GNFS Devtraco Fire Commander retires with dignity

After 34 years of service, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) Devtraco Fire Station within the Tema Regional Command has retired station fire commander Divisional Officer (DOI) Philemon Kojo Boabeng in a colourful ceremony.

Doris Lamptey, GNFS Tema Regional Commander and Assistant Chief Fire Officer I (ACFOI) praised the outgoing commander for his distinguished contribution to the country and the fire service.

ACFOI Lamptey went on to say that DOI Boabeng has left great legacies at all of the fire stations he has led and urged the junior ranks to follow in his footsteps.

The Tema Regional Fire Commander noted that the fire service requires disciplined men while on active duty, emphasizing that DOI Boabeng has delivered on such characteristics, therefore the colourful ceremony to congratulate him as he leaves the GNFS.

DOI Boabeng thanked his immediate family and the Ghana National Fire Service for their assistance during his period in active service.

D0I Boabeng stated once more that the service provided him with the opportunity to learn firefighting experience, and that even though he was retiring, he would be immediately available to provide assistance whenever the service required it.

According to him, new and rising officers must constantly respect the ideas and ethics that bind the service and refrain from engaging in selfish and unscrupulous acts.

'You have to serve with integrity,' he said.

DOI Boabeng joined the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in December 1989 and has since progressed through the ranks and files.

From 2019 until his retirement in October 2023, he managed the Ada district fire station before joining the Devtraco fire station as station commander.

Among other gifts from friends, family, colleagues, fire officers, and industry captains, he received a brand new television set, a chest freezer, air conditioning, assorted traditional garments and sandals, and an undisclosed sum of money.

-CDA Consult || Contributor