Bohol presents its BFP elite marine fire force

MINERVA BC NEWMAN

BOHOL Province—The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in Bohol presented to governor Arthur Yap on January 27 the newly formed 18-man elite marine firefighters who completed the training and now considered the newly-activated, highly-skilled Bureau of Fire Protection- Marine Fire Search and Rescue Force (BFP-MFSRF) based at the Fire Substation in Lourdes, Panglao in Bohol Province.

BFP Provincial Fire Marshall CInsp. Raul Bustalino said that the group is ready for emergency dispatch as they are trained for highly technical cases; the specialized unit men are skilled in water, underwater, even high angle and mountain searches and rescues, among others.

According to Ven Arigo of the Provincial Information and Media Relations (PRIMER) office that during the presentation event, Bustalino also bared to governor Yap the program and plans of the BFP in Bohol including some of its urgent issues and concerns.  He said that the BFP here still needs funds for additional equipment that can better enable the unit.

Bustalino added that there are still four town in the province that have no fire stations namely; Danao, San Miguel, Duero and Lila and additional fire stations in the province that need to be built.

Arigo went on that the BFP-Bohol chief asked the governor to help the bureau in reaching out to the national government to fast track the release of funds for the fire stations which Yap committed to lobby particularly with the highest command of the BFP and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).

Yap congratulated the new elite firefighters during the "new year's call" led by the Provincial Fire Marshall and its unit head, Insp. Ben Lopez. (Photos: PRIMER/Ven Arigo)