Heavy rainfall makes the whole of Ghana flooded😱Fire Service speak on Flood causes and fire outbreak

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[00:01:29]Say in your part in in your in your time in your in your ship and and dry and drain you may see will be filled up seven. You just dim and no payment there you no what a king's way area home.

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[00:01:41]>> You just dim you don't go for no more than that. Uh message to board the BR no I couldn't be a millionaire the moment they sent me assemblies will be ready to board because it's disappointing to say as a country we better you drew at this stage any fire station and what lap pass any fire station watching us >> Wow.

[00:02:11]Lapaz.

[00:02:16]Business center to sell Lapaz any fire service.

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[00:03:00]We cry out crown corn.

[00:03:11]Jumao.

[00:03:36]And our local government.

[00:03:46]You don't mean it.

[00:03:48]Baby on my own I can't find a fire station. They don't even have fire station.

[00:03:52]>> They don't even have fire stations.

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[00:04:33]>> The personnel are committed.

[00:04:34]>> They're very much committed.

[00:04:35]>> And they have about a year and a half of cars and all that. And also I want them to say Mhm.

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[00:04:52]>> In general.

[00:04:52]>> In general, over 15 years.

[00:04:57]>> You don't mean it.

[00:04:58]>> I'm telling you, over 15 years.

[00:05:04]>> Fire tender, 15 years.

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[00:05:44]You try that on choir.

[00:05:56]>> The whole Ghana.

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[00:06:00]So, recently you know as rapid intervention vehicles.

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[00:06:55]Wow.

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[00:07:27]Mhm. The BR engine.

[00:07:29]>> [laughter] >> Mhm. The engine I see keys to the fire now.

[00:07:36]The engine I see now I put it to him. The engine I see when I see fire service now.

[00:07:41]Oh, the engine I see when I see when I see fire service now. Hey, brother you know see you know my guy.

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[00:09:40]>> I was very disappointed with people sharing that video.

[00:09:47]generator further with pump regular water pump regular water pump another special type seller more pressure >> Okay.

[00:10:04]>> Let us see. They are challenges that we all know, just because bad news sells.

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[00:10:12]>> Not the company system.

[00:10:13]>> Or maybe more my education in Okay.

[00:10:29]>> interviews very too almost every day interviews >> Mhm.

[00:10:52]>> As I said, we are committed. All these way accidents here and over.

[00:11:02]>> Okay.

[00:11:21]>> flat savannah Your friend will be >> Your friend will >> I'm a woody AI. fat tender moo will be will be no bar >> [laughter] >> Mhm.

[00:11:34]>> [laughter] >> MHM.

[00:11:46]OKAY.

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[00:12:04]OKAY.

[00:12:16]>> [clears throat] >> MHM.

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[00:13:23]Clear structures blocking waterways.

[00:13:25]Minister orders MMDAs. Where you miss Linda Osei Okyere. Linda Ocloo.

[00:13:55]Are we doing enough?

[00:14:07]Cuz even beyond the flood problem even hydrants are in the H-man.

[00:14:11]Assemblies they don't help. Because assemblies in the alma will be even with the hydrants, let me just digress a bit.

[00:14:18]Even with the hydrant situation, assemblies in the alma will be mama permit to not even going underground to see baby any Everybody seen the storm. Nobody seen the dying.

[00:14:29]Fire what? Fire hydrants or Because of this assembly number of permits Because people in the assembly they didn't go there to check say And it's the same with even these flooding situations. A lot of them will give permit without going to see exactly where the person is building, whether where the person is building is obstructing the free flow of water.

[00:14:53]Again We'll be here discussing this problem every single year.

[00:15:04]Because And these rubbers hold the water that's supposed to run free and be able to clear the drainage. And so many human activities be bringing a blocking drainages.

[00:15:31]>> It's very distasteful.

[00:15:33]Very very I think even with fire service as an emergency service and it should be an emergency response.

[00:15:44]>> Mhm.

[00:15:45]>> I think so.

[00:15:46]Within the week I think around Taifa.

[00:15:52]>> Mhm.

[00:15:52]>> Flooding >> Mhm.

[00:15:59]>> Imagine say >> Mhm.

[00:16:06]Mhm.

[00:16:17]Almost Suddenly So human activities in urban areas all these highly combustible materials at a point >> Mhm.

