Republic of the Philippines

Department of the Interior and Local Government

Bureau of Fire Protection

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
Agham Road, Brgy.BagongPag-asa, Quezon City
TO

All Concerned

SUBJECT

OPLAN IWAS SUNOG NGAYONG TAG-INIT

DATE

02 April 2014

I.

PROJECT NAME

This scheme shall be called BFP OPLAN IWAS SUNOG NGAYONG TAGINIT which shall integrate plans and programs of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in
inculcating public fire safety awareness this Summer Season. This scheme will ensure
continued fire safety services to the community of the agency at any given time, at any
given place and at any given circumstances.
II.

SITUATION

The Philippines is located near the equator, that being the case, it means the
Philippines is a tropical country. The word, tropical reminds us of beaches, tourist spots
and vacation places. Just name it and the country has it all.
There are only two seasons in the Philippines, the rainy and the dry season.
The rainy season usually starts from June and ends at October, the rest is the dry
season. During summer in the Philippines, local and international tourist flocked the
beaches and other recreational sanctuaries. It is also during this time that the students
paused for a while on their classroom sorties making them visible on different
amusement places like parks, club rooms, skating rinks, gymnasiums, internet cafe, etc.
making those places prone to untoward incidents if not given due attention.
Because also of the high temperature, household owners tend to overuse
electrical equipment like electrical fan, air-condition and other cooling devices which
when mishandled would result to a tragic fire incident, injuries and even deaths.
To prevent such from happening, the BFP launches this OPLAN IWAS
SUNOG NGAYONG TAG-INIT which shall be implemented nationwide throughout the
summer season. The period of yearly implementation shall start every 1 st day of April
until the last day of May.
III.

EXECUTION:

CONCEPT OF OPERATION
1.

The Officer-in-Charge, BFP shall be the over-all in-charge of

this OPLAN:
2.
The Director for Fire Safety and Prevention (DFSP) shall
monitor the fire safety and prevention aspect of the OPLAN, while the Director for
Operations shall monitor its operational side to ensure that this endeavor is properly
carried-out:
3.
The Regional Director shall initiate the full implementation of
this OPLAN in their respective Area of Responsibility (AOR) with strict adherence to the
guidelines enumerated hereof; and
4.
In coordination with other government agencies and/or
offices, local BFP station shall conduct actual fire safety inspection to different places of
assembly to determine fire safety compliance and initiate information dissemination
within their area of jurisdiction.
IV.

TASKINGS:
A. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
1. DIRECTORATE FOR OPERATIONS
1.1 Direct, supervise and monitor all EMS activities and
responses during the duration of the OPLAN;
1.2 Direct all personnel under heightened alert status for
immediate deployment in any eventualities or emergencies;
1.3 Coordinate with other government agencies like Department
of Health (DOH), National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council
(NDRRMC), Philippine National Police (PNP) and other government
agencies in the implementation of this OPLAN:
1.4 Assist EMS units BFP wide in the planning and/or
implementing this OPLAN; and
1.5 Conduct readiness inspection to all local BFP stations to
ensure preparedness of personnel and firefighting and emergency equipment
for any eventualities.
2. DIRECTORATE FOR FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION

2.1 Design/ formulate lay-out or format of the fire safety

information materials to be disseminated or broadcasted to the public.
However, the printing and distribution of the same shall be the responsibility
of the Regional Offices; and
2.2 Formulate Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) or
guidelines relative to the conduct of fire safety inspection during summer
season.
B. REGIONAL OFFICES AND LOCAL BFP STATIONS
1.
INFORMATION DRIVE- Conduct of information drive/ fire
safety awareness campaign during summer season which shall include, but
not limited to the following activities:
1.1 Distribution of fire safety materials such as leaflets, flyers,
posters, pamphlets, etc.;
1.2 Coordination to all barangay by giving the telephone
numbers of nearby fire stations for quick response;
1.3 Conduct of seminars and lectures in every Barangay,
Household Owners, and Fire Brigades, as first responders during
emergencies;
1.4 Utilization of tri-media in the proliferation of fire safety
reminders;
1.5 Through the firetruck built-in public address system, the BFP
personnel of each local BFP stations shall broadcast fire safety reminders to
the community. It shall be done at least twice a week during the months of
April and May. Hereunder is the format or content of the message to be
delivered/ broadcast, but this can be still modified by the concerned stations
depending on the creativity and innovativeness and can be translated to their
local dialects:
Magandangumaga/haponsaamingminamahalnakababayan
.Ang
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
po
ay
mulingnananawagan/nagpapaalalasainyonglahatna
magingatpotayolalonglalonangayong tag-initlabansamapaminsalangsunog at iba
pang
uri
ng
sakuna.
Higitsaanupaman,
lagiponatingisaalangalangangatingkaligtasan
at
ng
atingmgamahalsabuhay.
Nariopoangilangpaalalanamakatutulong ng malakiupangtayo ay mamuhay ng
ligas at matiwasay:

