DEPED AND BFP: ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS TO STRENGTHEN FIRE SAFETY MEASURES.

ARCHILYN SEMANERO

In consonance with Presidential Proclamation 115-A and Presidential Proclamation

s 1 the month oI 0arch is declared as )ire PreYention 0onth In line with 'eS(d 2rder 1o s 1 the school¶s adherence to the 6trenJtheninJ the )ire 6aIet\ and Awareness ProJram IollowinJ these sSeciIic Iire saIet\ measXres amonJ others sXch as condXct oI TXarterl\ drills ensXre reJXlar Iire saIet\ insSections demand and Sractice Jood school NeeSinJ Sractices i e XnSlXJ aSSliances when not in Xse ensXre aYailaEilit\ and IXnctionalit\ oI Iire saIet\ eTXiSment i e Iire alarms and e[tinJXishers and continXoXs orientation and inIormation dissemination on Iire saIet\ and SreYention /iNewise schools are reminded on the Sractices Xnder the 6chool )ire 6aIet\ Plan to wit IdentiIication oI Iirerelated ha]ards remoYal or redXction oI sXch ha]ards and assXre the saIet\ oI all learners and school Sersonnel IollowinJ Sh\sical Iire SrecaXtions and manaJement arranJements

0onth oI 0arch is widel\ recoJni]ed as )ire PreYention 0onth a crXcial Seriod dedicated to raisinJ awareness aEoXt the imSortance oI Iire saIet\ and SreYention 7his annXal oEserYance aims to edXcate indiYidXals Iamilies and commXnities on the Sotential danJers oI Iires and the measXres the\ can taNe to Srotect themselYes and their SroSerties (dXcation lies at the heart oI eIIectiYe Iire SreYention strateJies 7hroXJhoXt )ire PreYention 0onth YarioXs edXcational initiatiYes are rolled oXt to disseminate crXcial inIormation aEoXt Iire saIet\ Sractices emerJenc\ SreSaredness and eYacXation SrocedXres

As edXcational institXtions we 7aJXlod +iJh 6chool diliJentl\ Iollow the oXtlined Iire saIet\ measXres and inteJrate them into their roXtines the collaEoratiYe eIIorts oI 'eS(d and %)P SaYe the wa\ Ior saIer more secXre learninJ enYironments 7hroXJh condXctinJ and imSlementinJ SroactiYe measXres inYestinJ in inIrastrXctXre and IosterinJ a cXltXre oI SreSaredness and resSonsiEilit\ we can create enYironments where learners thriYe withoXt comSromisinJ their saIet\

In addition to the oYerarchinJ SroJram 7aJXlod +iJh 6chool reminded to adhere to the 6chool )ire 6aIet\ Plan 7his Slan inYolYes the identiIication and mitiJation oI Iire-related ha]ards within the school Sremises 5emoYal or redXction oI these ha]ards is essential to creatinJ an enYironment where the saIet\ oI learners and school Sersonnel is a toS Sriorit\

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