Status of Fire Incidence in Batangas Province, Philippines from 2009-2013

Fire as a calamity can harm lives and affect the economic status of community. Its incidence in an area causes alarm not only to the people but more to the government. It is for this reason that the researchers prompted to conduct this study to present the profile of fire incidence in Batangas Province, Philippines in terms of number of frequency of occurrence of fire, types of involved structure, causes of fire, cost of damage and classification of fire; establish the trend of fire incidence from 2009-2013; and propose plan of action. Records from the Bureau of Fire Protection were utilized to present its status. It showed that the highest number of fire incidence was recorded in 2013 in which majority of the involved were residential structures caused by faulty electrical wiring. The study revealed the trend of fire incidence in the Province is increasing yearly and might still increase in succeeding years. An action plan to reduce fire incidence in Batangas Province was proposed to help the government in developing new strategies to further enhance fire prevention plan.

Keywords: Fire incidence; Faulty electrical wiring; Batangas province