We are tired of being taken for granted, is the City Of Harare Top management aware of this?? I wonder, Cries a fire-person…

Here Are Some of the issues being faced at all City Fire Stations:

1)Firefighters being used to do barbaric duties, grounds work, cleaning & cooking, My question is what’s the purpose of the groundsman employed by the city?? Why do we have to use the same guys who are expected to fight the fire & rescue people when need arise, remember they have 24hr shifts, & they are used like donkeys,especially at central fire station, vanhu ava Havana kufunda, why can’t they copy other nations how their fire dept works?? So once someone is exhausted at the station don’t expect him/her to operate fully.

2)Use of brutal language on scenes, & station as well, senior officers, must be reminded that the dept is not their homes or their wives or husbands pabasa, stop harassing firefighters in anyway, that job need someone to be in good mind & working state,any fuckups  a single person can get the whole crew injured or become danger to him/herself. S.O, Sub’s, Leading, DO’s & Chief you are being reminded, one day you will lose it.

3)CoH & the responsible ministry may you kindly look into the issue of food provision,what is currently happening shows that the city is being managed by scavengers who even leave their employees hungry.

4)CoH should deal with corrupt fire officers, Fire prevention we hear a lot has Happened & we yet to see if those known to be corrupt are going to be dealt, Thus Mafoti & Crew, we are await to see, Chief Fire Your qualifications are questionable how did you get that Post with an S.O’s & its now showing how incapable you are people are skipping ranks & you are promoting those loyal to you, & all those with qualification better than you its either you transfer them or give them a hard time, we are watching, n can the CoH have an enquiry on this its urgent, with these people in charge it means we are totally going nower & high gross abuse of powers by those in charge, jnrs have suffered & its time things change. 

5)Government & CoH should at least by new fire appliances & equipment as well as refurbishing all stations thus drilling boreholes, solar installations & wifi provisions.

All stations should by all times have appliances at the stations, be it refresher courses, drills & other things be done at respective stations, not what we normally see, a caller calls & no appliance available there n there, every second counts.

Lastly Mr Mayor Sir, Town Clerk & Chamber Secretary Officials, look into CoH Fire Dept, do a thorough investigation ask those vari  pasi  & hear their grievances & issues, if you ask the Chief or DO things will be covered up, vanhu vachivhara nyaya dzavo. We await to see how some of these cases will be handled.

Inside Analyst