Seminars and lectures mark start of fire prevention month
CEBU, Philippines - Seminars and lectures will be held in the different barangays and establishments as the Mandaue City Fire Department marks the opening of Fire Prevention Month.
SFO3 Sherwin Porcia, chief of the Fire Safety Enforcement Section of the city fire department, said seminars and lectures remind people of the do’s and don’t’s in preventing fire and on what to do when a fire strikes.
He said this year’s theme is†Sunog at Sakuna Paghandaan,Kalikasan ay Paghandaan,Nang Matamasa ang Pag-unlad ng Bayan.â€
He said that at 4:00 a.m. today, there will be a ‘walk for fire free and fire safety nation’ in Cebu City.
It will be participated by different government employees.
Tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., a Mass at the Bureau of Fire in Mandaue will be held.
At 9:00 a.m., a program will follow. Mayor Jonas Cortes will be the guest speaker.
Porcia also encourages residents to watch the competition of Barangay Fire Olympic on March 23.
Barangay Tipolo, the champion last year, will be the officiating barangay during the competition.
During yesterday’s press conference, Porcia also encouraged the 24 barangays to procure their own fire truck.
“Akoa jud e-encourage ang mga barangay captain nga naa silay fire truck bisan ug mini tanker lang unta kay sila man gud ang naa didto ug sila jud ang mag ona ug response,†Porcia said.
At present, only barangays Tipolo, Paknaan, and Opao have fire trucks.
The Action Emergency and Rescue Team (ACERT) has a fire substation with one fire truck located in barangay Basak.
Having a fire truck in each barangay said Porcia is important.
“Sila baya duol sa ilang barangay maong nindot jud kong naa sila fire truck nga ilaha kay ang uban naa man pud,†Porcia added while pointing out that barangay Tipolo owns a supertanker while Paknaan and Opao own two mini-firetrucks.
Porcia said Mandaue needs three sub-stations to be placed in strategic locations.
He said sub-stations will be either in barangays Subangdaku, Banilad, or Cabancalan. (FREEMAN)
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