Liberia: Chief Fire Officer of Liberia Concludes Two-Day Working Visit to Ghana

MONROVIA – The Chief Fire Officer of Liberia, G. Warsuwah Barvoul, has concluded a two-day working visit to Ghana during which he discussed plans to deepen coordination with the Ghana National Fire Service under a strategic partnership with Premium Pole Investment designed to accelerate the implementation of the Five Year Strategic Plan (2025-2030) of the Liberian National Fire Service, launched in 2025.

The strategic plan provides a comprehensive framework for modernizing the Liberian National Fire Service aligned with the national development priorities under the ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development. G. Warsuwah Barvoul arrived in Ghana on the 4th of November 2026.

The visit followed a formal invitation from the Chief Fire Officer of Ghana,  Daniella M. Ntow Sapong in late October 2026 for a bilateral strategic engagement aimed at deepening “cooperation for advanced training, regulatory reforms and regional safety”.

Sapong welcomed her guests at the Headquarters of the Ghana National Fire Service, with the support of her Deputies and Directors.

The Liberia’ s Trade Representative to Canada, Jallahqueenaa Hawa Konneh, who facilitated the country visit, joined the Liberian Chief Fire Officer in his deliberations with his Ghanaian counterpart and the team from Premium Pole Investments.

In her welcome statement, Sapong thanked her counterpart for accepting and honoring her invitation, recounting the long standing partnership between the two agencies.

She noted that the last joint programme between the two agencies dated back to 2022 when the GNFS supported the training of officers from the LNFS in Accra. Mrs.

Sapong also shared the progress that the GNFS is making over the years, noting that her agency is due to receive a first consignment of vehicles, including rapid intervention vehicles, pick-up trucks and motor bikes, by mid-December 2026.

She concluded her address by a call on her counterpart, for the two agencies to work together to develop a “joint coordination plan” to summon their challenges.

Barvoul thanked Mrs. Sapong for inviting him to visit Ghana in advancing the standing relation between the two sister agencies, which dates back to 2016.

He congratulated the new leadership at the GNFS who are leading the agency in its current strides. He recognized the Liberian Trade Representative to Canada who made the trip to Ghana to support him in his engagements with the GNFS and the Premium Pole Investments.

He also used his opening remarks to reference the government of Liberia’ ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development upon which the strategic priority areas of the Five Year Strategic Plan of the LNFS were formulated.

The strategic priorities of the LNFS for the period 2025-2030 includes institutional strengthening and capacity building; service modernization and operational readiness; prevention, regulation and public education; partnerships and resource mobilization and; data, risk management and resilience.

His engagements with the GNFS and Premium Pole Investment during the visits focused on strategizing to accelerate the implementation of these strategic priorities of the Liberian National Fire Service.

Commissioner Hawa applauded the long standing relationship between the two national agencies under which this visit was anchored. She assured them of the full cooperation and support of the government of Liberia for their joint initiative.

Premium Pole Investments is leading the development of a Technical Assistance programme for the Liberian National Fire Service under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for the implementation of the agency’ five year strategic plan, over the next five years.

PPI is scheduled for the next engagements in Liberia in the next couple of weeks, during which period the relevant partnership programmes and agreements would be reviewed for consideration.

Meanwhile,  G. Warsuwah Barvoul  flew  back to Monrovia on Saturday, November  7  after a successful working visit.