smallsmall:


But you also excused the Politicians in your Post/heading while pillorying the members of the Publci who beat Firefighters that came to the farm without a Hoe!

You should have used a heading like WHY NIGERIANS NEED TO START BEATING POLITICIANS WHO STEAL MONEY MEANT TO BUY FIREHYDRANTS FOR FIREFIGHTERS
or something like: WHY NIGERIANS SHOULD BEAT THE POLITICIAN, INSTEAD OF BEATING THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO SHOW UP WITHOUT ABILITY TO FIGHT THE FIRE.

This your post, as informative as it is, is also tilting towards the usual "Praise-singing /Tuale attitude" of most Nigerians.

Who are the people that are meant to provide these things?

Firefighting equipment are meant to be provided by governments and these governments are led by politicians. Politicians are usually asked questions about security, the economy, jobs, roads, etc. when they are campaigning for office, but they are almost never asked questions about the Fire Service, yet people keep attacking innocent fire fighters. Your local government chairmen, state governors and the president are the people that are meant to provide equipment for firefighters to use, but you never ask them about these issues, yet you attack innocent firefighters that are trying to do a difficult and dangerous job with little resources. Everybody forgets about the Fire Service during elections, only to attack them during a major fire outbreak and then forget about them again after the news of the fire outbreak has died down.

uglodoh:
This is educating and insightful. Well done Mr. Naptus2.

The problem is how do you get the general public to know this?

SLAP44:


Firefighters are a part of the failed government, giving them a brain resetting beating is a way the people pass the message that Nigerian government is useless.

Imagine waiting so long after calling fire service and they turn up to a raging fire with an empty tank!

Wonder how long it will take the government to get the message.

SLAP44:


Go and repel in the centre of Alaba market and come back with your adventures, we are here waiting.

naptu2:


https://www.lindaikejisblog.com/2020/8/governor-ikpeazu-shuts-down-bakasi-market-after-attack-on-fire-service-vehicles-2.html

OhBiafra:
Interesting how this slimy tribalist decided to pick all the bad examples from the South East while picking all the good examples from Lagos. Very interesting.
I am surprised none of the initial posters commented on this, or were they the deleted posts?

Accessability

This is the responsibility of both government and the masses. There was a fire at the African Independent Television (AIT) in Abuja in the 2000s. The fire service turned out to put out the blaze, but they couldn't gain access to the premises because the gate was too narrow. The fire fighters had to break part of the wall in order to gain access to the premises, yet they are firefighters, not demolition experts.


Similarly, there was a fire in Central Lagos in the 2000s, but fire trucks could not get to the scene of the fire because the streets were too narrow. They had to join lots of hoses together in order to be able to put out the fire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4GbR7Pgf4Q
Motorists and toll gate operators refuse to give way to a fire truck at the Admiralty Toll Plaza in Lekki

Snorkels are very large vehicles and it's not easy maneuvering them through the traffic of Nigerian cities, yet I heard the head of the Lagos State Fire Service say (on Jimi Disu's show) that the snorkel at Onikan could be moved across the city if needed. Districts like Marina, Ikeja, Apapa and Victoria Island should have a snorkel each.

Two years after the fire at Net Building there was also a fire at Cocoa House in Ibadan. Cocoa House was the second tallest building in Nigeria at that time. The fire substantially damaged the building. What happens if there's a fire at Cocoa House again?

AloyEmeka5:
Do you know that those Mercedes fire fighters are manufactured in Nigeria by AnnamCo?.
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A fire hydrant at the recently commissioned headquarters of the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

SLAP44:


Stop being clever by half, why should anyone arrive to a burning building without water to fight the fire?

smallsmall:
I like the "Historical Information" in this Post but the essence of the post itself, is deceptive!

The REASON the Public started attacking firefighters (though l dont support violence in any form) is not just because they come late to burning buildings, THEY COME TO A RAGING FIRE WITH EMPTY TANKS!

What is the MAIN purpose of a Fire Engine.....when it comes with NO WATER, wasting fuel and blaring siren to a big, raging fire?
And to add salt to injury of the Victims, they have the temerity to than go ahead to SURCHARGE them for coming "to have a look"?

It is better to not come at all, than to show up with an Empty Tank of water.
Fire-bun-dem Babylonians.

Tannhauser:


Stop making excuses. The men of the fire service are ill trained, unintelligent and demoralized.
Fire safety services in Nigeria is as useless as the P in psychology

SLAP44:


Firefighters are a part of the failed government, giving them a brain resetting beating is a way the people pass the message that Nigerian government is useless.

Imagine waiting so long after calling fire service and they turn up to a raging fire with an empty tank!

Wonder how long it will take the government to get the message.

Gamezi:
Cant you summarize please? Too early to be reading this long write up ,is like am having nightmares



After reading few lines what I can say is that ......................... We live in backward nation

SLAP44:


Firefighters are a part of the failed government, giving them a brain resetting beating is a way the people pass the message that Nigerian government is useless.

Imagine waiting so long after calling fire service and they turn up to a raging fire with an empty tank!

Wonder how long it will take the government to get the message.

Investmentfreak:
This year will favour us .
By the way I’m yet to see righteous or damn nigga comment on such an educative post.
I learnt a lot thanks.

naptu2:


The issue of empty tanks/fire hydrants is properly discussed in the piece. Read the entire write up. It's not just about arriving late.

Kekereekun123:
The British should never have granted us indendence. we are so backward a country. shame