Source: 114 fire tender boost for councils – heraldTheseus Mauruki Shambare-Herald CorrespondentRURAL district councils and their urban counterparts have received 114 Belarusian-made fire tenders as Zimbabwe moves to strengthen emergency response capacity at local authority level. Belarusian representative and Bison Agro Machinery marketing director Mr Andrei Kloeinov said the equipment rollout was being accompanied by efforts to build local firefighting capacity. “Over 90 RDCs and town councils have received Belarusian fire tenders named Red Lion, in total 114 units,” Mr Kloeinov said. Each fire tender is fitted with a water gun capable of projecting water to considerable heights under pressure. For local authorities, the intervention represents a major improvement in emergency response capacity, particularly for councils that previously had inadequate equipment to deal with serious fires.