SFO2 Wendell Villanueva, expressing his frustration with the general public’s indifference to collaborating in Hearth Prevention Coaching Packages. | Pinky Rondina, CTU Intern
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Regardless of the growing variety of fires in Cebu Metropolis, many residents nonetheless ignore fireplace security coaching.
This concern was raised by Senior Hearth Officer Wendell Villanueva, info officer of Cebu Metropolis Hearth Station, throughout a Information Media Discussion board on Tuesday, April 1.
Based on Villanueva, CCFS affords many applications to show fireplace prevention and emergency response, however few individuals take part.
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“Kanang pipila ka minutos nato nga pagpaminaw sa mga info nga ishare sa atong mga sakop sa Bureau of Hearth Safety can save your lives sooner or later,” he stated.
(The couple of minutes listening to the data shared by our members of the Bureau of Hearth Safety can save your lives sooner or later.)
Villanueva talked about that applications like Exit Drill within the Dwelling (E.D.I.T.H.) assist households put together for emergencies, and barangay-level trainings goal to construct native fireplace brigades.
Nevertheless, he identified that many residents disregard these free studying alternatives.
“All our companies, particularly kaning Hearth Security Seminars and Drills, particularly sa kaning Barangay and Sitio, are free na no. Usahay maka-disappoint ba nga walay manunga. Mao ra bitawg regardless of sa atung efforts, dili gihapon, moingon sila nga balik balik gihapon na, so passive ba,” he stated.
(All our companies, particularly this Hearth Security Seminars and Drills, particularly this barangay and Sitio, they’re free. Generally, it’s actually disappointing that no one would present up. Plainly regardless of our efforts, it’s nonetheless not, they might all the time say that these are all simply the identical, a repetition, so they’re actually passive.)
Villanueva expressed frustration over this lack of curiosity.
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He additionally stated that whereas some fires had been unavoidable, many could possibly be prevented if individuals took security schooling severely.
“What’s so irritating is that wala na kaayoy energetic involvement or participation ang mga residents. Unya ra magkarakara, mosalmot, moapil og aduna nay panghitabo nga mooccur sa ilahang lugar,” he stated.
(What’s so irritating is that there are actually no energetic involvement or participation of the residents. And they might solely then hurry to take part, be part of when one thing occurred to their place.)
The numbers had been alarming, stated Villanueva.
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He shared that in April 2023 alone, Cebu Metropolis recorded 64 fireplace incidents, inflicting P4 billion in damages.
Regardless of this, consciousness and participation in fireplace security efforts stays low.
“It’s about time to cooperate and patas-an nato atong enthusiam to get entangled na no sa mga nagkalain lain nga fireplace security consciousness marketing campaign of our Bureau of Hearth Safety,” Villanueva stated.
(It’s about time to cooperate and enhance our enthusiasm to get entangled in our completely different fireplace security consciousness marketing campaign of our Bureau of Hearth Safety.)
The Sitio Avocado, Barangay Mambaling fireplace incident is a painful reminder of what can occur when security is ignored.
Villanueva urged the general public to take fireplace prevention severely—not simply to guard property however to save lots of lives.
The variety of tragedies it would take for communities to take fireplace security severely stays unsure.
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