DILG

Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOGAL GOVERNMENT
DILG-NAPOLCOM Center, EDSA mmer Quezon Avenue, West Triangle, Quezon City
www.dilq.qov.oh

MEMORANDUM

FOR EDUARDO M. ANO

Secretary

THRU INSAY
reta ry for Public Safety

SUBJECT COMMENT/ RECOMMENDATIONS RE FINAL DRAFT OF

THE IMPLEi'ENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
REPUBLIC ACT 11589 OTHERWSE KNOWN AS BUREAU
oF F|RE PROTECTTON (BFP) MODERNTZATTON

DATE OB February 2022

REQUIRED ACTION/S:

For SILGs signature and approval, if amenable

For USPS's signature, if amenable.

REFERENCE:

Memorandum dated January 26,2022 from Dir. Louie S. Puracan, Chief, Bureau of
Fire Protection (BFP) pertaining to the aforementioned subject.

THIS OFFICE COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS:

Upon perusal of the final draft lRR, this Office finds it in order. The comments and
recommendations raised by this Office dated January 18, 2022 has been
incorporated.

ATTY. OMEO P. ENiTEZ

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Assistant Secretary for Public Safety & Security, Dl

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Assistant Secretary for Administration, Finance and Comptrollership

ATTY. ROMEO P. BENITEZ

Director lV, Legal and Legislative Liaison Office

SUBJECT: FINAL DRAFT OF THE IPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS

0RR) OF REPUBLTC ACT NO. 'r1589

DATE: 26January2022

1. References:

a. Urgent Memorandum from the Undersecretary for Public Safety, DILG dated
19 January 2022 re. Comments of Legal and Legislative Liaison Service and
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration Finance and
Comptrollership re Proposed Final Draft lmplementing Rules and Regulations
of Republic Act 11589 otheruise known as Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)
Modernization Act;
b. Memorandum from ATTY. ROMEO P. BENITEZ dated 18 January 2022 re:
Comments of Legal and Legislative Liaison Service and Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Administration Finance and Comptrollership re
Proposed Final Draft lmplementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act
1'1589 otherwise known as Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Modernization
Act; and
c. Memorandum from ASEC ESTER A ALDANA, CESO ll, dated 13 December
2021 re: Comments/Recommendations Re the Proposed IRR for R.A. No.
1 1589 of the BFP Modernization Act.

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2, This pertains to the Memorendum from the Undersecretary for Public Safety,
DILG directing the BFP to take note and comply with the commonts and
recommendations of the Department for the finalization of the proposed IRR of R.A.
No. 11589.

3. The undersigned expresses his gratitude for your support and contributions in
the crafting of the lRR, and humbly submits that the IRR Committee considered the
said comments and recommendations, and incorporated them in the proposed IRR
accordingly.

4. Attached is the final draft of the proposed lRR, together with the brief introduction
of the same, as our compliance to Congress.

5. Respectfully submitted for your approval and signature.

DIRECTOR LOUIE S PURACAN, ovl

Chief, BFP
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 INTRODUCTION

The possoge into row of Repubric Acl'i 15gg, orherwise

known os the
Bureou of Fire protection (BFp) Modernizotion Act, hod
not been eosy ot oil. The
eorliest initiotive wos mode during the 16rh congress when
the Modernizotion Bill
wos first fired in the House of Representotives in zota.
After two (2) subsequent
congresses, three (3) stote-of-the-Notion-Address by
the president. tedious
legislotive processes including two (2) consecutive collings
for the Bi_comerol
conference committee, the regisrotion of the BFp ModLrnizotion
wos finoly
reolized. On l0 September 2021, the president finolly
opproved the BFp
Modernizotion Low.

Republic Act Lr5Bg oims to strengthen the operotionqr

efficiency of the BFp through the proviiion of the needeJ
ond rogisticor
equipoge for its vorious operotions. More importonfly, it iniends
.onpo*",. ono
to estoblish into
low the exponded functions of the BFp being pe#ormeo
presenl which ore outgrowth of its originor rores-of
ov iti personner or
troditionor firetigiiinl-
The BFP Modernizotion Act outhorizes the Bureou to prevent
ond suppress
fire on buildings, houses ond other structures, incruding those troi
economic zones, lT porks ond centers ond other similoi entities,
occur in
forests,
-oi-pi"olond
lronsportotion vehicres ond equipment, ships ond vessers
oocteo o,.
whorves or onchored in mojor seoports, petroreum industry
instoilotions, ond
oirports.

It likewise mondotes the BFp to respond to noturol or mon-mode

disosters,
including the conducl of rescue operotions, medicol emergencies,
ond
contoinment of hozordous moteriors (HAZMAT) ond chemici, oiotogicor,
rodiologicol, nucreor ond exprosives 1canNr1. rn supporr of these
functions, it
directs the estoblishment of o seorch ond Reicue Force, HAZMAT
units, Fire ond
Arson lnvestigotion Unit, ond the Security ond protection
Unit.

The institutionolizotion of these brood functions in the low

enobles the BFp
to procure the necessory mochines ond equipment in its vorious
operotions such
os fire trucks, rescue vehicles, ombulonces'ond the like. lt likewise
conduct of speciolized troinings for skills ond copobility enhoncemeni the
sonctions
personnel oport from their bosic mondotory troinings.
of its

Republic Act No. r i5g9, however, merery intents. visions ond objectives.
is
To work on fhese goors, it
is rudimentory to hove brueprint on the
o
implementotion of progroms, prons ond poricies which ore geored
towords the
purposes of the low. Hence. to implement the provisions
of the Act, the crofting
of the implementing rules ond regulotions is on urgent necessily.

To comply with the requirement of congress. the BFp immediotery

constituted on rRR committee to do the mqin work of forming the substqnce
ond form of the Rules under o stricl timeline of octivities. The IRR committee
wos
composed of technicol people both from the policy-moking orm of the
Bureou
ond its field operoting units. Their knowredge wos supplemented by the
expertise
of the legol officers from the Legol Sevice.
 The crofting of the rRR of RA No. il5gg underwent
severor processes, such
os vorious deliberotions between ond omong the different rRR sub-committees
ond the IRR Moin commifiee. rilikewise undlnarent voridotion
stoge os weil os
the plenory discussion ond revision poriicipoted in by serected
BFp officers ond
personner, some stokehorders in the LGU
ond fire vorunteer groups.

on December 13,202r, the Bureou herd virtuoily o consurtotive meeting

with the civil Service commission (csc) represented
by Assistont commissioner
Ariel G' Ronquirro.
on December 16,2021 , o focejo-foce meeting wos done by
the BFP with the Deportment of Budget ond Monogement (DBtia)
which wos
ottended by Assisront secretory Achifles Gerord c. Brovo. Directoi Mory
Anne
Delo Vego ond other stoff of the soid Deportment. Right ofter
the soid meeting,
the IRR committee herd o virtuor conference with Atty. Romeo p.
Benitez,
Director of the Legol ond Legisloiive Lioison office of the D|LG.
consultotions, the BFp wos oble to gother the comments ond
on fhese
inputs of the
foregoing quthorities on the proposed lRR.

Finolly. to compry with the requiremeni of the moin row to

hove o
consultotion with the different government ogencies ond stokeholders
in the
crofting of the rRR, the rRR committee inviteo oil concerned government
ogencies, ond representotives from LGUs for o virtuor conference
on December
23, 2021. lt wos ottended by representotives from the Deportment
of Finonce
(DoF). Deportment of Tronsportotion (DoTr), Deporfment
of Heorth (DoH),
office of the civir Defense (ocD), Lond Tronsportotion office (LTo), Technicor
Educotion ond skiils Deveropment Authority (TESDA), phirippine coost
Guord
(PCG), ond the phirippine Economic zone Authorily (pEzA)
who unonimousry
expressed their occeptonce of the drqft lRR, support to the modernizotion
of the
BFP qnd their willingness to moke joint policies with
the BFp.

Hoving undergone such tedious processes of review, scrutiny ond

revisions, it con be trury soid thot the droft rRR of RA No. il5g9
wos the product
of meticulous orgonizotionol needs ossessment ond loying of procticol torgets
in
consononce with our envisioned modernizolion. lt wos likewise ihe oulcome
of
lhe evoluotion ond support of concerned government ogencies ond
stokeholders. Thus. the herein proposed Rules were crofted to its best version,
volid in form ond substonce, ond consonont with the reosons ond intenls
of the
BFP Modernizotion Act.

The IRR Moin Commiilee

 BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION (BFP) MODERNIZATION ACT

Republlc Act No. '11589

.AN ACT STRENGTHENING AND MODERNIZING THE BUREAU OF
FIRE PROTECTION AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THERETOR"

tMpLEMENTTNG RULES AND REGULATTONS (rRR)

RULE I. TITTE

These Rules ond Regulotions sholl be known os the lmplementing

Rules ond Regulotions of Republic Act No. I 1589, otherwise known os the
"Bureou of Fire Protection Modernizoiion Act".

RULE II - DECI.ARATION OF POLICY

It is ihe policy of the Stote to ensure public sofety through the
prevention ond suppression of oll kinds of destructive fires, with the octive
support of ihe community. Towords this end, the Stote sholl formuloie ond
implemeni plons ond progroms to enhonce ond modernize the Bureou of
Fire Prolection, expond ils mondote ond copobilily ond ensure ils
responsiveness io the chonging needs of the community.

RUTE III - DEFINITION OT TERMS

Acquired Loi. This refers to lots ocquired by the Bureou of Fire
Protection (BFP) pursuont to Section 5.1.1.9 of the IRR
of Republic Act No. l 1589.

Aircroft Fire. This refers to fire in on oircrofi due to engine, instrument.

ond vorious system foilures such os flops, propellers,
olternotors, brokes ond occidents.

Approised Volue. This is on opproiser's opinion of the cunent worth

o
of property bosed on foctors such os oreo,
locotion, improvements, ond omenities.

