BACOLOD CITY – Rain extinguished a grassfire on Kanlaon Volcano following an eruption on Tuesday. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2025/4/8/grassfire-hits-kanlaon-volcano-following-eruption Fire Insp. Marlou Abrenica, officer-in-charge of the Canlaon City Fire Station, said that a drone was deployed...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection in Canlaon City, Negros Oriental is preparing for a possible worst case scenario as a grassfire progresses in Kanlaon Volcano hours after an explosive eruption on Tuesday morning, April 8. A GRASS FIRE was reported in Kanlaon Volcano hours after the...
(PHOTO FROM PHIVOLCS FACEBOOK PAGE) A grassfire that broke out at the southwest portion of Taal Volcano Island, affecting the Binintiang Munti (VTBM) Observation Station, has stopped as of 5:20 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). The...
Authorities battle a grass fire that razed a mountainous area in Carasi, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A total of 50 hectares of land that were being cultivated by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) were among those destroyed in a nearly...
CARASI, Ilocos Norte – A grass fire struck this town on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 30. SMOKE from a grass fire in Carasi, Ilocos Norte. (OCD FB) The Bureau of Fire Protection-Ilocos Norte on Friday, Jan. 31, declared that the fire in the mountainous parts of Barangay Barbaquezo and Virbira is...
Authorities battle a grass fire that razed a mountainous area in Carasi, Ilocos Norte on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) A grass fire struck Carasi, Ilocos Norte which has so far affected 300 hectares of land, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) reported. The grass fire occurred in a...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Two grass fires ignited by extreme heat were recorded in this province and Isabela on Tuesday, April 23. A GRASS fire was recorded near the Cagayan State University in Aparri, Cagayan on April 23. The grass fire in Cagayan was recorded near the Cagayan...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Damage caused by grass and forest fires in this province in the first quarter of this year has reached P10 million. Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Officer (PENRO) Victor Dabalos said that about 5,000 hectares were affected in the towns of Solsona, Piddig,...
A grass fire broke out in Barangay Villarey, Piat, Cagayan, on Monday night, April 15. A GRASS fire hits Piat, Cagayan on Monday night, April 15. (Screenshot via Liezle Inigo) People and motorists were advised to avoid the area near the grass fire which occurred amid the searing heat. The...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod reported 10 grass fire incidents here on Tuesday, April 2. SEVEN hectares of grassland were destroyed in a late afternoon fire in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City on Tuesday, April 2. (Photo courtesy of BFP-Bacolod) A total of nine hectares...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here is implementing controlled burning of grasslands to manage grass fires in this city. Controlled burning was first enforced in the vicinity of Pope John Paul II Tower in Barangay 8 on Monday night. THE Bureau of Fire Protection...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) recorded 209 grass fire incidents in this city from January to March this year. The BFP-Bacolod said 54 were reported in January, 78 in February, and 77 in March. THE Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod personnel responded to a recent grass...
