Dumaguete fire station needs more fire hydrants for faster response time

Posted by watchmen
March 16, 2024
Posted in News

 

The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Dumaguete City is seeking additional fire hydrants to improve their response time during fire callouts.

Fire chief Inspector Marlon Chomling, city fire marshal, said in an interview on Thursday, March 14, that the 54 fire hydrants spread across the city are not enough to cover fire incidents should they break out simultaneously.

“We are requesting the local government unit for four additional fire hydrants to be established in Barangays Looc, Taclobo, Bagacay, and Piapi, which are fire-prone,” Chomling said.

Additional fire hydrants would mean reducing response time and being able to penetrate areas that are difficult to reach or are densely populated, he said.

Allen Cabaron, head of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO), assured they would help source out funds for the additional hydrants.

Cabaron said each hydrant could cost P200,000 or more.

Currently, the CDRRMO budget has already been allocated for other purposes but Cabaron said he would recommend the Office of the Mayor to source funds through the Local Finance Committee.

Meanwhile, Barangay Looc chairperson Inna Luzada said they would purchase a fire truck from the money they won during a recent cultural festival competition.

Looc is a densely populated area with hundreds of informal settlers occupying the coastal area as their main source of income comes from the nearby city port. (PNA)

 

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