BFP now ready for 911 response
In a video posted on 911 Philippines’ Facebook page, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) trucks were seen to diffuse water with colors as an indication of their readiness to respond for disaster and emergency calls to 911.
(Screengrabbed from 911 Philippines’ Facebook post)
As one of President Rodrigo Duterte’s priorities in his administration, the 911 hotline for disaster and emergency response is now in the works, with its launch on August 2016. This hotline shall be used nationwide for connection with emergency response resources such as when it comes to disasters like “fire, typhoon, earthquake, landslides, tsunami, flood, terrorist attack, hazardous material emergencies, civil disturbance, riot control, search and rescue, vehicular accident, and other emergencies.” The making of this hotline was patterned to Davao’s 911 which President Duterte spearheaded when he was the then city mayor.
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The video was made for a turnover ceremony of the 3rd Batch of 469 New BFP trucks distributed to different regions on February 19 at the Quezon City Memorial Circle with former President Aquino III, Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mel Senen Sarmiento, and DILG Undersecretary for Public Safety Atty. Peter Irving Corvera with BFP Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers, according to the Facebook post.
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Source: 911 Philippines Facebook, News Ko Day, ABS-CBN News
