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FIREFIGHTING is a very risky business.
But Filipino firefighters are among the bravest in battling
blazes. Despite lacking in firefighting equipment, they are
known to charge toward burning buildings while others
scamper for safety. Sometimes, firefighters themselves
are seriously injured, or killed, while doing their jobs. This
seldom happens, thanks to proper training.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), the primary agency
responsible for fire prevention and fighting fire, is one of
the most undermanned government agencies created for
the gargantuan task of preventing fire, if not fighting fires
when they do happen.
The BFP’s annual appropriations also fall beyond what
can be described as “desirable”.
In 2017, total new appropriations for the BFP is slightly
less than P13 million.
The majority of this budget, about P11 million, is for
personnel services, meaning salary and allowances of its
personnel. The BFP’s funds last year also went to
maintenance and other operating expenses (P1.5
million). Only P543,606 was set aside as capital
outlay.
Funds that set
aside for capital
outlay
The budget was for the 24,095 men and women of
the BFP.
Of this total number of personnel, 1,086 are officers
with the rank of Fire Inspector up to Director. Nonuniformed personnel, those who perform clerical or
office-based duties, numbered to about 416.
Often, only those with the rank ranging from Fire
Officer (FO) 1 to Senior FO 4, numbering 22,593, are
out in the field. Some officers are known to still
“volunteer” and help out in actual fire-fighting
activities.
But not all of them are allowed to fight fire as each
battle requires each of them to wear complete gear,
which is not available at all times.
BUDGET
Resources - Deficient
THE BFP is doubly short.
The
Philippine
s needs at
least
50,000
personnel
It is short of firefighters, with the ideal ratio of 1 firefighter
per 2,000 people or population. The BFP is also short of
all-important fire trucks and other firefighting equipment.
With its current population running up to 100 million, the
Philippines needs at least 50,000 personnel doing actual
firefighting on the field. Hence, the actual number of
firefighters is short by more than 100 percent.
Moreover, considering the vastness of the territory that
requires firefighting, the BFP is short of fire stations, fire
trucks, fire hoses, nozzles and breathing apparatus that
could boost or enhance the BFP’s fire-fighting capability.
Currently, there are 2,245 fire trucks nationwide, but only
1,958, or 87 percent, are serviceable or in working
condition. Only nearly 163 are classified as
unserviceable and 124 are “under repair.”
The BFP is also short of “serviceable” fire hoses and
nozzles.
Ideally, the BFP should have 31,430 fire hoses, but
based on the latest inventory, only 24,245 hoses are
serviceable, leaving a shortage of 7,185 fire hoses.
The ideal number of fire nozzles is 8,980, but the
number of serviceable fire nozzles is 5,876, short of
3,104 units.
A total of 8,980 sets of self-contained breathing
apparatus (SCBA) is the ideal number for the BFP.
But the BFP only has 1,938 SCBA units, short of
7,042.
The Total of self-contained
breathing apparatus (SCBA)
The total of fire
truck nation wide
Should
have been
given
Year
Estimated
Daily Incidents
FROM 2013 to 2017, the BFP recorded a total of 77,724
fire incidents, or an average of 15,545 fire incidents
every year or 42 fire incidents a day.
total
estimated
damage to
property
During the period, the total estimated damage to
property reached P23.273 billion or an average of P4.65
billion every year.
Also during the period, 1,257 people were killed or an
average of 251 deaths every year.
number
of injured
persons
during
the fiveyear
period
Lighted cigarette butts that caused fires are those
usually indiscriminately thrown away by cigarette
smokers, accidentally touching flammable material
that starts a fire.
Fires caused by open flames can either be triggered
by torch, candle or burning gas stove left unattended.
The top three fire occurrences recorded hit residential
areas, industrial and mercantile or commercial
buildings.
The number of injured persons during the five-year
period reached 4,239, or an average of 848 persons
suffering from fire-related injuries that could have been
avoided.
?
According to the BFP, the top three causes of fires are
electrical connection, lighted cigarette butt and open
flame.
Fire originating from electrical connections may either be
triggered by electrical overload, electrical arc or electrical
short circuit.
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Learning Task 7
ANSWERS
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The two main ideas is about Resources-Deficient and Daily Incidents.
I think the purpose of this article is to know how many or how the
Philippines needed more firefighter.
We filipinos are always ready for any disasters or climate change no matter
what happens in our community.
Here’s the link to number 4
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1518455/fire-hits-residential-area-in-quezon-city-13