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BFP kicks off Fire Prevention Month with community-centered campaign

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/03/01/fire.jpg"/><figcaption>Firefighters inspect a house destroyed by a fire in Sitio Una, Barangay Fort Bonifacio, Taguig on Tuesday. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA - The Bureau of Fire Protection on Sunday kicked off its community-centered campaign for the Fire Prevention Month.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/22/19/alamin-bakit-tuwing-marso-ginaganap-ang-fire-prevention-month">ALAMIN: Bakit tuwing Marso ginaganap ang Fire Prevention Month?</a></li></ul>With its campaign titled &quot;Matuto Ka, Sunog Iwasan Na,&quot; the bureau hopes to educate the public on fire safety, according to BFP-Metro Manila Chief Supt. Wilberto Kwan Tiu.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/01/18/iwas-sunog-tips-ngayong-fire-prevention-month">Iwas-sunog tips ngayong Fire Prevention Month</a></li></ul>&quot;We want the community to really practice fire safety. We want the community to develop the culture of safety, security, discipline and self-help,&quot; he said.&quot;Gusto namin ang lahat ng Pilipino bigyan ng halaga ang seguridad, safety, disiplina upang matuto. Pagdating ng sakuna, everyone is already self-reliant.&quot;(We want all Filipinos to prioritize security, safety and discipline in order to learn. When disaster strikes, everyone is already self-reliant.)Kwan Tiu said the bureau aims to have a &quot;fire safe nation&quot; by 2034.&quot;The administration has already approved the modernization of the BFP with the necessary equipment and resources,&quot; he said.Kwan Tiu, without giving figures, said the BFP recorded fewer fire incidents in the first 2 months of this year compared to the same period in 2019.<div>--With a report from Jekki Pascual, ABS-CBN News</div>

The Bureau of Fire Protection on Sunday kicked off its community-centered campaign for the Fire Prevention Month.

The Bureau of Fire Protection on Sunday kicked off its community-centered campaign for the Fire Prevention Month.