MBOSS makes getting a fire safety inspection certificate easier

Futch Anthony Inso 10/27/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu, Philippines — In order not to hamper the services of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP-7), especially in the issuance of a fire safety inspection certificate, the agency is now implementing…

BFP inspects 200K biz establishments in CV to determine fire safety compliance

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP – 7) is targeting to inspect over 200,000 establishments in the region this year to determine their compliance with fire safety requirements. “We would…

‘Firing up’ the community to prevent fires

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/08/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Three generations of the Cortes family in Barangay Suba, Cebu City have witnessed and suffered losing their house in a fire.  Recently, they were among the over 2,800 individuals in Sitio Sto. Niño…

In Photos: Fire Prevention Month

Gerard Vincent Francisco 03/01/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines -Do not be alarmed if you hear sirens wailing. There is no fire alarm reported in Cebu City this Sunday morning, March 1, 2020. Sirens were sounded to attract attention as firetrucks from the…

BFP-7 chief: Two Ermita residents hurt in fire

Benjie Talisic, Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie Erram, Paul Lauro 02/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Two people were confirmed to have sustained injuries when a huge fire broke out in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City. Fire Senior Superintendent Gilbert Dolot, director of the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas…

Ermita fire victim on saving dogs: Family, Bicol and Yumi come first

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/05/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines – When the fire broke out in a densely populated area in Barangay Ermita, Cebu City, residents rushed not only to save some of their belongings but also their pets that they have considered…

Why firefighters took two hours to put out Ermita fire

and Morexette Marie B. Erram, Benjie Talisic, Paul Lauro 02/05/2019

 CEBU CITY, Philippines — Narrow roads, and lack of water made it difficult for firefighters to put out the fire that engulfed three sitios in Barangay Ermita, Tuesday afternoon. Fire Senior Superintendent Gilbert Dolot, director of the…

BFP-7: Search and retrieval ops in landslide site continue amid return of responders to respective regions

Morexette B. Erram 10/04/2018

Several responders from other regions will now be going home two weeks after the landslide struck in Brgy. Tinaan, Naga City, Cebu. At least 45 rescuers from the Special Rescue Unit of the Bureau of Fire Protection…

BFP-7 kicks off Fire Prevention Month

Fe Marie D. Dumaboc 03/01/2018

An advocacy walk, a simulation exercise, and a motorcade of at least 24 fire trucks of the 8 fire substations of Cebu City were among the activities held to commence the celebration of the Fire Prevention Month…

BFP-7 declares fire out

Nestle Semilla 01/08/2018

CEBU CITY—The fire that gutted Metro department store in Ayala Center Cebu has finally been put out, more than two days after the blaze broke out on Friday night. Senior Supt. Samuel Tadeo, Bureau of Fire Protection…

Boy cited for saving baby in Suba fire

Michaela Jaycel L. Dolores 11/14/2016

The 17-year-old boy who earned praise for rescuing a month-old baby from their burning house in Sitio Taguntongan, Barangay Suba, Cebu City last October 25 was awarded yesterday morning by the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central…

BFP wants building back

Nestle L. Semilla 07/16/2015

Tension erupted as personnel from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) 7 inspected the second floor of the BFP building, which is being used as the temporary Cebu City Medical Center. Cebu City Administrator Lucelle Mercado rushed…

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