Arrests without Wonont. This refer to onesls withoul o worronl mode

by ony Fire Officer ogoinst suspected orsonists.
Provided thot, the onest without wonont sholl be
permissible only in these two instonces: o) when in his
or her presence, the person 1o be onested hqs
commiiled, is octuolly committing, or is oltempiing io
commit the crime of orson; or b) when the crime of
orson hos jusi been committed, ond he or she hos
proboble couse io believe bosed on personol

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 knowledge of focts or circumstonces thot the person
to be onested hos committed it.

Bosic Fire Protection Service. This refers to ihe stondord focilities ond
design of o fire sub-stotion, municipol ond city fire
stotion os determined by the Chief, BFP or his duly
outhorized representotive.

BFP Auxiliory (BFPA). This is ocollective lerm thot refers lo on

individuol or o group of individuol volunieers duly
enlisted ond koined to qssist
the BFP in responding to
fire suppression, rescue, emergency medicol services
ond reloted emergency response.

BFP Modernizotion Moster Plon. This is the comprehensive plon of

the Bureou of Fire Protection Modernizolion Progrom
ond strotegies thot depicts the orgonizotionol
direclion. lt includes the estoblishmeni ond provision
of bosic fire proieclion equipment, copobilily
building qnd enhoncement progrom for BFP Service,
ond lhe odoption of Artificiol Intelligence ond
Technology-Bosed Fire Service. The soid plon sholl
olso provide lhe oulput expecied, the time element
in the implementotion of the project/progroms, the
investment or project cost, funding projection,
mointenonce. disposol ond sustoinobility plons,
mechonisms ond strolegies in the ochievement of
the BFP Vision. The BFP Moster Plon sholl be olso
refened os the BFP Mother Plon.

BFP Personnel. This refers to the uniformed personnel, both

commissioned ond non-commissioned officers, ond
non-uniformed personnel of the Bureou of Fire
Protection.

Building Density (Highly Urbonized Cities). This refers lo the number of

buildings/ estoblishment/focilities erected within o
locoliiy or o porticulor oreo in Highly Urbonized Cities.

Chemicol Fire. A chemicol fire is ony flome originoting from o

chemicol reoclion thot ignites o solid, liquid or gos
chemicol compound.

Chemicol, Biologicol, Rodiologicol, Nucleor ond Explosive (CBRNE).

This refe$ to o situotion, incident or lhreot involving
ony destructive device such os ony explosive or ony
weopon involving toxic or poisonous chemicols,
diseose orgonism or ony weqpon thot is designed to
releose rodiotion or rodiooctivity ot o level
dongerous to humon life.

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Communicotions Network Components. These referto
communicotions system hordwore os well os softwore
ond moy include, bui sholl not be limited to the
following: lnternei Service Provider; Voice, Video ond
Doto Communicolion System (Structured Cobling);
Physicol Servers/Cloud; Cellulor Communicotion
System; ond Sotellite Communicotion Syslem.

Demond Deierminonts. These ore foctors or criterio thot define

whether on individuol or group of individuols would
ond could hove occess or direci commond over o
good or service thot o projeci provides. ln the
ollocolion of BFP Firetrucks ond esioblishment of fire
stotions notionwide, determinqnts such os
demogrophics, locol government income
clossificotion, topogrophy, lol donotion, ocquired lol,
building density (highly urbonized cities), other foctors
such os hozord prone oreos ond frequency of fire
incidenl ore corefully ond thoroughly onolyzed.

Demogrophics. This refers to ihe slotisticol doio reloting to the

populotion ond porticulor groups within.

Emergency Telecommunicotors (olso refened ,o os coll token).

These ore the BFP personnel designoted to mon the
Rescue Hollines ond who ore the first competent ond
troined point contoct to receive requests for fire ond
medicol ossistonce, seorch ond rescue, ond other
emergency colls from the public.

Enlistment. This refers to the enrollment ond registrotion of on

individuol or o group of individuols os member/s of
BFP Auxiliory units.

Focility. This term sholl refer to ony infrostructure, omenity, ploce, or

piece ofequipment provided for o porticulor
purpose.

Fotol Fire. Fotol fires ore fire incidents involving deoths ond injuries.
lnvesligotion on fotol fires would involve
delerminotion of the origin ond couse of fire ond/or
explosion, os well os, the cquse ond monner of such
deoth or injury.

Fire ond Arson lnvestigolor. This refers to on individuol with the skills
ond knowledge necessory lo conduct, coordinote,
ond complele (forensic grode ond science bosed)
fire invesligotion.

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Fire Loborolory. This refers lo the stote-of-the-ort loborotory thot
provides scientific ond professionol service to the Fire
ond Arson lnvestigotors in determining the couse of
fire. omong others.

Fire Sofety Complionce Report (FSCR). This is o written report

composed of plons, specificotions ond design
onolysis per building prepored by iis
Engineer/Architect-of-Record ond Fire Sofety
Proctitioner.

Fire Sofety Proctilioner. A fire sofety proctitioner refers to ony

quolified person, recognized by the BFP, engoged in,
but not limited to, the design, construction,
instollotion, repoir ond mointenonce, ossessment,
ond rehobilitotion of fire sofety construction,
suppression ond conlrol systems, protective ond
worning systems ond life sofety-reloted services, or
employed os o sofeiy officer of public ond privote
esloblishments/compo nies.

Forest ond Gross Firefighting. (olso known os wildlond firefighting).

This refen to firefighting thot involves weeds, gross,
field crops, brush, forests, ond similor vegetotion

Forest Fire. A forest fire is ony uncontrolled ond non-prescribed

combustion or burning of plonts in o noturol setting
such os forest, grosslond, brush lond or lundro, which
consumes the noturol fuels ond spreods bosed on
environmenlol condiiions.

Frequency of Fire lncident. This refers to o condition in o porticulor

locolity thot describes how often fires breok out.

Hozordous Moteriol (HAZMAI). This is o chemicol or substonce thot is

clossified os o physicol hozord moteriol or o heollh
hqzord moteriol, whether the chemicol or substonce
is in usoble or woste condition.

Hozordous Moteriols (HAZMAT)lChemicol, Biologicol, Rodiologicol,

Nucleor ond Explosive (CBRNE) Unit. This is o
speciolized Fire Proteclion Service Unil, composed of
hozordous moteriols technicions who hove the
copobility to respond to HAZMAT reloied incidents
ond lhose involving Weopons of Moss Deslruction
(WMD)/CBRNE Emergency.

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Hozord Prone Areos. These refer to the oreos identified os hqzord
prone oreos by lhe Bureou of Mines, Philippine
Atmospheric. Geophysicol ond Astronomicol Services
Administrotion (PAGASA), Deportment of Science
ond Technology (DOST) ond Notionol Disoster Risk
Reduction ond Monogement Council (NDRRMC).

of struciurol fire specific to oll

High-Rise Building Fire. This is o closs
buildings higher thon 23 meters or obout seven (7)
stories which require unusuol high degrees of
orgonizotion ond cooperolion between responding
firefighting units to contoin ond extinguish fire.

Humon Resource Developmenl. This refers to the combinolion of

lroining ond development, coreer development ond
orgonizotionol development to improve individuol
ond orgonizotionol effectiveness.

Humonitorion Assistonce ond Disosler Response (HADR). This refers

to on operotionol octivity conducted by the Bureou
of Fire Protection (BFP). including but not limited to
lhe conducl of seorch ond rescue operotions.
medicol emergencies, contoinment of HAZMAT
incidents, removol or mitigotion of the hormful effects
of CBRNE, with the purpose of soving lives, ollevioting
sufferings, os well os mointoining ond protecting
humon dignity during the onslought ond in the
oftermoth of
colomiiies, disosters, ond other
emergencies.

lnnovoiive Fire Protection. This refers lo o sofe ond effective use of

emerging fire service technologies in reducing the risk
of fire spreod in oll types of buildings ond struclures.

lnsuroble lnlerests. This refer to every interest in property, whether

reol or personol, or ony relotion, thereto, or liobility in
respect thereof, of such noture thol o contemploted
peril might directly domnify the insured.

lnsuroble Volue. This refers to replocement cost or octuol cosh volue

of o building for which slondord insuronce policies
provide indemnity cover.

Locol Government lncome Clossificoiion. This refers to the

Deportment Order issued by the Deportment of
Finonce on lncome Benchmorks for re-clossificoiion.

Lot Donotion. This refers to o lot oreo donoted by ihe Locol Chief
Executive of o porticulor locolity or by o privote

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 individuol for BFP use conveyed by woy of Deed of
Donotion.

Mondotory Coreer Course. This refers to the troining requirement

oppropriote to o specific ronk of BFP personnel
necessory for his/her coreer development.

Morkei Volue. This refers lo the estimoied omouni for which on osset
should exchonge on lhe voluotion dote between o
willing buyer ond o willing seller in qn orm's lengih
tronsoction, where the porties hod eoch qcled
knowledgeobly, prudently. ond without compulsion.

Moster Troining Action Plon (MTAP). This is o consolidoted lisl of

progrommed troinings submitted by the Troining
Service to the Troining Development Boord which
recommends its opprovol to the Chief. BFP ond to be
conducted by oll troining units. MTAP sholl include
opproved troinings to be conducted for lhe
prescribed yeor, locotion, iorget colendor dote.
durotion, torget number of porticiponls, the budget
of which sholl be bosed on the Troining Action Plons
(TAP) of BFP Regionol ond Notionol offices.

Modern ond Advonce Fire Suppression. These refer to fire operotions

thot moke us of new ond emerging lechnologies in
the Fire Protection lndustry.

Modern Fire Proteciion. This sholl refer lo the enhoncemenl of the

bosic fire protection service in occordonce wiih the
BFP Modernizotion Moster Plon.

