Kalibo BFP gets new fire truck
BY BOY RYAN B. ZABAL

The brand new fire truck of Kalibo fire station donated by the Department of Interior and Local Government through the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) / PHOTO BY BOY RYAN ZABAL

KALIBO, Aklan - To improve the firefighting operations, the town of Kalibo received a new fire truck from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) national headquarters.

Kalibo mayor Raymar Rebaldo said the 1,000 gallon-capacity water truck will augment the existing firetrucks of BFP-Kalibo to secure the safety of the public especially when fire break out in the capital town of Aklan, the center of education, trade and commerce.

"It is our commitment to upgrade the firefighting facility and capability of the firefighters. We are lucky and thankful to BFP for the new Isuzu fire truck costing P9-million. The fire truck was received by Fire Marshal Patricio Collado and his two men in the BFP headquarters," he said.

Rebaldo also expressed his gratitude for the additional P500,000 from BFP earmarked for the construction of new building of Kalibo fire station in Bliss Site. BFP-Kalibo is presently situated beside the municipal town hall building.

Out of the 17 towns in the province, there are seven fire protection offices with fire trucks including the local fire bureau in Boracay Island.

A fire recently hit the heavily populated area of C. Laserna last year. At least 300 to 400 houses were affected by the blaze and no casualties have been reported.

BFP has intensified its year-round fire safety awareness campaign to address the increasing number of fire incidence resulting in substantial losses in property, lives and economic opportunities.