Fire engine wey reach road accident fit meet person wey need first aid even before any fire start. Nigeria interior minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, use emergencies wey pass to quench fire take explain im proposal for Federal Fire Service. E talk for Abuja on 2 November during National Fire Safety Week.
Di minister want new law to replace di 1963 Fire Service Act. As e explain am, di first matter na wetin law give di service power to do. E want make dem train federal crews and give dem power to give medical help for emergency, search and rescue people during flood, and handle dangerous substances.
Part of di proposal concern wetin fit happen for building before trouble start. Tunji-Ojo ask for better inspection and trained fire marshals wey fit enforce safety rules for communities. E ask di service make e work with schools to teach basic rescue skills. E present am as change wey e want for wetin schools dey teach.
One place wey dem plan to train staff na National Fire Academy for Sheda, Kwali, inside Federal Capital Territory. Di minister say construction don reach 85 per cent and e expect di place go ready by end of di year. Di figure na di progress wey e report for di building work.
Plans for di academy get classrooms, towers for practice and hostel space for more than 3,000 trainees at once. Di number of bed spaces wey dem plan show di size of training dem get for mind. E no fit tell family whether crew near their house already get people and equipment for one particular rescue.
Wetin e mean for you. Di announcement concern who go get responsibility for different emergencies and how responders go learn di work. Di minister no announce new emergency number, date wey di proposed powers go start or how quickly household fit expect help. To finish di academy and to change di law na two separate things to watch.