The Youth Employment Agency (YEA), working in collaboration with the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS), has successfully passed out 894 trainees under the second batch of the Fire Assistants Training Programme.
Drawn from across the country, the group consisted of 360 males and 534 females who underwent a three-week intensive training at the Fire Academy and Training School (FATS) in James Town, Accra. The course, which began on August 9, 2025, covered firefighting laws, bushfire management, electrical hazards, first aid, and fire risk assessment, as well as physical drills and community engagement.
At the passing-out ceremony held on Friday, August 29, the Chief Executive Officer of YEA, Malik Basintale, praised the trainees for their dedication and announced a 60 per cent increase in their allowances, effective at the end of this month.
Mr Basintale also noted that the initiative forms part of a broader programme that has already placed 5,000 young people in employment as National Fire Service Assistants, in line with President John Dramani Mahama’s youth empowerment agenda.He expressed optimism that many of the recruits would be absorbed permanently into the GNFS.
The Minister of Youth and Development, George Opare-Addo, also encouraged the new assistants to maintain professionalism and vigilance, adding that their service would play a key role in protecting lives, property, and the environment while contributing to the nation’s development goals.
