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==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
==[[Southern Leyte News]]==
'''City Fire department appeals for a fire-free New Year revelry'''
'''Maasin City Police tapes firearms'''
*Source: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=1&t=1&id=70119
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=70353
*Thursday, December 29, 2011
*Friday, December 30, 2011
:by  Bong Pedalino
:by  Bong Pedalino




MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Dec. 29 (PIA) -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in this city has joined the campaign of reminding the people to be careful in celebrating the New Year to avoid unwanted blaze and firecracker injuries.
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Dec. 30 (PIA) -- Police elements here made sure their guns will be silent as they welcome the New Year.
Last week before Christmas, the fire bureau has been using its fire truck in going around the city-proper barangays, stopping at major points and intersections where people converge, its public address system blaring as it warned people to ensure safety amidst the merry spirit of the season.
P/Supt. Hector Enage, City Police Chief on Tuesday, December 27 led the muzzle taping of the firearms of all the cops under his command including the two Police Community Precincts (PCP) stationed at barangay Tawid and at barangay San Rafael in a simple ceremony held here.
This week, the agency has carried on the same rounds, this time the message more intense, as a heightened personal appeal for everyone not to become victims of firecrackers while at the same time avoid incidence of houses being on fire.
“We are doing this in compliance with a directive from our higher-ups and, besides that, to make sure no Police officer would indulge in indiscriminate firing at the height of the New Year celebration” at midnight of December 31-January 1, Enage said in a phone interview with Philippine Information Agency (PIA) today.
Yesterday, SInsp. Ferdinand Pecorro, City Fire Marshall, appeared during the weekly Media Forum live at dyDM to personally deliver the warning announcement, so the station can broadcast the message repeatedly on air.
Enage said it will be on January 2 when the tape on barrels will be removed, exactly a week after they were tightly secured.
The city BFP appealed to the people to remember five specific reminders for a safe New Year’s celebration. First, BFP convince people to avoid igniting firecrackers. Instead, according to them, people can use “torotot” or horns and other safe sound-producing materials. If fireworks are to be used, BFP reminds people to use these appropriately in designated areas, not where there are many people. They remind people not to throw firecrackers anywhere especially lighted firecrackers to roofs of houses. BFP also asks people not to burn car tires. Not only it causes pollution, but it can also start a fire. After the celebration, BFP recommends people to wet all unused firecrackers.
In spite of the usual imposition, Enage was hopeful no one among his men would violate the order, just like in previous years.
“We should not sacrifice our safety and our loved ones’ for indiscriminate use of pyrotechnic materials, the city BFP warned. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong)
Meanwhile, unlike last year, there was no incident of budol-budol fraud in the run-up to the holidays and Enage attributed this to the strong visibility of Police Officers, where every bank was watched, as well as in areas where many people were crowding, such as in shopping stores.
With only two days remaining in 2011, Enage said he will not let his guard down to ensure no one will be fooled at the close of this year. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong)


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