PROFILE OF THE REGIONAL COMMANDER
ACFO Douglas Dorka Koyiri was born 0n 26th September, 1958 at Lawra in the Upper West Region. He was recruited into the Ghana National Fire Service on 1st December, 1977 and rose through the ranks to Assistant Chief Fire Officer (ACFO) in 2012.
| DATE | POSITIONS HELD |
|---|---|
| 1985 - 1999 | Regional Coordinator – Rural Fire Department, Northern Region. |
| 1985 - 1999 | Additional Responsibilities – Regional Operations Officer, Northern Region. |
| 1999 - 2005 | District Fire Officer, Yendi |
| 2005 - 2008 | Deputy Regional Fire Officer (2IC) -Upper West Region Additional responsibility- Municipal Fire Officer Wa |
| 2009 - 2012 | Deputy Regional Fire Officer- Ashanti Region. |
| August to December 2012 | Deputy Regional Fire Officer- Northern Region |
| Dec. 2012-to Aug 2015 | Regional Fire Commander -Northern Region |
| Aug2015- till date | Regional Commander-Upper East Region |
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
(1)Special Diploma in Executive Fire Service management-Dillard university.1997-2001 USA
(2) Cerficate in MPDI - productivity Improvement For workers leadership-1999.
(3) ) MDPI - Managerial leadership skills 2010
(4) Forest firefighting in Basic wildfire behavior, firefighter and crew boss training
with National wild fire coordinating group USA 1987
(5 ) Primary Trauma care course certificate- 2004