Twenty-three firefighters from twelve African countries received their fire investigator certificates from the Higher Institute for Civil Protection Studies (ISEPC) on Friday in Ouagadougou.
“This course aimed to enable the trainee officers to have the qualification of investigator after the fires”, declared the delegate of the trainees, Colonel Ibrahim Diatta.
According to him, the training will enable them to carry out investigations to determine the probable cause of the fire through a deep analysis of the traces of fire.
Ibrahim Diatta was speaking on Friday April 7, 2023, during a ceremony to present the certificates of the twenty-three trainees, from twelve African countries who came, among others, from Senegal, Niger, Mauritania, Gabon, Madagascar, Chad, Djibouti and Congo Brazzaville.
The Director of ISEPC, Lieutenant-Colonel Boubacar Keita expressed the hope that each of the trainees from different countries will contribute to the development of fire prevention in their civil protection units.
“You would be the object of a lot of envy on the part of several companies who will want to take advantage of your expertise to poach you from your job as a firefighter, but please keep your faith in the job and do not give in to temptation. “, recommended Lieutenant-Colonel Boubacar Keita.
Source: Burkina Information Agency