Lagos records 2,400 fire outbreaks out of 13,700 emergencies in 17 years

…Set to Chart New Course successful Emergency Management astatine Conference

By Olasunkanmi Akoni

Lagos – The Lagos State Government has disclosed that it has responded to much than 13,700 emergencies betwixt 2008 and 2025, underscoring its spot and resilience successful exigency management. Out of this figure, 2,400 were occurrence outbreaks.

Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr. Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made this known connected Thursday portion briefing journalists connected the forthcoming National SEMA Conference, scheduled for October 2–4, 2025, successful Lagos. The lawsuit is being organized by LASEMA successful concern with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA).

The three-day conference, themed “Strengthening Sub-National Emergency Management for a Resilient Nigeria,” volition bring unneurotic exigency managers, policymakers, improvement partners, information agencies, backstage assemblage leaders, and civilian nine representatives from crossed Nigeria’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Highlights of the lawsuit volition see keynote addresses, method sessions, cross-sector collaborations, and a unrecorded simulation workout astatine the Lagos State Emergency and Relief/Rescue Camp, Igando.

According to Oke-Osanyintolu, Lagos was chosen arsenic big owed to its occurrence stories successful catastrophe management, which different states question to emulate.

“The workout volition show coordinated multi-agency effect to analyzable catastrophe scenarios, underscoring Nigeria’s capableness for resilience,” helium said.

He noted that Lagos continues to pb successful sub-national exigency management, having managed divers incidents including fires, roadworthy accidents, structural collapses, hazardous worldly incidents, aesculapian emergencies, and large-scale disasters.

“Over 1,450 emergencies were managed successful conscionable the archetypal 8 months of 2025. More than 3,000 casualties were attended to successful 2023 alone. Since 2008, the authorities has handled implicit 4,600 roadworthy and centrifugal accidents, alongside 2,400 occurrence outbreaks,” helium explained.

He added that targeted interventions for children introduced successful 2023 person improved endurance outcomes, portion technology, training, and collaboration with NEMA person further strengthened assemblage resilience.

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