Kenya is where AFM was born. In 2012, Dave & Nancy Moore went on a short-term mission trip and discovered that the city of Nairobi had 2 fire trucks for 5 million people. Dave was then led to do something about that and formed AFM. In Kenya, we have been trying out different teaching models and curriculum as well as models for developing volunteer fire departments across the country.
In January 2026, Africa Fire Mission continued its partnership with Fire Aid through a follow-up training mission in Wajir County, Kenya, demonstrating what long-term, sustainable capacity building can look like in action.
Cyrus Kalemungorok writes about his experience and the successes of the West Pocket County Fire and Rescue Department.
We would like to recognize the different award winners from this year’s symposium to highlight the ever-growing fire service in Africa and the determination of first responders in Kenya and beyond.
In November, the AFM team travelled to Mombasa, Kenya, for this year’s annual EMS & Fire Symposium and Competition. During this week long event, over five hundred participants from Kenya and neighboring countries gathered for hands-on training, fellowship, and first responder competitions.
“The 2025 Fire and EMS Symposium at Bandari Academy in Mombasa provided an excellent platform for counties across Kenya to strengthen their emergency response capacity. As an instructor in the leadership class, I witnessed the dedication of Kenya’s firefighters and paramedics first-hand and saw the critical need for strong, ethical, and modern leadership within the sector.”
Suleiman Adan Issack, Chief Fire Officer of Mandera County, writes about his experience at the 2025 Kenya Symposium
Africa Fire Mission is excited to announce our partnership with the Delft University of Technology, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University, Leiden University, and GRO6 Fire Network on a global research project, titled Co-creating Fire Safety Innovations for Domestic Fires with Grassroots Organizations in Informal Settlements in Kenya.
