Monrovia, Liberia – Senator Saah Joseph of Montserrado County has suggested that the government of Liberia approve US$3 million in order to purchase 17 fire vehicles for each of the county’s 17 electoral districts to promptly respond to the county’s increasing number of fire disasters.
Prior to the home of House Speaker Cllr. Jonathan Fonati Koffa, which suffered damage to many buildings from fire but no casualties, Senator Joseph, a senior government official home was completely destroyed by fire, including many homes in the country.
Minutesย afterย submittingย hisย communicationย toย theย Liberianย Senateย plenary,ย theย lawmakerย addressedย legislativeย reportersย onย Tuesday,ย April23,ย 2024.ย Heย statedย that,ย shouldย itย beย approved,ย theย US$3ย millionย wouldย beย usedย toย trainย fireย fightersย andย majorย accessories,ย asย wellย asย guaranteeย theย efficientย useย ofย thoseย fireย trucksย inย theย county.
Heย declaredย thatย theย frequentย fireย tragediesย thatย occurย inย Liberia,ย particularlyย inย Montserradoย County,ย constituteย aย nationalย emergencyย andย thatย theย 55thย Nationalย Legislatureย ofย Liberiaย mustย actย quicklyย toย implementย hisย suggestion.
The money will be utilized to strengthen the Liberia Fire Service’s ability to combat fire disasters in Montserrado County, according to Senator Joseph, the chair of the Senate Committee on Transport.
The government, he said, needs to act in light of the numerous fire accidents that have occurred around the nation in order to address the concerns of the impacted individuals and put preventative measures in place.
