MSCrim-Instructor 1, College of Criminal Justice Education, Cagayan State University, Aparri Campus, Cagayan, Philippines
Online Published on 18 August, 2022.
Fire prevention programs and education are an important part of keeping a community safe. There are many hazardous and dangerous materials and activities that happen in day to day work activities. Inspectors working with companies throughout the community can ensure that they are taking the necessary precautions to keep themselves and their workers safe. Community fire prevention programs can provide a lot of positive activities and information to the children, parents, and citizens of a town or city. These opportunities can provide a base of knowledge about fire prevention, safety, and risks. The unified Fire Prevention Programs of the Bureau of Fire Protection in the Philippines varies implementation from one location to another. This study was conducted to assess the factors and extent of implementation of Fire Prevention Programs of the Bureau of Fire Protection of Aparri Fire Station in the year 2016.It utilized the descriptive method to gather information about the present existing condition with the principal aim of describing the nature of the situation as it exists at the time of the study. Descriptive research is “aimed at casting light on current issues or problems through a process of data collection that enables them to describe the situation more completely than was possible. This study was conducted in the Municipality of Aparri, a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. The respondents of this study were the fifteen (15) Bureau of Fire Protection personnel of Aparri Fire Station. The data which were necessary for this study were collected through the use of interview and questionnaire. Frequency, percentage and Pearson r wereused to treat the data that were collected from the respondents.Based from the findings of this study, it is concluded that the implementation of fire prevention programs of BFP Aparri were generally greatly implemented with some minor glitcheson the implementation of some safety policies. It is therefore recommended that a stricter monitoring and supervision on the implementation of the fire safety policies of the agency must be given utmost priority.
Fire protection, Bureau, Personnel, Descriptive method, Fire prevention, Fire negligence, Hazardous material and chemicals, Firefighters