Notionol Administrotive Service Support Units (NASSUS). This refers to

support uniis tosked to enhonce the odministrotive
efficiency ond effeciiveness of BFP.

Notionol Operotionol Service Support Units (NOSSUS). This refers to

support units io enhonce operotionol efficiency ond
effectiveness of BFP.

New Entront. A new enlront is on individuol who becomes o

member of the BFP orgonizotion through
oppointmeni to on entryJevel posilion.

Newly-oppoinied personnel. This refers to o BFP personnel who is

newly - promoled to o porticulor ronk.

Non-Conventionol Service Estqblishment Progrom (NCSEP). This is o

progrom thoi proposes to estoblish firefighting
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 services in non-struciurol oreos such os forest, oirports,
whorves ond industry instollotions lo be odminislered
ond operoled by the BFP.

Physicol Evidence. This refers to ony moteriol or object thot ploys

some role in lhe motter thot gove rise to lhe litigotion.
introduced os evidence in o judiciol proceeding to
prove o foct in issue bosed on the object's physicol
chorocleristics.

Rescue Hollines. These refer to the hotlines thot sholl receive, reloy,
record qnd moniior oll colls requesting for fire ond
medicol ossistqnce, seorch ond rescue, ond other
emergency colls.

Service Upgroding Modernizotion Progrom (SUMP). This is o multi-

yeor comprehensive progrom oimed ot upgroding
lhe level of fire proteclion services in cities ond
municipolities thot cunently offers BFP services
complionl with the ideol equipoge
complementoiion bosed on domestic ond
internotionolly-occepted stondords.

Ship Firefighiing. This refers to firefighiing operotions ihot involves

suppressing fires in ships ond vessels.

Speciolized Troining. These ore troining courses, seminors.

workshops. ond writeshops offered ond monoged by
the Troining Service to develop the knowledge, skills,
ottiludes ond volues of personnel towords their
specific ossignmenis or designotion.

Stondord Troining Pockoge. This is ocomplete troining guide

composed of, bui not limiied to, Progrom of
lnstructions, Moster Troining Schedule, Mobile Plon.
Lesson Plon, Troining Evoluotion ond Assessmenl
Exoms, ond Slide Presentotions.

Topogrophy. This refers lo the onongement of the noturol ond

ortificiol physicol feotures of on oreo. A detoiled
description or represenlotion on o mop of lhe noturol
qnd ortificiol feotures of on oreo.

the process of bringing o person to o desired

Troining. Troining is
level of competency in lerms of knowledge, skills,
ottitudes ond volues.

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 Troining Action Plon. This is o proposed list of leorning interventions to
oddress the gops identified in lhe Troining Needs
Anolysis of o certoin unit or troining office/units.

Troining Needs Anolysis. This is o systemotic opprooch in identifying

individuol performonce ond skills gops ond its rool
couse thol forms lhe bosis for designing o troining
progrom intervention.

Urbon Firefighting. This type of firefighting involves coordinqtion with

rescue operotions, forcible entry, ventilolion, ond
utilities control.

Vessel Fire. This refers to fire in o

vessel eilher onchored. docked or
while on novigotion due lo mechonicol molfunctions.
occidents or humon-induced incidents.

RUTE IV . POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF THE BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION

sEc 4. STRENGTHENTNG OF THE BUREAU OF FtRE PROTECTTON (BFP)

4.1 . Fire Prevenlion

4.1.I. Buildings, Slruclures or Focilities including lhose in Economic

Zones, Agro-lndushiol Economic Zones, Free Porls, Speciol
Economic Zones, lnformolion Technology (lT) Porks ond
Cenlers, Tourism Economic Zones ond Olher Similor Enlities

The BFP sholl hove the oulhority to issue Fire Sofety

Evoluotion Cleoronce (FSEC). Fire Sofety lnspection Certificote
(FSIC) ond other Cleoronces in occordonce with RA No. 9514
qnd ils RIRR to oll buildings, structures or focilities, including
those in Economic Zones, Agro-lndustriol Economic Zones, Free
Ports. Speciol Economic Zones, lnformotion Technology (lT)
Porks ond Centers, Tourism Economic Zones ond other similor
entities in the Philippines. The slondords on fire prevention over
such estoblishmenls such os fire sofety of buildings. structures or
focilities, fire sofety for hozordous moteriols ond miscelloneous
sofety meosures os contoined in RA No. 9514 ond its RIRR sholl
be observed.

The BFP, in coordinotion with Economic Zones, Agro-

lndustriol Economic Zones, Free Ports, Speciol Economic Zones,
lnformotion Technology (lT) Porks ond Centers, Tourism
Economic Zones ond Other Similor Entities, moy enter into
ogreemeni with regord to the enforcement of fire prevenlion
within such zones.

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 The BFP sholl designote o unit or office thot will enforce
ond implement lhe provisions of the RA No. 9514 to the entities
described under this Section.

The BFP sholl formuloie policies ond stondords for new

structures or speciol structures not included in RA No. 9514 ond
its RIRR.

4.1.2. Forests

The BFP sholl formulote ond implement forest fire

prevention octivities in the locol communities. For this purpose,
it sholl moke the necessory coordinotion with the Deportment
of the Environment ond Noturol Resources (DENR), the Locol
Government Units (LGUs), Non-Government Orgonizolions
(NGOs) ond other similor entities designed to prevent the
occurence of fires in foresls ond wild londs.

Considering the volues to be protected on forests,

igniiion risk ossessment ond fire hozord ossessmenl, the BFP sholl
support the DENR in developing o plon identifying the required
mitigolion octivlties, responsible porty, priorities, ond
implementoiion schedule.

4.1.3. lond Tronsporlolion Vehicles ond Equipmenl

Lond Tronsportolion Vehicles ond Equipmeni sholl be

clossified into:

Vehicles usedfor physicol movemenl of goods

specificolly explosive, flommoble, ond/or
combustible moteriols by rood tronsport, roil tronsport
from one ploce lo onother; ond

2. Public Utility Vehicles used for public tronsport of

persons ond othergoods.

The BFP sholl inspect ond issue Conveyonce Cleoronce

to vehicles mentioned in porogroph l. os pre-requisite for lhe
issuonce of FSIC for Business Permit or other licenses issued by
olher government ogencies.

The BFP sholl inspect ond issue Fire Sofely Cleoronce to

vehicles mentioned in porogroph 2 os pre+equisite for the
issuonce of Renewol of Annuol Vehicle Regislrotion.

All olher vehicles sholl not be required of the soid

conveyqnce cleqronce/fire sofety cleoronce.

The BFP, in coordinotion with the Lond Tronsportotion

Office (LTO), Lond Tronsportotion Fronchising ond Regulotory
Boord (LTFRB), Philippine Notionol Police (PNP) ond other
concerned ogencies. sholl formulote stondords, policies, ond

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 oiher limitotions reloiive to fire prevention omong Lond
Tronsportotion Vehicles ond Equipment under this section.

4.l.tl. Shlps or Vessels Docked ol Plers or Whorves or Anchored on

Mojor Seoports

docked of piers or whorves or onchored

Ships or vessels
on mojor seoports thot tronsport, lood ond unlood explosives,
flommoble ond combuslible moteriols for export ond domeslic
use sholl secure Conveyonce Cleoronce from the BFP.

The BFP sholl conduct inspection for the issuonce of

Conveyonce Cleoronce in occordonce with the RA No. 9514
ond its RIRR.

The BFP, in coordinotion with Morilime lndustry Authority

(MARINA), Philippine Coost Guord (PCG), Philippine Notionol
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Police Moritime Unit ond olher concerned ogencies sholl
formulote policies ond stondords with regord to fire prevention
for ships or vessels docked of pien or whorves or onchored on
mojor seoports.

Freeloncers, self-employed persons, individuol

controctors ond one-person corporotions who ore engoged in
shipping, rentol of vessels, ond the like services, who registered
their respective residences os their principol ploce of business
sholl not be required to secure Conveyonce Cleoronce ond
Fire Sofety lnspection Certificote (FSIC).

4.1.5. Petroleum lndustry lnslollolions

Fire sofety meosures for petroleum industry instollolions

ond the outhority io issue FSEC, FSIC ond other cleoronces to
the petroleum industry sholl be in occordonce with RA No.
95'14 ond its RIRR.

4.1.6. Alrports

The BFP, in coordinotion with the Civil Aviotion Authority

of the Philippines (CAAP), sholl formulote policies ond
stondords for the evoluotion of building plons ond
specificotions, os well qs the conduct of inspection, for the
purpose of issuonce of FSEC, FSIC ond other cleoronces to
oirport terminol buildings. The policies ond slondords to be
formuloted sholl cover only the oirport terminol building.
excluding oircroft fueling romp droinoge, ond oircroft looding
wolkwoys.

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1.2. tfue Suppression

Relotive to its mondote on fire suppression, the BFP sholl:

I Hove the outhority in fire monogement ond control in oll fire

suppression oclivilies in those oreos mentioned under Section
4.1:

2. Develop fire monogement ond control plons specificolly

designed in those oreos mentioned under Section 4.1 ;

3. Estoblishon orgonizotionol hierorchy thot coters io forest fire,

lond tronsportoiion fire, fire on ships or vessels docked on port
or onchored in mojor seoports, oircrofl fire ond plone croshes,
petroleum industry fire, ond reloted fires in the country; ond

4. Colloborote wilh stokeholders lo ensure thot oll resources sholl

be ot por with opplicoble stondords.

