There is also the issue of the lack of fire trucks and fore stations in more than 100 municipalities, according to the report of GMA Regional TV One North Central Luzon's Cris Zuñiga on "Saksi."The data of the Bureau of Fire Protection showed that there were 8,189 fire incidents reported in different parts of the country from January 1 to April 25, 2024.The figure is 36.03 percent higher in the same period in 2023 wherein there were 6,020 cases reported.
"As of March opo, ang ating kakulangan pa rin po ng fire truck at fire station nasa 120 municipalities, and these are mga island areas," said BFP Spokesperson FS Superintendent Annalee Carbajal-Atienza in an interview over Super Radyo DZBB."The good thing is ongoing na nga po ang collaborations natin at nagkakaroon na nga po ng signing ng Deed of Donation for the lot kung saan itatayo yung ating mga fire station," she added.