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The Ministry of Health (M.O.H.) has lost nine of its registered nurses after they were recruited by the Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority (S.F.E.S.A.) as paramedics.While this has boosted the number of paramedics to 10, nursing numbers are dwindling. It is believed that the salary packa...

Members of the public have appealed to local authorities to treat all animals equally and rescue them irrespective of whether they are registered or not.Responding to comments by the Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority (S.F.E.S.A.) Commissioner, Tanuvasa Petone Mauga, members of the publi...

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Residents on the northwest coast of Savai'i can now expect a faster and more convenient ambulance service, thanks to the expansion of a Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority station to Asau.The service will cover the Asau area and constituencies within its vicinity including Manase in Satuu...

The head of the Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority says the authority can step in to rescue a dog that needs assistance, but only if the animal is registered and is not a stray dog.Tanuvasa Petone Pauga told the Samoa Observer in an interview on Monday that the S.F.E.S.A. has not handled...

More than 20 Board of Directors vacant posts are currently being advertised by the Independent Selection Committee which it hopes will be filled by the end of next month. A total of 24 vacancies for 15 State-owned enterprises that are responsible for governing the public bodies are up for grabs. ...

Six experienced nurses have joined the Samoa Fire and Emergency Services Authority and would be deployed as medical staff on ambulances.This will boost the medical services provided by S.F.E.S.A. as they have only one paramedic. The six nurses and the 33 new firemen were all part of the induction...

They said the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to character and personal conduct and sadly here in Samoa we see this playing out time and again.Last night the Ministry of Police, Prisons, and Corrections Services released a statement confirming a police raid that resulted in the...

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Press release from Arcata Fire: At approximately 10:53 a.m. this morning, Arcata Fire District was dispatched to an explosion heard and possible fire in a garage at the 900 block of Bayview Street in Arcata. The first arriving engine reported heavy smoke and fire from the garage basement area, declaring that access needed to be made down a long driveway. Hose lines were deployed off of the initial engine, with minimal effect. The fire was large, deep-seated, and difficult to access, and based o...