Fire prone Walvis only has 10 permanent firefighters

Fire prone Walvis only has 10 permanent firefighters

Fire prone Walvis only has 10 permanent firefighters

Tujoromajo Kasuto The Walvis Bay Municipality, which has been grappling with the issue of shack fires for years, is currently only operating with 10 full-time employees at the fire department, despite residents’ complaints and frustrations about slow reaction and delivery. Tutaleni Kathindi, the town’s acting chief of fire services, says this is “normal practice” when people work with volunteers in the fire industry, but he also says the municipality employs permanent firefighters who are supported by volunteers. “We are 10 full time employees in the fire industry and so delays can there be,’’ he said and when quizzed on whether…
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