The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced on Monday, Feb. 21, the promotion of 65 Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) officials to the rank of Fire Senior Superintendent, which is equivalent to the full Colonel rank. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año in Department Order 2022-065...
One person suffered first degree burns when a fire hit a commercial establishment in Taguig on Tuesday, Feb. 15. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Taguig, the fire started at a commercial establishment on Sampaloc Street corner Meralco Road in Purok 4-B, Lower Bicutan. Firefighters...
A fire hit a residential area in Barangay Nangka, Marikina City, destroying 25 houses and displacing about 50 families or 375 individuals on Monday morning, Feb. 14. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the fire on Balubad Street was raised to the first alarm at 10:38 a.m. and reached...
A 67-year-old woman and her daughter died in a fire that gutted their three-storey house on 11th St., New Manila, Brgy. Mariana, in Quezon City early Wednesday morning, Feb. 9. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Public Information Office said that the victims, identified as Helen Uy, 67; and...
At least 15 houses were destroyed when a fire hit a residential area in Taguig on Wednesday, Jan. 26. According to a report by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Taguig, the fire started in the house of Anabel Vetonio at 210 Paso St., Barangay Bagumbayan. The fire razed about 15 houses in Taguig...
The Quezon City government has received two new units of fire trucks from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) that will help the city’s response to fire incidents and other emergencies. Mayor Joy Belmonte and Senior Supt. Gary Alto, QC Fire District director, received the additional fire trucks...
A fire burned down three houses in Pateros early morning on Wednesday, Jan. 19. According to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Pateros, they received a phone call from a concerned citizen about the fire, which started at about 5:23 a.m. in Sitio Pagkakaisa on Ragas Street in Barangay Sta. Ana....
A fire razed two establishments inside a subdivision in Barangay Putatan, Muntinlupa on Jan. 15. The Muntinlupa City Fire Station responded to an industrial fire at Block 1 Lot 10 Rupee St., Villa Carolina Subdivision. The fire in Barangay Tunasan, Muntinlupa (Muntinlupa Firefighters) Firefighters...
The management of Starmall Alabang has released its statement regarding a fire that hit the shopping mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa on Jan. 8. A BFP fire truck and Muntinlupa City government water tanker at Starmall Alabang on Jan. 8 (Photo courtesy of Nora Dinglasan Ortinez) Here is the full...
The head of the Quezon City Fire District appealed to the public on Friday night to shun all activities that could potentially start fire incidents and may lead to damage in properties--and even death. In an exclusive interview, Quezon City District Fire Director Senior Supt. Gary Alto stressed the...
With the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) remaining a threat, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday, Dec. 28 ordered an intense drive against the use, sale and distribution of prohibited firecrackers and crackdown on indiscriminate firing to ensure public safety...
The Bureau of Fire Protection has launched a platform where relatives could report and get updates on search and rescue mission of their kin that were affected by typhoon "Odette". Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the Victims Information Center will be set up in all fire stations in the areas...