[00:16:39]>> any little source of ignition become a especially in slum areas >> Mhm.

[00:16:49]>> human activities >> And even the size of the gutters.

[00:16:57]>> Exactly, the size of the gutters. It's supposed to have depending on an area and they are supposed to have a certain diameter to be able to contain it.

[00:17:07]And I make it say human activity.

[00:17:18]I just want you to know again So we should try and then as much as we are asking government for more, we should also do our part to make sure say >> I will say I find a young company.

[00:17:39]Yeah, yeah, my Ghana mum. Yeah, national capital.

[00:17:44]And so that's where you Chrome to some alarm junction can't mean call. Circle.

[00:17:54]Typha.

[00:18:00]Not in to mean call a bra. I'm kind of what see a war got a kiss your kiss your.

[00:18:15]Yes, who was Kumar come on me now I was also say parents no.

[00:18:22]But more than because So now no swear to fear no plan be 2:00.

[00:18:36]Now we drew Unless can not see assistant division officer. PR department Ghana national fire service headquarters.

[00:19:12]Yeah, we say got us any human activities I How do you do it with your little resources?

[00:19:34]human resources Do you do it?

[00:19:39]>> In some Uh the good thing is there's a last year I buy my pickups I am I am turning those pickups into um rapid intervention vehicles. So I rapid intervention vehicles.

[00:19:53]fire truck now And only a pickups are the extrication and rescue tools. They go I just say uh or how do you mean now? Every chimney drone team Now you're the tools now it will move.

[00:20:08]I just say this there will be like a way wherever there's a will, there's the commitment. So the first time we are willing now we'll definitely be able to find ways. And so far we'll be able to mean cut we'll be able to mean my can't say a friend now There was a time my friend almost in some kind of a disappointment No matter what no matter how the challenges we definitely always find a way.

[00:20:28]>> Okay.

[00:20:29]>> My uncle four and guys see there how we do now. My friend almost sank in No matter what we always make it work.

[00:20:34]I said my uncle now we'll talk about how people can even stay safe from fires during these uh flood season because >> During flood season it just should be okay so >> Okay.

[00:20:44]>> It can be she should be brave. Some might be human negligence and then some might also be even preventable.

[00:20:50]>> Okay.

[00:20:51]>> We'll discuss all of But you You should video say uh if you be brave [clears throat] in China you will not in China You do do in core four uh A A if you ask if you be brave now You should have socket say wall socket say It will be low.

[00:21:11]>> Mhm.

[00:21:13]>> No.

[00:21:16]And doing light now electricity in the mall.

[00:21:24]Because you >> Mhm.

[00:21:26]>> or extension board at home.

[00:21:31]Yes, I saw it in the news on TV because I'll be sick.

[00:21:36]>> I'll be sick. I'll be sick.

[00:21:38]>> combustible materials or all of them.

[00:21:41]>> combustible materials Mhm.

[00:21:44]So, today I know I ain't going to get it.

[00:21:50]Maybe I'll main power switch >> Mhm.

[00:22:03]>> main power switch center I can't see power supply to every area of your house.

[00:22:09]>> Mhm.

[00:22:10]>> So, I know I ain't going I know I ain't electrician and I say so. sparks now >> Mhm.

[00:22:19]>> Again, this is all new.

[00:22:30]emergency call center >> Mhm.

[00:22:35]>> switch now >> Okay.

[00:22:44]Okay.

[00:22:46]>> Again, this is all new. And go for a brief overview of the good earthing system.

[00:22:50]>> Mhm.

[00:22:51]>> earthing system now um um >> The earthing wire that's connected is okay.

[00:22:56]>> So, whenever you have a basic earthing doing light the kind of voltage and load that it carry now >> Mhm.

[00:23:04]>> It used to be to me Okay.

[00:23:37]Okay.

[00:23:50]All right.

[00:24:02]All right.

[00:24:26]>> [laughter] >> AMEN.

[00:24:33]>> [laughter] >> MHM.

[00:24:38]OKAY.

[00:24:39]MHM.

[00:24:42]MHM.

[00:24:47]I HAVE PROTECTION.

[00:24:49]I UNDERSTAND.

[00:24:55]NO, I fight and fight.

[00:24:57]>> my name [laughter] is >> Fire Fighter and Fire Assistant Division Officer, PR [music] Department, Ghana National Fire Service.

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