BACOLOD CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) inaugurated a fire sub-station in Barangay Mandalagan here to boost fire response. Fire Chief Supt. Jerry Candido, director of BFP-Western Visayas, led the blessing and activation of the sub-station, in the presence of Chief Insp. Rodel Legaspi,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez attends the turnover of five 1,000-gallon fire trucks to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) headquarters in Quezon City on July 17, 2023. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez holds Filipino firefighters in very high regard. This was evident from...
BATANGAS CITY – Five vehicles, including a pickup, a car, two tricycles, and a motorcycle, were engulfed by a fire that broke out in a "sari-sari" or variety store on Friday evening, July 7, in Purok 5, Barangay Pinamucan Proper in this city. Report of the Batangas City police indicated that...
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon welcomed Fire Supt. Jeffrey Atienza as the new head of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the city. He replaced Fire Supt. Eugene Briones, who is now the new fire marshal of the BFP in Caloocan, which was headed by Atienza. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon (left)...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – A fire of still unknown origin gutted down more than 90 makeshift homes in a village situated beside the Rio Grande de Mindanao River here on Wednesday afternoon, July 5. Barangay Poblacion 7 Chairman Hassal Adtong said the fire started at about 4 p.m. and quickly spread to...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Twenty-five families living along the Philippine National Railways tracks in Barangay Halang here were rendered homeless in a fire on Wednesday, July 5. The Laguna Police Provincial Office (LPPO) said the fire started at 9:45 p.m. and reached second alarm. It was...
The fire that razed the iconic Manila Central Post Office on May 21 was caused by the explosion of a car battery inside a storage room where it was piled together with office supplies, thinners, and paint cans. *National Post Office Building (Noel Pabalate) * The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)...
To safeguard the citizens of Pasig City, the local chapter of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) is boosting its capacities and operations to fully prepare for the potential calamities and disasters that may occur this rainy season. "Our top priority is the safety and well-being of Pasig City...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) recognized Makati City Mayor Abby Binay for her dedication and commitment in promoting fire prevention and safety initiatives awareness to the public. BFP National Capital Region (BFP-NCR) Director Chief Superintendent Nahum Tarroza hands over the plaque of...
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan wants the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to finally put an end to the perennial backlog on fire trucks in the country. In a public hearing of the House Committee on Public Order on Tuesday,...
The municipalities of Daraga and Manito in Albay received brand-new firetrucks from Ako-Bicol party-list and Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Friday, May 12. MAYOR Carlwyn Baldo (third from left) of Daraga, Albay receives the ceremonial key for a brand-new firetruck from the Ako-Bicol party-list...
Seven houses were destroyed in a fire that hit a residential area in Muntinlupa on May 3. According to the Muntinlupa City Fire Station, the blaze occurred at about 5:16 p.m. at Block 8, Purok 1, Barangay Bayanan. The fire in Barangay Bayanan, Muntinlupa on May 3 (Photos from BFP Muntinlupa, ...
