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...
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...
