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The '''Rivers State Fire Service''' is the state-owned [[firefighting]] body in [[Rivers State]], Nigeria, primarily tasked with providing fire protection, emergency response and safety services to the state, its residents and visitors. The Fire Service has stations located at [[Borokiri]] (in [[Port Harcourt]]), [[Degema, Rivers|Degema]], [[Ahoada]] and [[Rumuodomaya]].[{{cite news|url=http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2012/04/16/rsg-to-rehabilitate-4-fire-stations-targets-rural-areas/|title=RSG To Rehabilitate 4 Fire Stations …Targets Rural Areas|date=16 April 2012|location=[[Port Harcourt]]|last=Nengia|first=Kevin|accessdate=13 January 2015|newspaper=[[The Tide (Nigeria)|The Tide]]}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.riversstate.gov.ng/item/1076-borikiri-rumuodomanya-fire-station-to-be-ready-soon-umunakwe.html|title=Borokiri, Rumuodomaya Fire Station To Be Ready Soon - Umunakwe|publisher=Riversstate.gov.ng|date=21 February 2013|accessdate=13 January 2015}}] Its activities are overseen by the [[Rivers State Ministry of Special Duties]]. In 2009, the value of property saved in 85 fire incidents across the state accounted for ₦6.7 billion.[{{cite news|url=http://www.allafrica.com/stories/201001150314.html|title=Fire Service Saves N6.7b Property in Rivers State|newspaper=Daily Champion|last=Etim|first=Tony|date=15 January 2010|accessdate=13 January 2015}}] |
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The '''Rivers State Fire Service''' is the state-owned [[firefighting]] body in [[Rivers State]], Nigeria, primarily tasked with providing fire protection, emergency response and safety services to the state, its residents and visitors. The Fire Service has stations located at [[Borokiri]] (in [[Port Harcourt]]), [[Degema, Rivers|Degema]], [[Ahoada]] and [[Rumuodomaya]].[{{cite news|url=http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2012/04/16/rsg-to-rehabilitate-4-fire-stations-targets-rural-areas/|title=RSG To Rehabilitate 4 Fire Stations …Targets Rural Areas|date=16 April 2012|location=[[Port Harcourt]]|last=Nengia|first=Kevin|accessdate=13 January 2015|newspaper=[[The Tide (Nigeria)|The Tide]]}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.riversstate.gov.ng/item/1076-borikiri-rumuodomanya-fire-station-to-be-ready-soon-umunakwe.html|title=Borokiri, Rumuodomaya Fire Station To Be Ready Soon - Umunakwe|publisher=Riversstate.gov.ng|date=21 February 2013|accessdate=13 January 2015}}] Its activities are overseen by the [[Rivers State Ministry of Special Duties]]. In 2009, the value of property saved in 85 fire incidents across the state accounted for ₦6.7 billion.[{{cite news|url=http://www.allafrica.com/stories/201001150314.html|title=Fire Service Saves N6.7b Property in Rivers State|newspaper=Daily Champion|last=Etim|first=Tony|date=15 January 2010|accessdate=13 January 2015}}] |
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