Bureau of Fire Protection(BFP)

January 24, 2022 Dear Bernadeth Bulac, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Sep 24, 2019 02:08:09 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Total Fire Incidents within Philippines. Response to Request Attached is a copy of the breakdown of FIRE STATISTICS as of January 2022 for your perusal. You can also download a breakdown of Fire Incidents per municipality at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dqLQIPLYDR5JsbMj52dPdNckYupyRgxb/view?usp=sharing Depending on the structure and type of occupancy, fire safety devices such as Fire Detection and Alarm Systems hooked to Automatic FIre Sprinkler Systems are required in the building. Though they are not designed to totally put out fires, they greatly help in early warning and detection. Sprinklers also limit the spread of fire to a substantial degree. To find out the specifics, you can refer to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the 2008 Fire COde of the Philippines at http://bfp.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/RA9514-RIRR-rev-2019.pdf. We apologize for the extreme delay in your request, as we have only activated our Freedom of Information Portal recently. Nevertheless, we are encouraging you to use our eFOI Portal again for your queries and we will answer at the soonest possible time. If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to DIRECTOR LOUIE S PURACAN, Chief, BFP, at [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, Dexter Ace Carolino FOI Receiving Officer