ILOILO City – The city government is acquiring a new fire truck as part of its continuing efforts toward achieving a disaster-resilient city.
Mayor Jerry P. Treñas said the additional unit will be donated to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Iloilo City to help boost their firefighting capability. It will be stationed in one of the Iloilo City Action and Resilience (ICARE) centers.
ICARE centers in strategic locations house frontline services including the police, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, Public Safety and Transportation Management Office, and fire personnel, bringing emergency and disaster management closer to the people.
Treñas initially requested the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) for additional fire truck for the city, however, the agency is currently prioritizing local government units that have no fire truck yet.
“Thus, I instructed to procure a fire truck because we have ICARE centers and some of them do not have fire a truck yet,” the city mayor added.
The city is also expecting a ladder truck, which can reach a 14-storey building. This is a donation from Korea through the effort of former BFP Region 6 director Chief Superintendent Jerry Candido.
Aside from acquiring necessary equipment for the city fire bureau, the city government is also strengthening its campaign on fire prevention especially this Fire Prevention Month.
Treñas appealed to the public to be always alert and ensure the safety of homes and establishments against possible fire. (With a report from the Iloilo City PIO)/PN
