The Municipal fire Service Commander for Atebubu Amantin Municipality of the Bono East Region, D.O 3 Major Nourinon has expressed worry over the high rate of domestic fire outbreak in this month, January.

                                         
The Municipal fire Service Commander for Atebubu Amantin Municipality of the Bono East Region, D.O 3 Major Nourinon has expressed worry over the high rate of domestic fire outbreaks in this month, January.

 Speaking to the media, he stated that most of the domestic fire outbreaks are due to the negligence of the people.
 He said “despite the intensified fire safety measures adopted across the municipality, there were still incidents of fire outbreaks”, he disclosed 
D.O 3 Major Nourinon noted that electrical faults, gas leakages, and lack of adherence to safety education by the people were the predominant causes that led to the increased rate of fire cases in this month.
 He advised the public to be extra careful when using fire and electricity, “avoid overloading sockets and extension boards”, noted 
He appealed to the general public to report fire outbreaks as early as possible so that the command can effectively put them out to help save life and property.
He finally appealed to drivers to always turn off their cars whenever they are fueling their cars. 
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 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.