4.3. Flre Proteclion Servlces in Collobototion wilh the locql Governmenl

Unils

4.3.1. Fire Prevenllon ond Preporedness. The Fire Morshols sholl

coordinote ond estoblish portnership with the Locol
Government Units on fire prevention ond preporedness
oclivities. Relotive thereto, the Locol Chief Executive moy:

I Give priority to fire prevenlion ond preporedness

progroms in the Regionol/ Provinciol/ CiIy/ Municipol
Peoce ond Order Councils ond other locol development
progroms ond projects;

2 Prooctively engoge in ihe fire prevention ond

preporedness octivities of the BFP through the integrotion
of fire-reloted progroms to the Regionol/ Provinciol/ City/
Municipol Peoce ond Order Councils;

? lnclude the creotion of locol ordinonces for fire

prevenlion ond preporedness progroms ond octivities in
the LGU's prioriiy list of qctions; ond

4 Prioritize the strengthening of copocity ond copobility

building of locol fire stotion, by providing porcel of lond/s
for fire stotions, its focilities ond equipment.

4.3.2. Response Plonning. The BFP sholl creote on emergency

response plon to be implemented through lhe Fire Morshols.

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colloboroie with the Locol Government
Units, concerned ogencies, such os, but not limited to non-
government orgonizotions ond multi-sector orgonizotions ond
other stokeholders.

4.3.3. lnformolion Shoring. To institutionolize the oreos of cooperotion

ond coordinotion, the BFP sholl colloborote with other
deportments, bureous, ogencies ond offices, including privote
slokeholders, for the furtheronce of its mondotes. The BFP sholl
coordinote ond estoblish portnership with the LGU through
Memorondum of Agreement (MOA) in occordonce with the
provisions of RA No. 10173, RA No. I1032 ond oiher reloted
lows.

4.3.4. Hondllng Flre Monogemenl qnd Operotlonol lssues. The BFP

sholl develop o Fire Monogement ond Operotions Monuol to
guide the operoting units of the BFP ond the LGU on the
implementotion of operotionol procedures ond monogemenl
of emergency response.

4.4. Humonilorion Assislonce ond Disoster Response

The sholl respond to humon-induced ond noturol disosters

BFP
qnd olher emergencies through the conduct of Humonitorion
Assislonce ond Disoster Response (HADR) in coordinotion with the
Locql Government Units (LGUs) ond Notionol, Regionol ond Locol
Disoster Risk Reduction Monogement Councils. lt sholl undertoke
preporedness ond response octivities in occordonce with iis
mondote underRA No. l0l2l, RA No.7160, EO No.56, Anti-Tenorism
Council Resolution No. 4l ond other reloted lows.

The BFP sholl mointoin disoster risk reduciion progroms thot will
help build the copocity of locol communities, government ogencies
ond non-governmenlol orgonizotions to prepore for ond respond to
noturol disosters. The ogency sholl olso ossist in the enhoncemenl of
disosler preporedness ond resilience with the improvement of its
technicol copobility through estoblished ond institutionolized Speciol
Rescue Force, Emergency Medicol Service ond other speciolized
services.

For this purpose, the shqll undertoke preporedness ond

BFP
response octivities ond octivote in-country humonitorion
coordinotion mechqnisms during disosters in occordonce with
existing lows ond prolocols in both nolionol ond internotionol level. lt
sholl likewise odopt opportunities to engoge in colloborotive
initiotives for effeciive disoster risk reduction monitoring, eorly
worning, emergency response ond preporedness outlined in disoster
monqgement legislotion, plons ond fromeworks, including
developing disoster risk reduction ond response copocity ot the
locol, noiionol, ond internotionol levels.

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 The BFP sholl odhere to the internotionol principles on disoster
response, promote cooperotion omong internotionolly recognized
seorch ond rescue teoms, implement internotionolly occepted
disoster response procedures ond best proctices, ond porticipote in
internotionol exercises, foro, workshops, troinings ond similor ociivities,
to ensure thot the BFP hos the most cunent skills on seorch ond
rescue operotions.

4.5. lssue ond/or Revise lhe IRR in Connection with RA No. 9514

The Chief, BFP sholl be outhorized to issue implementing rules

ond regulotions, ond prescribe stondords, schedule of fees. fire
service chorges ond odministrotive penolties in connection with the
enforcement of RA No.95l4 ond its RIRR.

The Fire Code Technicol Stoff (FCTS), creoted under RA No.

9514 ond its RIRR, sholl recommend to the Chief, BFP omendments to
the Fire Code ond/or revision of its RIRR os moy be deemed
necessory. No revision sholl be recommended without the proper
coordinolion ond consultotion with the oppropriote Notionol
Govemment Agencies, LGUs ond other concerned stokeholders.

4.6. Submission of Building Plons ond Specificotions

4.6.1. Plons ond Speclflcollons. The Fire Sofety Evoluotion Certificote

(FSEC) sholl be issued in occordonce with the provisions of RA
No. 9514 ond its RIRR ond the procedure provided under the
BFP's Citizen's Chorier. The issuonce of FSEC sholl comply with
the periods prescribed under R.A. No. 1,1032 ond reloted
issuonces. Provided. thot no building plons sholl be evoluoted
without the submission of Fire Sofety Complionce Report (FSCR)
ond olher pertinent documents listed in the BFP's Citizen
Chorter. Provided further, thot the FSCR sholl be submitted in
occordonce with the provision of the RIRR of R.A. 9514. The BFP
sholl develop digitol or technologicolly-bosed systems ond
processes for this purpose.

1.7. Ffue lnvesligolion ond lnlelllgence

4.7.1. Scope ond Nolure ol lnvesligotion

The BFP shqll hove the outhority 1o investigote oll fire
incidents notwithstonding the existence of o concunenl
jurisdiction with other government ogencies, including the
Philippine Notionol Police (PNP) in cose of fotol fires. the Civil
Aviotion Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) in cose of oircroft
fires, ond the Philippine Coost Guord (PCG) in cose of vessel
fires whether ihe vessel be docked or onchored in ports, or in

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 ihe course of its novigotion. For this purpose, the BFP sholl
speciolize its Fire ond Arson lnvestigolion Units.

Proper coordinotion ond cooperqtion sholl be mode

with the concerned ogencies. A Memorondum of Agreement
(MOA) moy be entered into to delineote these oreos of
cooperotion. Provided, thot this outhority sholl be without
prejudice to the octivotion of the inter-ogency iosk force os
moy be deemed necessory by the DILG, the President of the
Philippines or his/ her outhorized representotives, or os moy be
recommended by the Chief, BFP.

4.7.2. Jurisdiction in the Conducl of lnvesligolion. The jurisdictions or

levels of outhority to conduct investigotion of the municipol.
city, disirict, provinciol ond regionol Fire ond Arson
lnvestigotion Units. os well os of the Notionol Heodquorters,
sholl be bosed on stondord operoting procedures on fire ond
orson invesiigotion opproved by the Chief, BFP. Provided, thol
there sholl be definite ond specific porometers in determining
the jurisdiction or levels of outhority.

4.7.3- Flllng of Comploints. The BFP sholl formulote the procedures for
the filing of criminol comploints before the Office of the City/
Provinciol Prosecutor, in occordonce with the Rules on Criminol
Procedure. lt sholl be ihe duty of the Chief of the Fire ond
Arson lnvestigotion Unit (FAIU) of the City/Municipolity,
Provinciol. Regionol or Notionol Heodquorters, to file the soid
criminol comploint os the circumstonces moy wonont bosed
on the result of their investigotion. The FAIU moy request
osslstonce from the BFP Legol Service in the effective dischorge
of this officiol function.
The BFP sholl enter into o MOA with the PNP for the
deteniion of suspected orsonist orrested without o wonont, os
defined in this lRR.

lnlelligence. The BFP sholl strengthen its fhe intelligence

4.7.4. lfue
through coordinotion ond cooperotion with other inielligence
ogencies in the government such os ihe Notionol lntelligence
Coordinoting Agency (NICA), Nolionol Bureou of investigotion
(NBl), Philippine Notionql Police (PNP), Armed Forces of ihe
Philippines (AFP) ond Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
(PDEA). lt moy likewise endeovor io estoblish linkoges with
inlernotionol intelligence institutions.

4.7.5. Flre lntelllgence Unlt. Every municipol ond city fire stotion,
provinciol, district ond regionol office sholl estoblish o Fire
lntelligence Unit (FlU), distinct ond seporote from the Fire ond

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 Arson lnvestigotion Unit. The FIU sholl be responsible for the
plonning ond direction, collection, processing ond
exploitotion, onolysis ond production, disseminotion ond
iniegrotion, ond evoluotion ond feedbock of gothered
intelligence informotion. The BFP sholl ensure thot oll
intelligence operotions ond octivities ore properly monqged,
coordinoted ond directed.

4.8. Mointenonce of Regionol Offices of the BFP

4.8.I. BFP Regionol Offices. The BFP sholl estoblish, operote, ond
mointoin o Regionol Office in eoch region in the country. Eoch
region must hove o permonent locotion of its regionol office
thot will oddress the needs ond provide delivery of service
within its tenitoriol jurisdiction.

4.8.2. Role ol IFP Reglonol Otfrces

The BFP Regionol Offices, through its Regionol Director,
shqll hove direct supervision ond control over the regionol,
provincioUdistrict, ond city/municipol offices of the region
bosed on commond responsibility. The BFP Regionol Otfices
sholl implement the policies, plons ond progroms of the BFP in
their respective regions.

Eoch BFPRegionol Office sholl consuli with the LGUs. ond

coordinote with the regionol offices of oiher deportments,
bureous. ogencies, Non-Government Orgonizotions ond other
similor eniities, regording policies, plons ond progroms for
possible olignment ond integrotion thereof relevont to the
implemenlotion of BFP modernizotion.

The BFP Regionol Offices moy formulote ond implement

policies, plons ond progroms, with proper coordinotion wilh BFP
Notionol Heodquorters. They sholl colloborote with the LGUs on
molters pertoining fo community-centered progroms.

4.?. Estoblishmenl ond Moinlenqnce of Fire Loborolories ond Reseorch

ond Tesling Focilities

4.9.1. Fire toborolories ond Reseorch ond Tesllng Focililies

The BFP sholl estoblish qnd mointoin modern Fire

Loborotories ond Reseorch ond Testing Focilities with stote-of-
the-ort equipment ond opporotuses which sholl be monned by
highly troined ond skilled BFP personnel.

