There are 15 towns without such facilities
TACLOBAN CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in the region announced that the number of municipalities in the region without fire stations will soon decrease.
Currently, 15 towns lack such facilities, but two municipalities are expected to have their own fire stations within the year.
Fire Chief Supt. Adel Bautista, the BFP regional director, emphasized their commitment to establishing fire stations in all 15 towns currently without them.
Presently, there are 128 fire stations equipped with 249 fire trucks across the region.
“This year, as promised, we will complete the construction of fire stations in the municipalities without one,” Bautista said in an interview during the ‘Kapihan sa Bagong Pilipinas’ on Tuesday, July 30.
According to their records, the construction of fire stations in Daram, Samar, and Lapinig, Northern Samar, is expected to be completed within the year.
In Daram, construction is 85.27% complete, while in Lapinig, it is 6.52% complete.
In addition to Daram and Lapinig, the towns without fire stations are Maripipi in Biliran; Almagro, Silvino Lubos, Tagapul-an, Talalora, and Zumarraga in Samar; Biri, Rosario, San Vicente, and Victoria in Northern Samar; and Llorente, Maydolong, and Mercedes in Eastern Samar.
It was also reported that bidding for the construction of fire stations in Biri, Maripipi, Llorente, Rosario, and Victoria is currently ongoing.
Under the agreement, local governments are to donate the land where the proposed fire stations will be built. The lack of lot donations is a common reason why some areas do not have their own fire stations.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)
