celebration of International Fire Fighters' Day to revolve around an incident caused by a bushfire that took the lives of some firefighters in Australia which makes bushfire a sensitive topic for discussion.

ACFO Amarlai Amartey further added that fuses that emanate from bushfires often turn to cause road accidents as it prevents the clear viewing of road users whiles driving. Hence the need for earnest conscientization to have the act put to a stop.

He announced the Central Regional fire service will very soon get off its shells to have bushfire perpetrators in the region brought to book and persecuted to deter others from carrying on with the act.

Source: Sompaonline.com/Eric Annan