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CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
1.1 Introduction
The beginning of the country’s Fire service entity dates back to 1901 with the pioneer fire fighters of the Manila Fire Department which was headed by the New Yorker Capt. F. R. Dodge as the fire chief. Since then, the Manila Fire Department has gradually grown and became the launching point of fire service units in the neighboring town and cities. Eventually, the fire protection system expanded to other parts of the country. For a long time, firemen like the police and jail forces had been under the control of local government authorities until in the middle of 70’s, they were integrated into defunct PC\INP which was a national agency under the Department of National Defense (DND). For several years under the PC\INP organization, the fire service had proven its efficiency in the field of public service.
The passage of Republic Act (RA) 6975 in 1990 changed the entire organization. Better known as the Department of Local and Interior Government (DILG) Act of 1990, the PC\INP was dissolved and was divided into three separate agencies, namely: the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) all under the auspices of DILG. The Bureau of Fire and Protection referred to as the Fire Bureau, was created under the rule VIII, section 49 of Republic Act 6975.
In section 50 of the same Act, the Fire Bureau is responsible for the prevention and suppression of all destructive fires on buildings, houses, and other structures, forests, land transportation vehicles and equipment, ships or vessel docked at piers or wharves or anchored in major seaports, petroleum industry installations, plane crashes and other similar incidents, as well as the enforcement of the Fire Code. The Fire Bureau is also empowered to investigate all causes of fires and, if necessary, file the proper complaints with the city or provincial prosecutor who has
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
1.1 Introduction
The beginning of the country’s Fire service entity dates back to 1901 with the pioneer fire fighters of the Manila Fire Department which was headed by the New Yorker Capt. F. R. Dodge as the fire chief. Since then, the Manila Fire Department has gradually grown and became the launching point of fire service units in the neighboring town and cities. Eventually, the fire protection system expanded to other parts of the country. For a long time, firemen like the police and jail forces had been under the control of local government authorities until in the middle of 70’s, they were integrated into defunct PC\INP which was a national agency under the Department of National Defense (DND). For several years under the PC\INP organization, the fire service had proven its efficiency in the field of public service.
The passage of Republic Act (RA) 6975 in 1990 changed the entire organization. Better known as the Department of Local and Interior Government (DILG) Act of 1990, the PC\INP was dissolved and was divided into three separate agencies, namely: the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and the Bureau of Fire and Protection (BFP) all under the auspices of DILG. The Bureau of Fire and Protection referred to as the Fire Bureau, was created under the rule VIII, section 49 of Republic Act 6975.
In section 50 of the same Act, the Fire Bureau is responsible for the prevention and suppression of all destructive fires on buildings, houses, and other structures, forests, land transportation vehicles and equipment, ships or vessel docked at piers or wharves or anchored in major seaports, petroleum industry installations, plane crashes and other similar incidents, as well as the enforcement of the Fire Code. The Fire Bureau is also empowered to investigate all causes of fires and, if necessary, file the proper complaints with the city or provincial prosecutor who has