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 There sholl be o Fire Loborotory ond Reseorch ond
Testing Focility ot the Nqtionol Heodquorters, ond ot leost one
(1) eoch in Luzon, Visoyos ond Mindonqo, stroteglcolly locoted
os moy be determined by the BFP Notionol Heodquorters.

4.9.2. Flre loborolory Service. The BFP sholl estoblish o Fire Loborotory
Service (FLS) which sholl serve os the technicol orm of the BFP
in providing scientific ond professionol service to the fire ond
orson invesligotors in determining the couse of the fire. lt sholl
hove the following generol functions:

1 Exomine physicol evidence from the fire scene submitted

by the fire ond orson investigotors lhrough systemotic
ond scientific documentoiion, exominotion, reporting,
ond sofekeeping of evidence;
a Formulote guidelines for stondordized ond systemotic
documentotion, exominotion, reporting, ond
sofekeeping of evidence ocross oll Fire Loborotories
notionwide. For ihis purpose, it sholl consult or coordinote
with the Philippine Notionol Police ond the Deportment
of Justice- Notionol Prosecution Service in estoblishing
the soid guidelines. ond must ensure thot the evidence
culled during invesligoiions be competent for purposes
of judiciol triol.

Turn over exomined evidence lo concerned field unils

for proper disposition in occordonce with existing
policies; ond

4 Appeor os witness in court ond oiher quosi-judiciol body

os moy be required.

The BFP sholl determine the orgonizotionol structure,

duties ond functions of ihe Fire Loborotory Service, os well os
formulote policies, protocols ond procedures relotive thereto.

4.9.3. The BFP Reseorch ond Testing Foclllty. The BFP sholl estoblish o
reseorch ond testing focility for the following purposes:

1 Conduct reseorch on lnnovotive Fire Protection, Modern

ond Advonce Fire Suppression, odvoncemeni of reol-
scole slructurol fire meosurements, generotion of
technicol doto to improve fire ond building codes,
volidotion of physics-bosed models ond post-fire
investigoiions;

2 Conducl testing on fire resistonce roting of products ond

moteriols such os but not limited to, construction
moteriols ond ossemblies, electricol products,

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 mechonicol equipment ond elecironic devices, subject
to fees ond chorges to be determined by the BFP;

lssue occreditotion 1o third porty focilities conducting

tesis on fire resistonce roting of products ond moteriols,
subject to fees ond chorges to be determined by the
BFP;

4 lnitioie coordinotion, colloborotion ond cooperotion with

government or privote enlities performing similor
fu nctions;

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Volidote ond verify the specificotions of fire sofety
reloled products sold in the morket;

6 complionce or odherence to
lssue ceriificotion ottesting
the stoted stondords of the products subjeci to fees ond
chorges to be determined by the BFP;

7 Conduct confirmotory testing of fire protection ond

suppression equipment procured by the ogency prior to
its occeptonce;

I Conduct comprehensive testing of moteriols ond

products relotive to fire sofety ond preveniion, bul not
necessorily limited to fire resistonce, flommobility, ond
flome/smoke spreod chorocieristics io determine lhe
performonce of the products used in
buildin gs/f ocilities/structures; ond

9 Conduct testing on fire

suppression equipment,
opporotuses, ond personol protective equipment utilized
by the BFP in the performonce of its mondoted tosks in
occordonce with lotest locol ond lnlernotionol
stondords.

The BFP sholl delermine the orgonizotionol structure,

duties ond functions of Reseorch ond Testing Focility. os well os
formulote policies, protocols ond procedures relotive thereto.

4.9.4. Dotobose ond Dolo Golhering

The Reseorch ond Testing Focility sholl moinloin o

dotobose, which serves os the cenlrol repository of oll existing
ond newly ocquired/developed doto or informotion reloted to
fire proiection, firefighting, fire investigotion ond such other
innovolions reloted to public sofety.

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 The Reseorch ond Testing Focility sholl gother ovoiloble
doto or informotion from reseorch, studies ond publicotions os
reference/foundotion for the development of new stondords,
methods, ond specificotions for the modern BFP.

4.10. Conducl ol Troinings

4.l0.l.Iroinlng Seryice. The BFP sholl estoblish its own Troining Service
which sholl implemenl ond fociliiote lhe stondordizotion ond
conduct of speciolized lroining progroms for BFP Personnel, Fire
Sofety Proctitioners ond BFP Auxiliory. Specificolly, it sholl hove
the following f unctions:

1 lmplement stondords for BFP speciolized troining

progroms ond strengthen the occouniobility of oll
iroining monogers ond iroining progrom direclors in
bridging the troining gops;

2. Set ond estoblish o centrol monitoring ond evoluotion

system for speciolized troining ond to olign troining
progrqms with orgonizotion qnd institutionol gools ond
objectives;

3 Act os secretoriot for the Troining Development Boord;

4 lmplement, supervise, monitor, ond evoluote the

conduct of BFP speciolized troining progroms;

5 Formulote ond implement the Moster Troining Action

Plon;

6 Focilitote troining ond development of quolified ond

competent pool of BFP instruclors;
1
Conduct ond/or focilitote foreign-ossisted troining
progroms for BFP Personnel;

B Focilitote the occreditotion, certificolion, recertificotion

ond decertificotion of instructors;

9 ond mointoin the BFP Troining Service dotobose

Estoblish
ond updoted troining stondord pockoge; ond
,l0. Perform such other functions onologous to lhe foregoing.

4.10.2. The Trolnlng Developmenl Boord. There sholl be creoted o

Troining Development Boord (TDB) in the BFP Notionol
Heodquorters thot sholl serve os the outhority in the
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formulotion, opprovol, certificotion ond occreditotion of BFP
troining progroms, instructors, ond Subject Motter Experts (SME).
The Boord moy outsource technicol experts subject to
limitotions provided under exisling lows, rules ond regulotions.

4.10.2.1. Composlllon. The Chief, BFP sholl designote ot leosl

five (5) but not more thon seven (7) members of the
Troinlng Development Boord, which sholl be composed
of the following:
l. Choirperson, Deputy Chief for Administrotion;

-Z Vice Choirperson, Depuiy Chief for Operotions;

3 Chief, Directoriol Stoff;

4 Members from the differeni Directors of
Directorotes;
5 Chief, Troining Service; ond
6 Subject Motter Experts.

4.10.2.2. The Troining Development Boord sholl hove the

following duties ond responsibilities:

I Evoluote the Mosler Troining Action Plon ond BFP

speciolized troining progroms to be endorsed to,
ond opproved by, the Chief, BFP;

2. Creote the troining ond instructor certificotion ond

occreditolion progrom;

3 Certlfy on BFP-owned speciollzed troining

progroms;

4 Certify ond occredit BFP instructon, leciurers, ond

SME;

5 Estoblish guidelines in the occredilotion of troinings

porticipoted in by BFP personnel conducted by
olher troining orgonizotions;

6 Estoblish lnstructor's Duty Poy ond Honororio

System for quolified instructors; ond

7 Perform such other functions onologous to the

foregoing.

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4.10.3. Speciqlized lroinings tor BFP Personnel

4.10.3.1. Fire Suppression. The BFP sholl provide troining courses

oimed to develop ond enhonce the firefighting skills of
personnel, preferobly those ossigned in fire suppression
units of the ogency. The troining course sholl cover the
technicol oreos of fire suppression such os forest ond
gross firefighting, ship firefighting, high-rise building
firefighting, hydrocorbon firefighting, HozMot
firefighting, vehiculor firefighting, urbon firefighting,
oircrof t firefighting ond other reloted troinings.

4.10.3.2. Flre Sofety Enlorcemenl. The BFP sholl provide troining

courses thot sholl develop ond enhonce the
knowledge ond skills of fire sofety inspectors, building
plon evoluotors ond other fire sofety enforcers. Such
troining courses sholl be reloted to the implementotion
of RA No. 9514, os well os other reloted lows.

4.10.3.3. lnvertlgollon ond lntclllgcnce. The BFP sholl provide

troining courses thot sholl develop ond enhonce the
knowledge ond skills of personnel designoted in the
field of investigotion ond intelligence. lt sholl include
Advonced Fire ond Arson lnvestigolion ond lntelligence
Courses ond other reloted troinings.

4.10.3.4. Disosler Preporedness. The BFP sholl provide troining

courses thot sholl develop ond enhonce the
knowledge ond skills of oll BFP personnel on disosier
preporedness for oll types of noturol ond humon-
induced disosters. All speciolized troinings relotive to
disoster preporedness ond response shqll be in
coordinolion with concerned ogencies oulhorized to
conduct such troining.

4.10.3.5. Rescue. The BFP sholl provide troining courses thot sholl
develop ond enhonce the knowledge ond skills of BFP
personnel on lechnicol rescue operotions thot use tools
ond equipment on Collopsed Struclure Rescue,
Confined Spoce Rescue. Eleclrocution Rescue, High
Rise Struciure Rescue, High Angle Rescue, Moritime
Seorch ond Rescue, Mountoin ond Trench Rescue,
Aircroft Rescue. K9 Seorch ond Rescue, ond other
reloied iroinings.

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4.10.3.6. Emergency Medicol Response. The BFP sholl provide
troining courses thot sholl develop ond enhonce the
knowledge ond skills of BFP personnel on bosic ond
odvonced life support with emphosis on the use ond
moinlenonce of life support equipment ond resources.
The troining sholl likewlse involve Bosic lntrovenous
Theropy Troining, Poromedics, Tocticol Combot
Cosuolty Core, Pre-hospitol Emergency Core, ond other
reloled troinings in coordinotion with the Deportment of
Heollh (DOH), Technicol Educotion ond Skills
Development Authority (TESDA), ond other concerned
ogencies.

