Title of case study:
ALTERNATIVE APROACH OF OZAMIS CITY FIRE STATION PERSONNEL
IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OPLAN LIGTAS NA PAMAYANAN
PROGRAM DURING COVID 19 PANDEMIC
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
1.1 What is Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan
1.2 Objectives of Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan
2. Goals of Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan
3. Data Analysis
4. Recommended Plans or Prgrams and Conclusion
5. References
I. Introduction:
OPLAN LIGTAS NA PAMAYANAN is the BFP’s response to the ever
growing demand for a more adoptive, comprehensive and immersive fire
protection program for the communities, rural and urban villages and barangays. It
targets the most basic issue or the root of the problem why there are uncontrolled
and ever increasing fire incidents in residential areas and bridge the gap by
providing holistic and scientific solutions.
In the past 27 years of the BFP, various fire prevention activities had been
implemented and innovations that in a way brought tangible results, but the un-
concentrated efforts and the varying direction taken rendered the programs
ineffective. In essence, OLP effectively replace all activities and programs
previously implemented by the agency like the Ugnayan sa Barangay and redirects
all efforts into few but encompassing activities.
Due to this Covid 19 pandemic, The Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan which is
supposed to be a face to face dissemination of information of fire safety tips in
places which are prone to incidents of fire is hereby suspended, that is why the
Bureau of Fire Protection came up with an alternative solution to continue the
implementation of the said activity to inform and instill knowledge to the public
about fire safety which is the Oplan ligtas na Pamayanan on the Road. This new
alternative solution/approach is a form of an information drive with the use of
firetrucks in disseminating recorded fire safety tips or measures on how to prevent
fire and what to do in case fire may occur.
Objectives of Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan
1. Increase number of trained and organized communities ready and prepared
as partners in fire prevention and fire suppression effort or initiative by 10%
every year;
2. Decrease the occurrence of fires in the most vulnerable part of the
communities by 8% every year ;
3. Establish strong partnership between the local government units in enforcing
fire related laws through agreements;
4. Communities that can develop their own Community Fire Protection Plan
based on the standard parameters;
5. Reduce number of fire-related deaths and injuries by 5% every year.
II. The Goals of Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan
1. A Quality of Life through a Fire–Safe Community with Proactive,
Responsive, Resilient, Self-reliant and Empowered People.
2. One Standard Community-Based Fire Protection Plan for the entire BFP.
3.
III. DATA ANALYSIS:
The Bureau of Fire Protection is mandated to prevent and suppress
destructive fires. One of the activities to fulfill this mandate is the conduct of
Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan Program to be conducted in identified fire prone
barangays in Ozamis City. Several activities will be conducted such as
lectures to educate the people in the barangay on how to prevent the
occurrence of the destructive fire, creation of volunteer fire brigade or
community fire auxiliary group (CFAG) to be trained as first responders
during the early stage of fire.
Due to Covid 19 pandemic that hits our country and in the world in
general, which killed millions of lives, the said activity has been temporarily
suspended. The Bureau of Fire Protection has formulated another strategy on
how to continue the OLP without having face to face activities because it is
strictly prohibited. As a result, the new OLP on the road has been formulated
as an alternative of the previous OLP.
Table 1:
SELECTED POPULATION
BARANGAY’S WHERE
OLP ON THE ROAD IS
IMPLEMENTED
BARANGAY TINAGO 11,821
BARANGAY AGUADA 9,645
BARANGAY ANNEX 6,536
BARANGAY SAN ROQUE 3,544
BARANGAY STA. CRUZ 1,705
Table 1. shows that this barangay’s are highly populated areas where most
of the houses are built with ordinary combustible materials and closely built with
each other. This situation indicate that there is a high probability in the occurrence
of destructive fires. Barangay Tinago has the highest population to be followed
with barangay Aguada, Annex, San Roque and lastly barangay Sta. Cruz.
FROM 2010 TO PRESENT:
Table 2:
SELECTED BARANGAY’S NUMBER OF FIRE INCIDENTS
TINAGO 18
AGUADA 15
SAN ROQUE 7
ANNEX 4
STA CRUZ. 4
Table 2. shows the selected barangay’s and its corresponding number of fire
incidents that occurred in these barangay’s. Barangay Tinago has the highest
number of fire incidents followed by Aguada, San Roque, Annex and lastly Sta.
Cruz. As the population increases the probability of the occurrence of destructive
fires is also high.
IV. Recommended Plans/Programs and Conclusion
The BFP’s recommended plans is to continue the implementation of Oplan
Ligtas na Pmayanan on the road in leau of the regular face to face Oplan Ligtas na
Pamayanan Program in which of this time is not applicable due to Covid 19
pandemic. The implementation of OLP on the Road is to continue educating
people on how to prevent the occurrence of the destructive fire through giving
information or safety tips.
V. References
1. Ozamiz City Fire Station – Data gathering
2. Oplan Ligtas na Pamayanan Book – Bureau of Fire Protection
