Tema-Ghana, Oct. 15, – The Devtraco Fire Station of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) within the Tema Regional Command has pulled out station fire commander Divisional Officer (DOI) Philemon Kojo Boabeng in a very colourful event after 34 years of service.
Assistant Chief Fire Officer I (ACFOI), Doris Lamptey, GNFS Tema Regional Commander, commended the outgoing commander for his meritorious service to the country and the fire service.
ACFOI Lamptey further stated that DOI Boabeng has left enviable legacies at all the fire stations he has headed and called on the junior ranks to emulate such gestures.
The Tema Regional Fire Commander hinted that the fire service required that personnel be disciplined when in active service, stressing that DOI Boabeng has delivered on such tendencies, hence the colourful event to celebrate him as he retires from the GNFS.
DOI Boabeng, expressed gratitude to his immediate family and the Ghana National Fire Service for their support during his time in active service.
D0I Boabeng again said that the service has offered him the opportunity to acquire knowledge on fire, and though he was going into retirement, he would be readily available to provide support whenever the service needed it.
According to him, young and up-and-coming officers must always uphold the tenets and ethics binding the service and must not involve themselves in selfish and corrupt activities.
‘You must serve with integrity,’ he noted.
DOI Boabeng joined the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in December 1989 and has since gone through the various ranks and files within the service.
He headed the Ada district fire station and joined the Devtraco fire station as station commander from 2019 until his retirement in October 2023.
He was gifted a brand new television set, a chest freezer,air conditioning, assorted traditional clothes and sandals, and an undisclosed amount of cash, amongst other gifts from friends, families, colleagues, fire officers, and some captains of industries.
