Jubilation in Lagos As Fashola launches 34 fire trucks

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, yesterday handed over 34 customized fire-fighting trucks and equipment to the state Fire Service.

Fashola added an appeal to residents to maintain street signs in their localities to enable services to locate them in times of emergency and desist from hampering the work of the emergency responders.

The fire-fighting equipment handed over at an impressive ceremony at the Lagos State Fire Service Headquarters, Alausa, Ikeja, consisted of 15 Fire Eagles, 15 Rapid Eagles, two Aerial telescopic turntable ladder and two maintenance vehicle workshops on wheel as well as fire-fighting apparels for the personnel.

In his remarks, Governor Fashola said there was need for citizens to assist the professional fire fighters to do the job for which they were trained by making way for them to reach the crisis location in time and carry out their work without hindrance.

This, the governor, said could be achieved by citizens not crowding at the scene of fire or other emergencies and by maintaining and protecting street signs in their localities to direct first emergency responders to the points of crisis.

Praying that government would have no frequent need for the vehicles, Governor Fashola, who acknowledged that accidents must happen no matter how careful people were, appealed to residents that when such occasions arise, they should not only grant access to the fire men or other first emergency service responders but also stay away from the scene of the crisis.