As the number of fire incidents grew this year from the same period last year, the Climate Change Commission (CCC) urged the public to remain vigilant and take preventive measures against urban and forest fires exacerbated by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. (Photo by Ali Vicoy/MANILA...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has recorded a decline in the incidents of fire from Dec. 24, 2022 to Jan. 1 this year. The figure is 44 percent lower compared to the same Dec. 24, 2021 to Jan. 1 2022 period, according to BFP spokesperson Supt. Analee Atienza. A total of 89 fire incidents were...
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has recorded an increase in firecracker-related fire incidents this year. BFP spokesperson Supt. Annalee Carbajal-Atienza said that based on their monitoring, she said there were 19 cases of incidents related to firecrackers, explosions or fireworks this year...
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...
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...