Desist From Bush Fires – Seikwa Krontihene Caution Residents          

 
The Krontihene of Seikwa in the Tain District of the Bono Region,  Nana Yaw Kaka III has cautioned his subjects to desist from bush fires.
 Nana Kaka disclosed to Soiree news in an interview that, bush fires destroy properties and take lives hence the call.

 He cautioned farmers to abide by the advice from the Ghana National Fire Service for not taking any objects that can cause fire to their farms.
 Nana Yaw Kaka III said, “ bush fire has devastated many cocoa and cashew farms which the farmers have invested much in so we must adhere to precautionary measures to prevent the menace”. 
He appealed to the people in the Tain District especially the people of Seikwa to be careful and desist from bush fires in the dry season.
The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has often appealed to the public to adhere to basic fire safety measures to help reduce the occurrence of fire outbreaks during the harmattan season.

To them, the period and particularly when it becomes severe makes the weather a fertile ground for fire outbreaks.

“Often we do not take the advice offered by the Fire Service serious and it is, therefore, not surprising that often, majority of the fire outbreaks reported annually nationwide occur during the dry season, which starts from late December and continue, sometimes, into early February the following year”, GNFS
The harmattan season is here again with its attendant bushfires and various climatic hazards associated with it, coupled with the damage done to life and property.
As a matter of fact and without exception, no season of the year comes without affecting people’s lives, but the negative effects of the harmattan season seem to outweigh its benefits derived from the other seasons.
Already the arrival of the dry season is gradually creeping and putting people and businesses at the risk of fire disasters across the country.