4.10.3.7. HAZMAT. The BFP sholl provide troining courses thot

sholl develop ond enhonce the knowledge ond skills of
BFP personnel on Hozordous Moteriol Emergency
Response Procedures which comprises three (3) levels
of lodderized competency, i.e., the Aworeness Level,
Operotionol Level ond Technicion Level, in occordonce
with NFPA ond olher reloted stondords. This will olso
include troining on the enforcement of sofety in the
hondling, monufocturing, storoge, use, qnd tronsport of
hozordous moteriols ond other relevonl troining.

4.10.3.8. CBRNE. The BFP sholl provide lroining courses thot sholl
develop ond enhonce the knowledge ond skills of BFP
personnel on Chemicol, Biologicol, Rodiologicol.
Nucleor ond Explosive (CBRNE) moteriols response. The
iroining sholl include CBRNE Aworeness, Operotionol
ond Technicion Level, Advonce CBRNE, ond Live Agent
Troining to equip porticiponis with the expertise
required to be port of the notionol response teom for
CBRNE.

4.10.3.9. Secuilty ond Prolecllon. The BFP sholl provide troining

courses thot sholl develop ond enhonce the
knowledge ond skills of BFP personnel on Security ond
Prolection which covers the Fundomentols of
Morksmonship, VIP Protection, Mortiol Arls, Rules of
Engogemeni, Comp Defense Toctics, ond other reloted
troinings. lt sholl likewise include orientotion ond
educotion on the relevont lows on fireorms.

4.10.3.10. Fire Lqborolory Courses. The BFP sholl conduct highly

technicol troinings in the operoiionol monogement of
ihe Fire Loborotory Service such os Loborotory
Exominotion Protocols, Loboroiory lnstrumentolion

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 Techniques, Evidence Monogement, ond similor
troinings.

4.10.3.11. Other Speciol Courses. The BFP sholl provide lroining

courses thot sholl develop ond enhonce the
knowledge ond skills of BFP personnel on monogement
ond professionol office environment skills, such os
Comptrollership Course. Logistics Monogement Course,
Executive Monogemeni ond Leodership Course,
Procurement Monogement Course, Project
Monogement Course, Strotegic Monogemenl Course,
ond other similor troinings.

tl.l0.rl. Flre Sofety Proclllloners. The BFP sholl provide Fire Sofety
Proctitioners Troining specified under the RIRR of RA No. 9514.
Provided thot, the Stondord Troining Pockoge sholl be
evoluoted by the Troining Development Boord ond to be
implemented by the Troining Service.

4.I0.5. BFP Auxillory. The BFP sholl provide speciol troinings for the BFP
Auxiliory. os defined under this lmplementing Rules ond
Regulotions, which sholl include the troinings specified under
the RIRR of RA No. 9514. Provided, thot the Stondord Troining
Pockoge sholl be evoluoted by the Troining Development
Boord ond to be implemented by the Troining Service.

4.10.6. Trolning Provided by Other Orgonlzotlons. BFP Personnel who

porticipoted in troining progroms provided by other
orgonizotions, within or outside the country, sholl in turn submit
o Leorning Action Plon io the Chief, BFP through the Troining
Service, which sholl be used os reference by the BFP on future
troinings. Provided, thot the ottendee of such troining sholl
render service obligotion in connection with the troining he/she
otlended.

4.11. Conduct of Monthly Fire Prevenlion Compoign qnd lnformotion Drive

4. 1 1. l. Community-Cenlered Flre Prevenlion Compolgn

The BFP sholl give priority to community fire prevention

compoign through immersive ond communiiy-bosed fire
prevention progroms in portnership with the DILG ond the
LGUs. The progroms sholl empower the communities loword
resiliency ond odequote copobility building in responding to
fire emergencies ond other reloted disosters.

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 ln order to fully copocitole the communities on fire
emergencies ond disosler response, it sholl be the joint
responsibility of the BFP qnd the LGUs to institutionolize fire
protection oworeness through troinings, ond estoblish BFP
Auxiliory in eoch community.

The BFP sholl sirengthen portnership ond muiuol

cooperotion with the BFP Auxiliory in every locolity. The
copobility building of the BFP Auxiliory sholl be provided by the
Bureou through the locol fire stolion under o stondordized
troining progrom. A certificote of completion of troining sholl
be issued for this purpose.

The BFP sholl mointoin oll ovoiloble linkoges to ihe

communities through the designoled fire officers in the
different locolities in order to rekindle ihe spirit of Boyonihon.

4.11.2. Strong Communlty Relotions, Progroms ond Aclivities

To sirengthen BFP's community relotions, the BFP sholl

estoblish ond institutionolize o Community Relotions Service
(CRS) mondoted to implement community-centered fire
preveniion compoigns, public fire educotion. community
development ond sociologicol intervention, ond similor
progroms in porinership with the Public lnformotion Service
(Prs).

The BFP, in portnership with the LGU, olher government

ogencies ond non-governmentol entities, sholl engoge in multi-
sectoriol cooperotion ond sociol welfore initiotives os on
integrol component of its holistic fire sofety compoign.

In order to odopt to modern chollenges, the BFP sholl

optimize its engogemeni in contemporory medio plolforms
ond other visuol medio fire prevention initiotives to f urther
odvonce the mission of the ogency.

4.11.3. Stondordized Fire Sofety Compolgns lo Porlner Agencies ond

Orgonlzollons

The BFP sholl develop, implement ond institutionolize

progroms thot oim to strengthen fire sofety in business
estoblishments including those in economic zones, privote ond
governmenl inslitutions ond the tronsport sector through
empowerment ond self-policing slrotegies.

For this purpose, the formulote progroms ond

BFP sholl
policies for fire sofety compoigns in portnership with LGUs,
DILG, Deportment of Tronsportotion (DOTr), moss medio
orgonizotions/ componies, economic zone outhorities, ond
other stokeholders.

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4.12. Developnnenl, Promolion ond lmplemenlollon of Comprehenslve
Progroms

The BFP. in portnership with the notionol governmeni ond LGUs,

sholl formulote ond implement fire sofeiy ond protection progrom to
build ofire resilient community, ond institutionolize meosures for
disoster risk reduciion, emergency preporedness ond response
copobilities.

The BFP, os one of the response clusters of the concerned

ogencies, sholl implement the response plon developed by the BFP in
coordinotion with other ogencies ond orgonizotions engoged in
emergency response operotions for eoch noturol ond humon-
induced disoster, through lhe preporolion ond octivotion of
opplicoble Operotionol Plons (OPLANS).

The BFP, in portnership with the notionol government ond LGUs,

sholl empower existing community-bosed volunteer fire brigodes ond
encouroge lhe creotion of the some in oll LGUs through the
enlistment of BFP Auxiliory in relotion to the provisions of Rule lV
Section 5 of ihis lRR.

4.13. Enler inlo Controcls. Agreemenls ond Similor Undertokings lnvolving

Properlies

4.13.1. Authortty to Enter inlo Conhocts, Agreemenls ond Similor

Undertoklngs

The Chief, BFP or the Regionol Director is hereby

outhorized to enter into controcts, ogreemenis ond similor
undertokings for the ocquisition, ownership, possession, use,
odministrotion, leose or occeptonce of reol or personol
property in the nome of the BFP, within their respective
tenitoriol jurisdictions. As regords the disposol of properties, the
some sholl be mode with the opprovol of the Chief, BFP or the
Regionol Director, os the cose moy be, in occordonce with
existing COA ond DBM guidelines on the disposol of property
ond other ossets of Notionol Government Agencies.

Such controcts, ogreements ond similor undertokings to

be entered inio for the obove-stoted purpose sholl be subject
to review by the Legol Service of the BFP to ensure the
procticobility ond volidity thereof.

The BFP sholl creote o Reol Property Monogement Office

under the Directorote for Logistics which sholl hove the primory
duty to keep ond monoge oll officiol records or documents
pertoining lo the reol properties of the BFP, ond focilitote their
titling ond registrotion.

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 4.13.2. Reol Property. The requisiies on eoch mode of ocquisition ond
occeptonce, ownership, possession, use, odministrotion ond
disposition of reol properties sholl be governed by the
provisions of the Civil Code of the Philippines, oiher reloted
lows ond existing policies.

4.13.3. Personol Property. The requisites on eoch mode of ocquisition

ond occeptonce, ownership, possession, use, odminislroiion
ond disposition of personol properties sholl be governed by the
provisions of the Civil Code of the Philippines, other reloted
lows ond existing policies.

4.I4. Requed for Assislonce from Olher Agencles in lhe Exerclse of BFP's
Powers ond Funclions

The BFP. in lhe exercise of its powers ond functions, moy

request ossistonce from the Philippine Notionol Police (PNP), Armed
Forces of the Philippines (AFP), or ony governmenf ogency or
instrumentolity, Government-Owned ond/or Controlled Corporotions
qnd LGUS, including the deployment of personnel ond use of
focilities. upon opprovol of ihe heod of the ogency concerned.

The request for ossistonce sholl be in wriiing ond if necessory,

sholl be institutionolized through o Memorondum of Agreement
(MOA).

The Chief, BFP or Regionol Director is outhorized to enter into

Memorondum of Agreement with PNP, AFP, or ony government
ogency or instrumentolity, including government-owned qnd/or
conlrolled corporolions ond LGUs, in order to define cooperolion
ond ossistonce in the exercise of BFP's powers ond functions.

4.15. Other Funcllons of the BFP. The BFP sholl perform such other functions
os the President of the Philippines or the Secretory of the DILG may
ossign.

RULE V - BFP MODERNIZATION PROGRAM

SEC 5. BFP MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. The BFP sholl, in coordinolion with

the DILG, estoblish ond implement BFP Modernizotion Progrom which sholl
be geored towords the enhoncement of the copobility of ils personnel
ond ocquisition of stote-of-the-ort fire prevention, fire suppression, fire
investigotion, ond emergency medicol ond rescue services focilities ond
equipment. The BFP Modernizolion Progrom sholl consist of the following
components.

