50 officers graduate as first batch of retrained Fire Police officers
Fifty officers graduated as the first batch of retrained Fire Police Officers under the Service's Basic Fire Police Course 1-2026, following their passing out at a ceremony held at the Fire Academy and Training School in Accra. The officers underwent a three-week intensive training programme conducted to the standards of the Ghana Armed Forces Military Police.
Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, the Deputy Interior Minister, described the event as a defining moment in efforts to strengthen operational discipline and emergency response within the Fire Service. He said, "Fifty officers, carefully selected from the Service across the country, have come together and emerged as the first batch of retrained Fire Police Officers. Fifty officers. One nation. One standard." The Fire Police Unit was established in 1992 under the late Chief Fire Officer Samuel Valis Akyianu. The Deputy Minister urged the newly trained officers to uphold the Fire Police Code of Ethics by demonstrating professionalism, alertness, integrity, impartiality, and courtesy in the discharge of their duties.
The Ministry of the Interior remains committed to supporting the Fire Police Unit through continued investment in training, logistics, and personnel development. The ceremony was attended by the Chief Fire Officer, directors of the Ghana National Fire Service, the Commandant of the Fire Academy and Training School, and the Provost Marshal and Commander of the Ghana Military Police.
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The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) held a graduation for its first batch of retrained Fire Police Officers. The officers completed an intensive training programme - but what new phase of operations is beginning?
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