There are very few firefighters in the country, and these people barely have enough equipment for emergency response. There have been reports of petrol tankers catching fire across the country while transporting petroleum products. The slow response in most cases has led to the loss of so many lives and property. I've heard stories of fire trucks arriving at scenes of fire outbreaks without enough water in the truck to put out the fire. Business owners especially have suffered the consequences of the poor response of these firefighters, as most of them watch helplessly as all their investments go up in flames due to the untimely intervention of the firefighters.
I've witnessed firsthand the lack of timely response by fire trucks during my university days when a room in the hostel was in flames due to an electrical fault. It took the initiative of the students to put out the fire since the truck was not yet coming; it later arrived after everything had been put out by the students.
Our medical sector has also faced challenges when it comes to emergency response due to insufficient facilities and equipment, a lack of adequate personnel, and certain laws that used to be in place, though these laws have been amended recently. There have been cases of medical emergencies that led to loss of life that could have been prevented if only the resources and facilities were in place. Very few hospitals in the country have a good ambulance in cases of emergency or when a patient needs to be transferred to another hospital. In most cases of referral, the patient's family is usually the one that handles the transportation, which is usually not safe for the patient.
Two months ago, my brother, his wife, and his five-month-old baby were involved in an accident. The hospital they were taken to referred them to an orthopaedic hospital because they had broken legs and arms. My mom had to look for a means of transporting them from the specialist hospital to the orthopaedic hospital because there was no ambulance available to transport them.
About two years ago, before the amendment of the constitution in regards to medical emergencies, two young university students who were victims of an accident lost their lives because the hospital they were rushed to refused to administer any treatment because there was no police report, which was then a requirement before administering treatment to any victims of gunshots or accidents. After going back and forth, the hospital referred them to the state specialist hospital without administering any treatment.
A similar case happened a few years ago, when a Corp member who was shot while on transit was rushed to a hospital. The lady didn't survive the gunshot because the hospital in question didn't have the equipment needed to administer treatment to a gunshot patient, and it was a government hospital, sadly.
Our government needs to really address the problems faced by emergency response agencies in the country by equipping these hospitals and other emergency agencies with the resources needed for the smooth running of these agencies to minimise the loss of lives and properties that could be prevented. More awareness about emergency responses should be taught in schools and workplaces by educating people about fire safety measures and the importance of timely medical intervention.
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After a bad earthquake in California many years ago, citizens started preparing themselves to be ready in case of another disaster. During that earthquake, emergency services were overwhelmed and could not reach all emergencies. This gave rise to the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training.
https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/individuals-communities/preparedness-activities-webinars/community-emergency-response-team
I went through some of that training. It would make sense, in your situation, for citizens to train and prepare to handle basic emergencies until the professionals arrive. In many cases, it is simply about having a plan on how to handle different kinds of emergencies.
Another good thing to have is radio communications. Mobile phones work well. But you can only talk to one person at a time. With radios, many people can coordinate together to handle emergencies. California also has radio networks as forest fires will often destroy cell towers. At the very least, with radios they can talk to each other locally to coordinate when phones don't work.
I think that if you can't rely on your government, you may not have any choice but to organize your community to manage for themselves.
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