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5.1. Fire Proteclion Service

5.1.1. Estobllshment ol Fire Proteclion Servlce ln oll LGUs

5.1.1.'1. Eslobllshmenl ond Enhoncemenl of Municipol ond City

Fire Stotions

A Fire Stotion sholl be esloblished in every

municipolity ond city.

The Chief, BFP sholl prescribe the stqndord

focilities ond structurol design requirements of Municipol
ond City Fire Sioiions which must conform to lheir
operolionol demonds. Provided thot, they musl be oble
to house ol leost two (2) one thousond gollons (1000
gol) copocity fire truck ond on ombulonce or similor
emergency service vehicle. Provided further, thot in the
cose of o City Fire Stotion. it must likewise be oble to
house ol leost one (1) rescue lruck. Provlded finolly, thot
in the cose of Highly Urbonized Cities (HUCs), the City
Fire Stotion must be oble to house oeriol lodder truck
ond HAZMAT/ CBRNE vehicle in oddition lo
those
of orementioned requiremenis.

A Fire Stotion sholl hove o lot oreo of not less thon

one thousond squore melers (,l000 sqm) ond locoted in
strotegic oreo, with due considerotion to
demond
determinonts. Provided, thot in exceptionol
circumslonces where the subject lot is less lhon ond/or
connol possibly comply with the minimum requiremenl
for lot oreo set forth herein, the Chief, BFP or the
Regionol Director moy still occept the donoted lot
ond/or punue negotioled sole. The BFP sholl issue the
necessory guidelines for this purpose.

ln the cose of existing Municipol ond City Fire

Stotions which do not meet the stondord focilities ond
siructurol design requirements set forth herein, the some
sholl undergo exponsion ond enhoncement. Provided,
lhot where exponsion is no longer procticoble, o
stondord fire stotion sholl be estoblished qnd the old fire
stolion sholl be re-clossified os o fire sub-stotion.

Provided further, thot existing Municipol ond Cily

Fire Siotions olreody equipped wilh bosic fire protection
service sholl be enhonced in occordonce with the BFP
Modernizoiion Moster Plon.

Exponsion of existing Municipol ond City Fire

Stoiions moy olso be undertoken ihrough the creotion
of o fire sub-stotion with stondord focilities ond structurol

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 design requirements, os determined by the Chief BFP,
through the Directorote for Logistics (DL).

ln oll City ond Municipol Fire Stotlons, the BFP sholl

moke provisions for slide pole ond fitness gym.

5.l.l.2.Estobllshmenl ond Enhoncemenl ol Provlnclol/Dlstrlct

Olflces

A Provinciql/ District Office sholl be estoblished in

every Province or Districl.

The Provinciol/District Office sholl implemenl lhe

policies, plons ond progroms of the BFP, os well os
monitor, evoluote ond coordinole the operotions ond
octivities of the operoting units ol the city ond
municipol levels.

The Chief, BFP or his outhorized represeniotive

sholl estoblish the stondord focilities ond structurol
design requirements of Provinciol/District Offices which
sholl conform to their operqtionol demonds. Provided,
thol in the cose of District Offices. they sholl hove o
provision for o fully-equipped motor pool where service
vehicles or equipment moy be repoired. They sholl
likewise be equipped with stote-of-the-ort focilities qnd
equipment which sholl corry out preventive
mointenonce ond repoirs. ln oddition to these, they
sholl moke provisions for o fitness gym.

The Provinciol/District Office sholl be locoted in o

strotegic locotion with o lot oreo of not less thon one
thousond squore meters (10@ sqm). Provided. thot in
exceptionol circumstonces where the subject lot is less
thon ond/or connot possibly comply with the minimum
requirement for lot oreo set forth herein, the Chief, BFP
or the Regionol Direclor moy still occept the donoted
lot ond/or pursue negotioted sole. The BFP sholl issue
the necessory guidelines for this purpose.

ln cose of existing Provinciol/ Districi Offices

which do noi meel the stondord fociliiies ond structurol
design requirements set forth herein, the some sholl
undergo exponsion ond enhqncement.

5.1.1.3. Estoblishmenl ond Enhoncemenl ol Regionol Offices

A Regionol Office sholl be estoblished in every

region in occordonce with Section 4.8 of this lRR.

The Chief, BFP or his outhorized representotive

sholl estoblish the stondord fqcilities ond structurol
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 design requirements of regionol offices which must
conform to their operotionol demonds. They sholl be
locoted preterobly within the regionol cenler wilh on
oreo of not less thon one thousond squore meten (1000
sqm). They sholl hove odequote fociliiies such os, but
not limited to worehouse, fitness gym, ond living-
quorters for in-house seminors or iroinings thol moy
offered in the regions.
They sholl likewise hove o
provision for o fully-
equipped motor pool where not less thon ten (10)
service vehicles or equipment moy be repoired. They
sholl likewise be equipped with stote-of-the-ort focilities
ond equipment to corry out preventive mointenonce
ond repoirs.
ln cose of existing regionol offices which do nol
meet the stondord focilities ond structurol design
requirements set forth herein, the some sholl undergo
exponsion ond enhoncement.

5.1.1.4. Exponslon ond Enhoncemenl ol the BFP Nollonol

Heodquorlers
The BFP Notionol Heodquorters sholl undergo
exponsion ond enhoncement to occommodote oll
personnel, equipment qnd services which ore vitol in
the functions of the Bureou. lt sholl hove, omong others,
o provision for o fully-equipped motor pool where
service vehicles or equipment moy be repoired. lt sholl
likewise be equipped with stote-of-the-ort focilities ond
equipment to corry out preventive mointenonce ond
repoirs.

5.1.1.5. Esloblishmenl of BFP Morine Fire Slolion

The BFP sholl estoblish o BFP Morine Fire Stotion in

seoports of the country ond other strolegic oreos. For
this purpose, it sholl moke the necessory coordinotion
with the Deportmenl of Tronsportotion (DOTr).

The design ond construction of

Morine Fire
BFP
Stotion sholl conform to the stondord focilities ond
structurol design requirements set by BFP Notionol
Heodquorters.

5.1.1.6. Eslqblishment of Olher Focililies

The BFP sholl estoblish other focilities necessory to

corry out the mondotes of ihe BFP os moy be
determined by the Chief, BFP. These include, qmong
others, o Heolth Service Focility with modern ond stote-
 of-the-ort equipment which will provide heolth core to
oll BFP personnel ond their dependenis, medicol
exominotion of BFP personnel ond screening
procedures for oll Fire Officer 1 oppliconts omong
others.

Furthermore, structures for speciolized osseis ond

equipment sholl olso be estoblished for the effective
use, mointenonce ond security of the some.

5.1.1.7. Slqndordizotion of lhe Fire Proleclion Servlce

All BFP focilities to be constructed, regordless of

lhe source of funds, sholl be in occordonce with the
stondord focilities ond structurol design requirements
developed by the BFP Notionol Heodquorters bosed on
Operotionol Needs Assessment (ONA), excepi os
otherwise provided by low. All progroms for
estoblishment, exponsion ond enhoncement of fire
protection service sholl be in occordonce with ihe BFP
Modernizotion Moster Plon. Provided, thot priority sholl
be given to the estoblishment of focilities in
municipolities with no existing tire protection service.

5.1.1.8. lnstollotlon ol Hydronls in Sholeglc Areos

Fire hydronts sholl be instolled in strotegic

locoiions os determined by the Chief, B FP or his/her
duly ouihorized representotive.

The LGU, in coordinotion with the BFP, the Locol

Woter Utility Administrotion (LWUA), ond locol woler
districts or other woter service providers, sholl provide
fire hydronts in occordonce with RA No. 9514 ond PD
198, os omended.

5.1.1.9. Acquisitlon of tot by the BFP ftom Locol Government

Units

To estoblish fire protection service in oll regions,

provinces/districts, cities ond municipolities, the BFP sholl
exhoust oll efforts to secure lot donolions from the LGUs.
Provided, thot the donoted lot is free from ony liens or
encumbronces.

For this purpose, it sholl be the duty of the Chief,

BFP or the Regionol Direclor to coordinote with the
Locol Chief Executive for the soid donotion in
occordonce with RA No. 6975 (Deportment of the
lnterior ond Locol Government Act of 1990) ond RA No.
7l 60 (Locol Government Code of l99l ).
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 ln cose the BFP connot secure the some from ihe
LGU, the BFP moy ocquire lhe property through
negotioled sole, expropriotion, or ony other modes of
ocquisition subject to Section 4.13 of this lRR. Provided
thot, negoiioted sole moy be resorted to, only under
exceptionol circumslonces.

5.1.2. Estobllshmenl of Rescue Hollines ln oll LGUs

All City/Municipol Fire Morshols (C/MFM) sholl estoblish o

rescue holline thot sholl be mode ovoiloble, open, ond known
to the public. For this purpose, they sholl moke the necessory
coordinotion with their respective LGUs.

Regionol ond Notionol Emergency Operotion Centen

sholl be estoblished for monitoring, operotionol coordinotion,
response ond resource mobilizotion, ond informotion
monogement purposes. To ensure prompt ond efficient
response, oll Rescue Hotlines ond Operotion Centers sholl
moke use of the lotest communicolion technology ovoiloble
ond must olwoys be occessible by the generol pubiic.

The estoblishment of Rescue Hotlines sholl toke into

considerotion lhe provisions of the Locol Government Code of
'l?91, os omended, ond its lRR, RA No. l0l2l ond its lRR.
Execulive Order No. 56 ond its lRR, ond other pertinent lows,
rules ond regulotions.

ln coses where ihere is on existing Locol Coll Cenler

(LCC) estoblished by the LGU in occordonce with EO No. 56,
lhe fire stotion concerned sholl complement ond provide
support to the some to ensure ond promote its operobility ond
sustoinobility.

ln both coses. the C/MFM moy enter inio ogreemenls

to define the oreos of cooperotion ond coordinotion between
the BFP ond the LGU.

