Unsung heroes

Benjie B. Talisic 03/16/2018

FIRE PREVENTION MONTH  His mother, Gregoria, would always encourage her 13 children to pursue a better paying job with a private firm. But defying his mother’s wishes, Senior Fire Officer 4 (SFO4) Jovito Abelgas opted to follow…

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 looking for lots for fire station building

Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla, Rene F. Alima 03/01/2017

As part of their long-term solutions to prevent fire incidents, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP-7) is asking the local chief executives in Central Visayas to donate a lot to be used in the construction of a…

122 firefighters needed in Central Visayas

Nestle L. Semilla 03/01/2017

In line with the observance of this year’s Fire Prevention Month, the Bureau of Fire Protection in Central Visayas (BFP 7) is opening 122 positions for those who want to become fire fighters. In an interview on…

House visits, drills mark annual Fire Prevention Month

Dominic D. Yasay, Fe Marie Dumaboc, Nestle L. Semilla 02/28/2017

METRO Cebu residents can expect house visits from personnel of the regional Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP-7) as part of their campaign to prevent fire outbreaks during Fire Prevention Month this March. Senior Supt. Samuel Tadeo, regional…

Mandaue fire displaces 130 families, destroys 70 homes

Norman V. Mendoza 03/17/2015

ABOUT 130 families were displaced by a fire that destroyed 70 houses in Zones Batong and Talong in barangay Paknaan, Mandaue City at 3 p.m. yesterday. The Mandaue City Fire Station received the alarm at 3 p.m.…

Fire hits residential area in Mandaue

03/17/2015

A few hours after a fire hit Basak Pardo in Cebu City, another fire hit a residential area in Mandaue City. At least 35 houses were razed while 3 houses were partially burned according to Fire investigator…

60 houses razed in Basak Pardo fire

03/17/2015

Second Update: 4:29 p.m.   SIXTY houses were razed by a fire that hit three sitios in barangay Basak Pardo in Cebu City. The Cebu City Fire Station received the alarm at 9:45 a.m. and the fire…

Catmon fire ruins stores, 4 vehicles

Apple Ta-as, Jhunnex Napallacan 03/15/2015

Around P1.8-million worth of property  including four vehicles and a commercial building were razed in a fire that broke out on Saturday dawn in Catmon town,  northern Cebu. FO1 Ronald Tellidua, Carmen town fire investigator,  said authorities…

Cebu City police building tagged a ‘fire hazard’

Chito O. Aragon, Nestle L. Semilla 03/13/2015

The two-story building of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) in Gorordo Avenue is a fire risk. After inspecting it yesterday morning, Alvin Santillana, disaster officer of Cebu city, said the dilapidated wooden building was a fire…

‘Offense, defense needed in putting out fires’

Apple Ta-as, Nestle Semilla 03/02/2015

Just like in sports and warfare, the Cebu City Fire Station also employ offensive and defensive methods in fire fighting. “The reason why people perceive us to be playing favorites when it comes to putting out fires…

Fire hits surplus shops in Mandaue City

Bjorn Abraham Tabanera 03/18/2014

A fire razed establishments in barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City at 3 p.m. today. Among those hit were the BMC building and a surplus shop in sitio Telecom. The fire razed tires and surplus vehicles that caused the…

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