SOMALILAND: Cardiff donates fire engine to Hargeisa

[Saalax]

BERBERA (Somalilandpress) — A FIRE engine is swapping the streets of Cardiff to become an African city’s first major piece of firefighting equipment.

 

An “end of life” fire engine will be sent from the Cardiff Central Fire Station to newly-trained fire crews in Hargeisa in Somaliland – a region bidding for independence from Somalia – thanks to a donation from the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. The gift follows a plea for help from the Somalia Integration Society in Cardiff and the mayor of Hargeisa.

 

Ibrahim Harbi, leading the project for the society, said: “There has recently been an increase in the number of related fire incidents in Hargeisa, and unfortunately many lives, properties and businesses were lost due to the lack of fire and rescue equipment.

 

“This project has a great potential to save many lives in Hargeisa and also to increase and improve the employment prospects for the Somali young people in Wales with the South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.

 

“We are very grateful to the Fire and Rescue Service and their support is greatly appreciated.”

 

The group and local authorities in Hargeisa joined together to raise the money to transport the equipment.

 

Training will be provided to four members of Cardiff’s Somali community who will, in turn, pass on their skills to about 20 people who will form the fire crew.

 

Andy Thomas, head of operations, leading the project for South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, said the donation would help build a bond between the Somali communities in South Wales and in Somalia.

 

He said: “We are extremely pleased to have been able to work alongside the Somali Integration Society in Cardiff and provide the City of Hargeisa with this much needed firefighting equipment.”

 

by Julia McWatt, South Wales Ech

[Cowke]

Pics?

[Cowke]

I find this strange. Hargeisa has mild weather so how can it suffer from fire related issues. It's not like Bossaso that is hot and prone to such problems. I would accept if they said Berbera was catching on fire but hargeisa thats hard to believe sorry!!!

[Saalax]

Picture.

 

 

http://somalilandpress.com/somaliland-cardiff-donates-fire-engine-to-hargeisa-16588

[Cowke]

Libaahe it just doesn't make sense because hargeisa is not hot place therefore how does it have fire related issues? Infact I've never even heard once that anything caught on fire in hargeisa not even the idp camps.

[Cawaale]

^^ :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[RedSea]

Cowke,

 

So fire comes from the sun? lol this guy is unbelievable

[Cowke]

Qhalib well how many fire incidents have you heard in hargeisa? because i havent heard one!!! and if you have heard of one tell how often it occurs?

[Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar]

Originally posted by Cowke:

Libaahe it just doesn't make sense because hargeisa is not hot place therefore how does it have fire related issues? Infact I've never even heard once that anything caught on fire in hargeisa not even the idp camps.

Bush fires ka hadleysaa. Dabka meel walba ka dhacaa -- guryaha, warshadooyinka, meelaha dadweynaha iskugu yimaadaan, suuqyada, iwm.

 

That is why dabdamis is needed. Dah.

 

By the way, I am moving this to General section.