Beka: There's a shortage of firefighters, middle age is 50-Societies Are Allowing Youth Taking

Muharrem Beka, chairman of the Kosovo Firework Union, has spoken of fires that are recently being frequented in our country, while accusing institutions that are not allowing the taking of new firefighters.

He said that triggers of fire are different factors. Besides the human factor, there are a host of other factors, from natural phenomena, technology, letharity, and so on.

Beka spoke of cases of triggering fire days ago, but even today, where an object is involved by fire in Pristina magistrate Ferizaj, in the vicinity of Lipjan, who, according to him, have not yet begun investigations into the causes of fire, because, he added, has not yet managed to become the complete extinguishing of the fire.

Beka voiced criticism of state institutions in increasing fire capacity because, according to him, fire prevention inspectors are at minimum, adding that some municipalities do not have such inspectors at all.

“We also miss measures which are mandatory to have as a preventative measure, from accessing vehicles to targets, then water supply, fire extinguisher equipment, fire team training”, Beka said at “InfoPlus”, RTK.

He allegedly felt the lack of firefighters, who are few in number.

Beka said further that in addition to Prizren, other municipalities have not accepted new firefighters, adding that this service should be empowered until she noted that their average age is 50.