The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered on Saturday, April 2, the review of the existing forest fire prevention measures to prevent further incidents of man-made forest fires nationwide, especially with the increasing temperature as the dry (referred to as summer)...
A street sweeper was hurt when a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank exploded inside a restaurant in Barangay Vasra, Quezon City on Monday, March 28. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Quezon City Fire District said that the victim, Sophia Rafa, 47, from Barangay Culiat, Quezon City, sustained...
A total of 25 senior officers of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) were promoted to become one-star general, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Monday, March 28. “Congratulations to the newly-promoted Chief...
A fire razed 70 houses and injured one person in Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig City on March 26. According to Taguig City Fire Station, the fire started at about 3:59 a.m. from the house of Quintino Mañosa at 181 Paso St., Bagumbayan. The fire in Barangay Bagumbayan, Taguig City on March 26 (Photo...
A fire hit a residential area in Taguig before midnight on March 17, razing 70 houses and affecting about 300 families. According to the Taguig City Fire Station, the fire started at about 10:51 p.m. at No. 10 Tawi Tawi St., Barangay Maharlika Village. The fire at Tawi-Tawi Street in Barangay...
Two persons were injured when a fire that broke out on the third floor of a mall in Brgy. Horseshoe, Quezon City on Monday afternoon, March 14. The fire was raised to first alarm at around 5:02 p.m. and was declared under control at around 6:05 p.m., according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)...
Female firefighters showed their skills in rescue operations during the Bureau of Fire Protection National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) Skills Olympics 2022 on Monday, March 14. The event, with the theme “Sa Pag-iwas sa Sunog, Di ka nag-iisa”, is in line with the Fire Prevention Month and the...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged the public to continue observing fire prevention measures as the government has already recorded 94 fire incidents in the first four days of this month. “We are only just four days in the Fire Prevention Month but we have close to...
The tandem of presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and aspiring vice president Sara Duterte said Monday they will push for the modernization of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), although they did not specify which part of the agency that needs to be modernized. What Marcos...
Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Tuesday, March 1 underscored the importance of fire safety awareness especially in fire-prone communities as the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) kicked off its activities for the Fire Prevention Month. “It is an honor to join you as we welcome the...
A total of 2,619 fire incidents have already been recorded in the country since January this year. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the figure is higher compared to a total of 1,812 fire incidents from January to March last year. In an interview over GMA News, BFP spokesperson Supt. Annalee...
A fire razed three houses in Taguig City on Thursday night, Feb. 24. According to the Taguig City Fire Station, the fire started from a house owned by Tong Namla on Cagayan de Oro Street in Barangay Maharlika Village at around 7:13 p.m. The fire in Barangay Maharlika Village, Taguig on Feb. 24...
