Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS)

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) is one of the Agencies under the Ministry of the Interior. The Service was re-established by an Act of Parliament in 1997, Ghana National Fire Service Act, 1997, Act 537. The objective of the Service is to prevent and manage undesired fire.

Under the strategic objectives of the mother ministry, The Ghana National Fire Service is required to provide adequate protection of life and property and sensitize and provide technical assistance and advice to schools, markets, MMDAs, lorry parks, and other institutions nationwide on fire safety measures. The major program and projects assigned to the Service are Fire Management, Rescue, and Extrication services.

FUNCTIONS
The GNFS is required to perform the following functions to achieve her objectives:

1. Organize public education programs to create and sustain awareness of hazards of fire, and heighten the role of the individual in the prevention of fire;
2. Provide technical advice for building plans in respect of machinery and structural layouts to facilitate escape from fire rescue operations and fire management;
3. Inspect and offer technical advice on fire extinguishers
   Co-ordinate and advise on the training of personnel in firefighting departments of Institutions in the Country;
4. Train and organize fire volunteer squads at the community level;
5. Offer rescue and evacuation services to those trapped by fire or in other emergency situations; and
6. Undertake any other function incidental to the objective of the service.

VISION
The Ghana National Fire Service is committed to ensuring safer communities throughout Ghana by containment of fire and reduction of fire-related accidents and deaths.

MISSION
The mission of GNFS is to provide efficient and valued Fire and Rescue Services, as well as meeting the Statutory requirements so as to maintain and improve public safety from fires and related emergencies thereby protecting the people, the environment, and the economy through a motivated workforce and adequate resources.

CONTACT

The Chief Fire Officer, Ghana National Fire Service, P.O. Box 4129, Cantonment, Accra

Tel:  +233 302 2772446, 0299340383

Emergency No.: 192 (Toll-free for all Networks)

Website: http://www.gnfs.gov.gh/