376, 000 Fire Fighters County Vacancies

The county governments are expected to employ more fire fighters in order to protect the public by responding to fires and other emergencies.

Kenya Fire Brigade national Association Chairman, Francis Omollo has said that the demand of fire-fighters have gone up and expected to grow faster than average for all jobs.

According to the chairman, each county requires at least 8,000 fire fighters to efficiently deal with
fire break outs.

Nairobi County needs at least 10,000 fire fighters since it has high population while as in Mombasa due to the level of construction of houses currently going on in Mombasa making fire incidences a constant reality needs at least 15,000 fire fighters.

Currently Nairobi county which serves over  three million Kenyans has only 120 trained fire fighters  Mombasa has only 110, Kisumu 24, Nakuru 25, Eldoret 34, Malindi 32, Nyahururu and Kikuyu has one each.

Other jobs likely to be provided as county governments set up fire fighting units include drivers and mechanical engineers. Customer service representatives, ICT experts, telephone operators, secretaries and mechanics for the Fire Brigade vans will also be needed.