Bureau of Fire Protection

Bureau of Fire Protection Kawanihan ng Pagtatanggol sa Sunog
Abbreviation	BFP
Coat of Arms of the Bureau of Fire Protection
Motto	"Save Lives and Properties"
Agency overview
Formed	January 29, 1991
Preceding agencies	PC Fire Protection Bureau PC-INP Fire Protection Agency
Legal personality	Governmental: Government agency
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Philippines
General nature	Law enforcement Local civilian agency
Operational structure
Headquarters	BFP National Headquarters, Agham Road, Sitio San Roque, Barangay Bagong Pag-asa, Diliman, Quezon City
Agency executive	Chief Superintendent Bobby V. Baruelo, Officer-in-Charge
Parent agency	Department of the Interior and Local Government
Website
bfp.gov.ph

The Bureau of Fire Protection^[1] (Filipino: Kawanihan ng Pagtatanggol sa Sunog) is an agency of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) responsible for implementing national policies related to Firefighting and fire prevention as well as implementation of the Philippine Fire Code (PD 1185), which has been repealed and replaced by the New Fire Code of the Philippines (RA 9514). Formerly known as the Integrated National Police Fire Service, the BFP is in charge of the administration and management of municipal and city fire and emergency services all over the country.

History

Badge of the Bureau of Fire Protection.

The BFP traces its roots from the defunct Constabulary Fire Protection Bureau, then later PC-INP Office of Fire Protection Service.^[2]

The agency was founded on January 29, 1991, pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act 6975, which established the Department of Interior and Local Government.^[3]

The Bureau now is in charge of management, administration, and implementation of fire and emergency services all over the country.

Fire Chiefs

YEAR	OFFICIAL
1978 – 1989	PC-INP Major General Primo D. Cordeta
1990 – 1992	PC-INP Brigadier General Ernesto Guting Madriaga
1992 – 1993	PC-INP Major General Mario Cristobal Tanchanco
1993 – 1994	PC-INP Brigadier General Alfonso Torres Clemente
1994	Fire Senior Superintendent Bonifacio Japson Garcia
1994	Fire Senior Superintendent Edgar Gayotin Gimotea
1994 – 1995	Fire Senior Superintendent Felipe Tarroza Carpio
1995 – 1997	Fire Senior Superintendent Bonifacio Japson Garcia
1997	Fire Senior Superintendent Gil Paz Jacinto
1997	Fire Senior Superintendent Donato Bernál Gonzales, M.D.
1997	Fire Senior Superintendent Rolando Martír Jacomille
1997 – 1998	Fire Senior Superintendent Rogelio Navál Tumbaga
1998 – 2000	DILG Assistant Secretary / Police Superintendent Raymundo E. Padua, Jr.
2000 – 2004	Fire Chief Superintendent Francisco Shimotzu Senot
2004 – 2006	Fire Director Rogelio Francisco Asignado
2006 – 2007	Fire Director José Elisan Collado
2007 – 2008	Fire Director Enrique Cumbe Linsangan
2008 – 2011	Fire Director Rolando Maaño Bandilla, Jr.
2011 – 2012	Fire Chief Superintendent Samuél Rivera Perez
2012 – 2013	Fire Chief Superintendent Rubén Fornaleza Bearis, Jr.
2013 – 2014	Fire Chief Superintendent Carlito Saquetón Romero
2014 – 2016	Fire Director Ariél Aguilár Barayuga
2016	Fire Chief Superintendent Rodrigo Reyes Abrazaldo
2016 – present	Fire Chief Superintendent Bobby Vaggas Baruelo

Fire alarm levels

The BFP has fire alarm levels to determine how many fire trucks should respond to the scene:

1. First alarm
2. Second alarm
   • Senior Fire Officer/ Shift-in-charge/ Team leader
3. Third alarm
   • CFM/ MFM concerned
4. Fourth alarm
5. Fifth alarm
   • Provincial/ District Operations Chief
6. Task Force Alpha
   • P/DFM concerned
7. Task Force Bravo
   • Chief, Operation, Intelligence and Investigation Branch, P/DFM and all C/MFMs of the provincial district concerned
8. Task Force Charlie
   • Deputy Regional Director
9. Task Force Delta
10. Task Force Echo
11. Task Force Hotel
12. Task Force India
13. General Alarm
    • Regional Director

Organization

Seal of the BFP National Headquarters

Representatives from the BFP Special Rescue Unit participate in activities held at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City in conjunction of Balikatan 2012 (BK2012).

Base Units

• National Headquarters
• Special Rescue/HAZMAT Unit
• Special Operations Unit
• Arson Investigation Unit
• Fire Law Enforcement Service
• Fire National Training Institute

Line Units

• BFP National Capital Region
• BFP Region I
• BFP Region II
• BFP Region III
• BFP Region IVA
• BFP Region IVB
• BFP Region V
• BFP Region VI
• BFP Negros Island Region
• BFP Region VII
• BFP Region VIII
• BFP Region IX
• BFP Region X
• BFP Region XI
• BFP Region XII
• BFP Region CARAGA
• BFP Region CAR
• BFP Region ARMM

Gallery

• Miscellaneous Gallery
• 
  Pierce Dash 100 Aerial Quint acquired by the QCFD.
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  QCFD Firefighters and firefighting volunteers respond to a fire at the East Avenue Medical Center, Quezon City in 2009.
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  Facade of the QCFD Baesa Fire Station.
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  Isuzu 10w firetruck of the Butuan Central Fire Station.
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  Man Rosenbauer firetruck acquired by the BFP.

See also

• Bureau of Fire Protection National Capital Region
• Department of the Interior and Local Government
• Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
• Philippine National Police
• Bureau of Corrections (Philippines)
• Philippine Constabulary
• Office of the Civil Defense
• List of ranks in the fire, police, and jail services of the Philippines

References

Citations

1. Official Page of the Bureau of Fire Protection
2. Philippine Constabulary
3. "R.A. 6975". lawphil.net. Retrieved 2014-05-12.

Bibliography

• Abangan Alagano, Honee Fritz, 20 Years of Fire Service, Quezon City: Bureau of Fire Protection, 2011.
• Ocampo, June Cruz, 2000, Metro Manila Fire Service Command: a brief history of the Bureau of Fire Protection National Capital Region Command, Philippines: Bureau of Fire Protection National Capital Region.
• Official Page of the Bureau of Fire Protection
• Official Facebook Account of the BFP