By
Carlito C. Dar and Gloria Diane Rivera
BAGUIO CITY -- Forest fires damaged at
least 17.5 hectares of forest reservations in this city burning 120 trees first
quarter of this year.
City Fire Marshall Chief Insp. Joe Ferdinand
Bangyod bared this saying they are partnering with the city government and
private environmental groups in the advocacy against prevention of forest fires
with the onset of summer.
Bureau of Fire Protection – Cordillera
information officer SFO 2 Josesito Dollete, also bared in a recent press conference launching observance of Fire
Prevention Month this March, that forest fires remain a concern in the region.
In 2012 alone, there were reportedly 47
forest fires incidents, higher than the 36 cases recorded in 2011.
According to Dollente, frequent cause of
forest fires are burned garbage left unattended and lighted cigarette butts
carelessly thrown.
He admitted that they lacked equipment to
deal with forest fires so they are partnering with the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources for such effort.
He said if the grass or forest fire is near a
roadside, they can handle this
easily.
For Cordillera, BFP reported 106 residential
fire incidents in 2012 mostly due to kitchen management accidents.
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