by Caleb Kuleke
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Mr Edwin Ekow Blankson, the Chief Fire Officer, Ghana National and Fire Service (GNFS), said the Annual Bush Fire Prevention Campaign has over the years provided great opportunities for the Service to sensitize the public on the devastating impact of bush fires and the need for concerted efforts to stop bushfires.
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Mr Blankson said the link would enable the Service to respond effectively and timely to incidents of bush fires and also help the Service to do quick assessment of damage caused by bush fires to the environment, life or property.
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Mr Ambrose Dery, Minister for Interior, in a speech read on his behalf, said the benefits that the country derive from its forest and vegetation cannot be overemphasized hence the need to protect and preserve them because they had direct bearing on “our continuous existence on this earth.” The Minister said though the country has discovered oil in commercial quantities, agriculture remains the largest employer of its labour force and all necessary measures must be put in place to preserve and protect the forest and the vegetation “which is the main resource of our farmers.”
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