Fire stations on alert for Undas
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has placed all fire stations on alert since Friday for the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day.
DILG officer-in-charge Catalino Cuy said he also directed the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to conduct fire safety inspection of transport terminals, piers, airports, mortuary chapels, columbariums, cemeteries and other areas of public convergence during the Halloween break.
Cuy said the BFP would deploy ambulances and medical teams in public places and other strategic areas to assist victims in case of fire and other related emergencies.
He said BFP personnel would conduct an information drive, distribute flyers on fire safety tips and announce fire safety precautions through a public address system in cemeteries.
To prevent fires, the BFP urged the public to unplug electrical equipment and switch off lights before leaving the house, clear and clean surroundings of any debris that might cause or attract smoke and fire, cover garbage cans from cigarettes and avoid putting lighted candles on materials that easily burn.
2,000 C. Luzon cops
Meanwhile, the Central Luzon police will deploy at least 2,000 of its personnel in cemeteries and transport terminals in the region.
Chief Superintendent Amador Corpus, Central Luzon police director, said barangay peacekeeping action teams and village watchmen would be deputized as force multipliers.
Corpus said police assistance and medical desks would be put up in cemeteries. Motorist assistance centers with road safety marshals will be deployed on major roads.
Corpus said mobile patrol teams would also be deployed in residential areas and business establishments.