1.5.1 Huwagmagsaksaksamga wall outlets at extension

cords ng sobrasakapasidadnito. Maaariitongpagmulan
ng apoy;
1.5.2 Gumamitlamang
ng
mgailaw
at
kawad
ng
kuryentenaaprubado ng Department of Trade and
Industry- Bureau of Product Standards;
1.5.3 Siguraduhingnakapatayanglahat ng ilaw, nahugotang
electrical cords sasaksakansatuwingaalis ng bahay;
1.5.4 Kung maaari, huwagnatinghayaangnakabukasang
electric fan saloob ng 24 orasupangmaiwasanang
overheat. Bagamatalamnatinnamainitangpanahon at
kailangannatinangmalamignahangin, mas makabubuti
pa rinang mag-ingat. Tandaanna mas mainitangdulot
ng apoykesasainitnadala ng panahon at ito ay
pansamantalalamangnaman;
1.5.5 Kung anglahat ng miyembro ng pamilyaaalis ng bahay,
siguraduhinnatinnawalanganumangbagaynanaiwangna
kabukas at nakasaksaknamaaaringpagmulan ng
sunog;
1.5.6 Kung
mag-outing
ang
mag-anak,
puntahanlangponatinangmgalugarnaalamnatingligtass
asunog o anumangsakunaupangsaganon ay ma-enjoy
natin ng hustoangating family bonding;
1.5.7 Bagoumalis ng bahay, bigyannatin ng orientation
angbawatmiyembro
ng
pamilyasaoras
ng
hindiinaasahangsakuna
o
pangyayari.
Lagingmagkaroon
ng
accounting
sabawatkasamaupangmasiguronawalangnaiwanan o
nawawala;
1.5.8 At
higitsalahat,
humingi
gabaysaPoongLumikhaupanggabayantayosaan
tayopatungo.
Angkaligtasan
ng
lahat
nakasalalaysaatingkahandaan
pagigingresponsablengmamamayan.

ng
man
ay
at

2.
FIREMAN VISIBILITY- the City/Municipal Fire
Marshal shall deploy standby firefighters to public assembly places, or to
other places where people congregate, due to the number of occupant or the

nature of the activity, which will perform the following such as, but not limited
to:
2.1
They must be in proper uniform and remain on duty
during the time such places are open to the public or where the activity is
being conducted;
2.2
They shall inspect the required fire safety equipment
before each activity/performance of prior to the entry of the spectators, to
ensure that such are in proper places and in good working condition;
2.3
They shall keep diligent watch for fires during the time
such place is open to the public or such activity is being conducted; and
2.4
They shall take prompt measures for the
extinguishment of fire that may occur and provide emergency medical
services/assistance to the people.
3.
UGNAYAN SA BARANGAY PROGRAM- BFP
personnel of local BFP stations shall intensify their Ugnayansa Barangay
program within their AOR. Their main objectives are to inform, educate and
remind the community of the preventive measures to be undertaken during
emergencies and eventualities.
4.
DEPLOYMENT OF FIRETRUCKS IN STRATEGIC
AREAS- Firetrucks shall be systematically deployed/positioned to those
identified places which are susceptible and/or vulnerable to fire so that the
response time will be lessened.
5.
INTENSIFICATION OF FIRE SAFETY INSPECTIONSeries of inspection shall be conducted to places where people gathered
together for different purposes (water, parks, resorts, and other similar
facilities) to ensure that fire safety requirements are properly complied with.
Ensure that the provisions of the Fire Code as stipulated in Division 8, Places
of Assembly, Rule 10 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of
R.A. 9514 are properly implemented and observed. For hotels and other
residential facilities located in resorts provisions of Division 12 of IRR shall be
strictly implemented.
6.
HOUSE TO HOUSE INFORMATION CAMPAIGN- All
field personnel are directed to continue the conduct of house to house
information campaign especially to informal settlement areas where fife
occurrence are more likely to happen, which shall dwell but not limited to the
following information drive:
-

What to do in case of fire?

V.

Home Fire Safety Tips

Conduct of EDITH (Exit Drill in the Home
How to use the fire extinguisher

EFFECTIVITY:
This OPLAN shall be in effect, immediately upon approval.

RECOMMENDING APPROVAL:
Originally Signed
IGMEDIO U BONDOC JR
SSUPT (DSC)
BFP
Officer-in-Charge, DFSP

APPROVED:
Originally Signed
CARLITO S ROMERO
CSUPT (DSC) BFP
Officer-in-Charge