TACLOBAN CITY – A nurse-turned-lawyer of the Bureau of Fire Protection was hailed a hero for reviving a five-year-old boy through cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after he drowned in a resort in Macrohon, Southern Leyte recently. TAN (Photo via Marie Marticio) Earnswell Pacina Tan was...
Two residents were hurt in a fire that gutted 25 houses on Cinamie Street in Barangay 38, Caloocan City Friday, April 21. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the victims as Jolan Olino, 29, who sustained minor burns on his right arm, and Aron Lebanin, 19, whose right foot had...
The Manila Electric Company (Meralco), in partnership with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the local government, opened its own fire and rescue sub-station in Pasig City. Among the attendees of the inauguration were Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, Congressman Roman Romulo, BFP Chief Fire...
BAGUIO CITY – This city recorded 45 fire incidents in the first quarter of this year. The Baguio City Fire Department under the Bureau of Fire Protection said 15 structural fires, seven vehicle fires, 11 grass fires, nine forest fires, two garbage fires, and one electrical post fire were logged...
Rescue teams saved a woman from falling off a residential building in Binondo, Manila on Friday, March 31, the Manila Police District (MPD) said. Police said the 22-year-old woman, a resident of Ligaya Building on Alvarado St. in Binondo, was rescued at about 9:31 a.m. According to the MPD report,...
A fire damaged a building of a leading school and office supplies manufacturer in Muntinlupa on March 20. According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the blaze started at the Amalgamated Specialties Corporation (Amspec) on Km. 21, West Service Road in Barangay Cupang at about 10:23 a.m. ...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has called for a more intensified fire prevention awareness campaign as the country observes Fire Prevention Month this March. Gatchalian, principal author of the LPG Industry Regulation Act or Republic Act No. 11592 reminded consumers of the proper handling of...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) recorded 1,984 fire incidents from Jan. 1 to March 2 this year, which saw a 21.3-percent decrease from the 2,520 incidents in the same period last year. However, the BFP Public Information Service (PIS) report indicated that damage to property due to this...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-9 launched the Zamboanga City fire alert program and a newly acquired ambulance for emergency services on Wednesday, March 1, in line with the observance of Fire Prevention Month. The fire alert program notifies the public of fire...
The Marikina City local government received two new units of 1,000-gallon-capacity, pumper fire trucks from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in a ceremony at the BFP Headquarters in Quezon City on Monday, Feb. 20. Marikina Mayor...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) reminded the public that the efforts to minimize the number of fire incidents in the country remain a shared responsibility among the citizens, government agencies, civic organizations and private firms. The BFP made the statement amid the series of big fire...
The measure requiring Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel to be certified medical first responders and emergency medical technicians has been approved on third and final reading in the House of Representatives. The House plenary (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Unanimously passed on third...
