By Tupuola Terry Tavita

Preventing possible fire is the  best way to secure your property from fiery destruction. Fire services can only  do so much.

This is the message from Prime  Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi at the opening a new fire station at Asau  on Friday.

“Fire services can only help put  up fires when they’ve started for only a few minutes. After that when the fire  takes hold there is little that they can do. It then becomes a race to stopping  the fire from spreading to neighbouring hoses and properties.

“The same with forest fires that  is common during the dry season in this part of the country. Once the forest  fires are at its full brunt, it cannot be stopped until it burns itself out.  That is why in many countries, forests, meaning trees, are planted in blocks so  fires don’t spread and burn the whole forest.�?

The new fire station – located inside  the Forestry compound – was built in a partnership between government and  AUSaid.

Prime Minister requested AUSaid  to also provide tanks to store water in the compound.

“This is an area that seldom rains and water is very valuable.�?

 

 

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