Focus on Somalia
After more than two decades without a functioning fire fighting service, the Mogadishu Fire Department is once again planning to resume its services in Somalia’s capital. With the aid of three new fire trucks donated by Alqra Aid and Angloco Limited, a force entirely composed of volunteer fire fighters will take over the responsability of fighting fire’s in the capital. During a three week training course, held by AMISOM, the fire department’s new recruits will learn all of the skills needed to ensure that the capital is able to stay safe from any more threats of fire.
Fire hoses sit out in front of the Mogadishu Fire Department’s new truck before training begins.
Volunteer recruits line up for role call on their first day of training, in what will be a three week course.
New recruits of the Mogadishu Fire Department learn how to unroll the fire hose during their first day of training.
A member of the AMISOM Air Division leads the recruits through a stretching excercise before training begins.
Left: New recruits do pushups as part of their physical training regiment. Top Left: Two firefighters unload a fire hose from the firetruck before training. Middle Left: An AMISOM instructor shows how to correctly uncoil the fire hose. Bottom Left: The new recruits roll up their fire hoses after having uncoiled them. Bottom: An AMISOM instructor leads the new recruits through a series of excercises.