“YOU JOINED THE FIRE SERVICE ON 1ST OCTOBER, 1982 AS A FIRE FIGHTER, RISING THROUGH THE RANKS TO THE CURRENT POSITION AS COMMANDANT FOR THE FIRE SCHOOL IN KABWE. WHEREBY, IN 2017, IN SERENJE DISTRICT AT A FARM DAM, A BOAT CARRYING 14 SCHOOL CHILDREN CAPSIZED WERE TEN (10) OF THE FOURTEEN (14) SURVIVED AFTER BEING RESCUED. AS INCIDENT COMMANDER, YOU LED A RESCUE OPERATION AND SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED TO RETRIEVE THE FOUR (04) TRAPPED BODIES AFTER 2 DAYS. WHEREBY, ON THE NIGHT OF 18TH AUGUST, 2023 IN KABWE, YOU, WITH A COMBINED TEAM OF OFFICERS FROM CHIBOMBO, KAPIRI-MPOSHI AND THE ZAMBIA POLICE SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED TO SAVE NINE (09) SHOPS THAT WERE THREATENED BY AN INFERNO. HOWEVER, FIVE (05) SHOPS WERE GUTTED. YOUR DEDICATION TO DUTY AND TO SAVING LIVES ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS WORTHY OF SPECIAL COMMENDATION.”
| Gender | Male |
| Province | Lusaka |
| District | Lusaka |
| Gazette No. | 492 |
| Gazette Vol. | 57 |
| Gazette Date | 2024-05-21 00:00:00 |
| Posthumous | No |
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