5. t.2.1. Prolocols ond Procedures. The BFP-Notionol

Heodquorters sholl formulole ond issue oppropriofe
protocols, procedures ond guidelines for the
estoblishment ond uniform implementolion ond
operotion of ihe Rescue Hotlines in oll District, City ond
Municipol Fire Stotions.

5.1.2.2. Monning Complemenl of Rescue Hotlines

The District, City ond Municipol Fire Morshols

concerned sholl toke inlo considerotion the monpower
copobility of the fire stoiion, oreo ond populotion of the
locolity. noture ond number of emergency colls, ond

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 other relevonl considerotions, in determining the
number of personnel to mon the rescue hotlines.

Further, oll rescue hotlines sholl be monned by

competent ond troined BFP personnel. For this purpose,
the Troining Service, BFP-Notionol Heodquorters, in
cooperotion with other oppropriote government
ogencies, sholl develop ond conduct troinings ond/or
courses specificolly designed to enhonce the skills of
Emergency Telecommunicoton. The Troining Service
moy likewise engoge ihe services of locol ond
internotionol experts ond privote lroining orgonizotions
io ensure thot the troining progrom ond resource
moteriols ore up-to-dote ond relevont.

5.2. Force Restructurlng ond Orgonlzollonol Developmenl

5.2.1. Orgonlzollon ond Key Poslllons ol the BFP

The BFP sholl be heoded by the Chief, BFP who sholl

hove the ronk of ot leost Fire Director. He/she sholl be ossisted
by two (2) Deputy Chiefs, one for Administrotion, ond one for
Operotions. The Deputy Chiefs ond the Chlef Directoriol Stoff
sholl hove the ronk of ot leost Chief Superintendent.

The heod of the Directoriol Stoff sholl olso hove the ronk
of ot leost Chief Superintendent ond sholl be colled the Chief
Directoriol Stoff. The Chief Directoriol Stoff sholl be ossisted by
the Directors of the Directorotes in the Notionol Heodquorters
with the ronk of ot leost Chief Superintendent.

The ronks of Fire Director ond Chief Superintendenls sholl

be oppoinied by the President upon recommendotion by the
DILG Secretory qnd Civil Service Commission from omong the
quolified officers in the service.

The BFP sholl mointoin their respective regionol offices

which sholl be heoded by o Regionol Director with the ronk of
Chief Superintendent. The Regionol Director sholl be ossisied by
Assistont Regionol Direclor for Adminislrotion, Assistonl Regionol
Dlrector for Operotions ond Regionol Chief of Sloff, oll of whom
sholl hove the ronk of ot leost Superintendent.

Provided, thot in the cose of the Notionol Copitol

Region, the Regionol Director sholl hove o ronk of ot leost Chief
Superintendent. The Assisiont Regionol Director for
Adminisirotion, Assistont Regionol Director for Operotions ond
Regionol Chief of Stoff sholl hqve the ronk of ot leost Senior
Superintendent. The District Fire Morshol sholl hove the ronk of

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 ot leost Senior Superinlendent while the City Fhe Morshols sholl
hove the ronk of of leost Superintendent.

ln oll other regions, the Provinciol/ District Fire Morshol

sholl hove the ronk of ot leost Superintendent. ln the cose of
highly urbonized cities, the some sholl be heoded by o City Fire
Morshol with the ronk of Superintendent. ln oll other cities, the
some sholl be heoded by on officer wilh the ronk of Chief
lnspector while oll municipolilies sholl be heoded by on officer
with the ronk of Senior lnspeclor.
ln the cose of the Director of the Nolionol Fire Troining
lnstitute, he/she sholl hove ihe ronk of Chief Superintendent.

5.2.2. Supporl Units. The BFP sholl be supported by Notionol

Administrolive Service Support Units ond Notionol Operotions
Service Support Units, which sholl be heoded by on officer with
the ronk of Chief Superintendent, excepl the Nqtionol Enlisted
Senior Fire Officer (NESFO) who sholl hove ihe ronk of Senior Fire
Officer lV.

5.2.3. Slofilng Pqtlern ond Quolificotions Upgrodlng Progrom. The BFP

sholl formulote o suitoble stoffing pottern for its uniformed
personnel odoptive of the requirements under the BFP
Modernizotion Acl. li sholl likewise design ond estoblish o
quolificotion upgroding progrom in occordonce with relevont
lows os well os rules ond regulotions of the Civil Service
Commission.
Any modificolion of the ronk structure of the BFP
Uniformed personnel ond revision of ronk distribution is subjeci
to the opprovol of the DBM os endorsed by the Secretory, DILG
with conditions thot the present outhorized strength of
uniformed personnel position is mointoined, the some is
consislent with the pyromidol struclure ond ihe responsibility
ossignments ore still distinguished.
The BFP moy olso upgrode, enhonce or modify lhe
stoffing pottern of its non-uniformed personnel.

5.3. Copobilifi, Moleriol ond Technology Developmenl

The BFP sholl develop the necessory copobilities to effectively

corry out ils mondotes. The BFP modernizotion sholl be direcled
iowords the fulfillment of the vision ond mission of the BFP.

The upgroding of the existing fire proieclion equipmenl ond

services of the BFP, os well os lhe phosing out of its uneconomicol
ond obsolete mojor equipment, sholl be in occordonce with the

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Acquisition Plon ond Phose-Out Plon os incorporoted in the BFP
Modernizotion Progrom to be developed by the ogency.

5.3.1. Creotlon of Reseorch ond Developmenl Oftlce.The BFP sholl

creote o Reseorch ond Development Office to undertoke
reseorch on copobility, moleriol ond technology developmenl
omong others. li sholl be composed of highly skilled personnel
with technicol knowledge in conducting reseorch studies, doto
onolytics, ond innovotive policy-moking proficiency. lt sholl
likewise formulote Technicol Specificotions/Terms of Reference
of equipment, opporotuses, occessories ond PPE os well os
services ond testing procedures.

5.3.2. Creqllon of Procuremenl Progrommlng ond Plonnlng Offlce. The

BFP sholl creote o Procurement Plonning ond Progromming
Office under the Directorote for Logistics with the following
generol duties ond functions:

I Conduct Operolionol Needs Anolysis (ONA), morket

onolysis. feosibility study ond cost-benefit onolysis, ond
prepore project plons ond proposols prior to ocquisition
or procuremeni;

2 Develop BFP Procuremenl Monuol to guide ond

monoge the ocquisition/ procuremenf processes under
the BFP Modernizotion progrom;

3 Prepore BFP Acquisition/Procurement Plon;

4 Provide technicol ossistonce io the end-user units in the

preporotion of their Project Procurement Monogemeni
Plons (PPMPS); ond

5 Creole ond moinioin o price monitoring list of goods ond

services regulorly procured by the ogency ond o list of
suppliers, controctors ond consultonts.

5.3.3. Acquisitlon of New ond Slole-of-the-orl Equlpment, Vehicles

ond Personol Proleclive Equlpment. The ocquisition of new
ond stote-of-the-ort equipment, vehicles ond personol
protective equipment copobilities sholl be governed by the
following generol policies:

I The ocquisition of equipment ond moteriol of such types

ond quontities sholl be mode in occordonce with the
need to develop BFP copobilities pursuont to its
modemizotion objectives;

2 The ocquisition of new equipment sholl be synchronized

with the phose-out of uneconomicol ond obsoleie mojor
equipment in the BFP inventory;

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 2 No mojor equipmeni sholl be purchosed if the some ore
not being used in the country of origin or used by ot leost
two counlries. A loter modified version of such
equipment or subsystems thereof, provided such
modified version is nol o proiotype, sholl be deemed to
be the some os the originol one for the purpose of this
provision ond sholl quolity for ocquisition under the
provision ot RA No. 11589. Provided, however, ihot the
BFP is not precluded from developing its own design
opplicoble in the Philippine setting;

4 Proposols for lhe purchose of vehicles sholl be subject to

pertinent provisions of the GAA, NBC Nos. 446 ond 446-A,
BC Nos. 2O1O-2,2017-l ond 2019-2, OP Memorondum
Circulor No.9, s.2010 ond AO No. 14, s.2018, which
prohibit ihe ocquisition by government offices of luxury
vehicles for their operotions;

J. The BFP sholl determine ond dispose its unserviceoble

motor vehicles subject to pertinenl COA rules ond
regulotions. No omount sholl be provided for the repoir
of unserviceoble vehicles;

6 The replocement of motor vehicles sholl odhere to the

conditions ond procedures provided under NBC No. 446,
os omended;

7 BFP must hove o re.fleeting progrom. lt is understood thot

old motor vehicles should hove been disposed before
lhe purchose of new units, pursuont to iiem 4.5. 1 of DBM
Circulor Letter No. 2008-9; ond

B No supply controct sholl be entered into unless such

contrqct provides for, in cleor ond unombiguous ierms,
on ofier-soles services ond the ovoilobility of spore ports;

Acquisition of new equipment ond tools ond upgroding

of existing inventories moy be undertoken from inside lhe
country or from foreign sources.

Lend-leose or leose-purchose orrongements for the

ocquisition of mojor equipment or tools moy be resorted to if
opplicoble, more odvontogeous to the BFP, ond cost-wise
from lhe stondpoint of operotions ond mointenonce, omong
olher considerotions.

5.3.4. Acqulslllon Procedules under the Copoblllty, Moterlol ond

Technology Deyelopmenl Componenl of the Progrom. The BFP
sholl formulote systems ond procedures for equipment
ocquisition, toking into occount new requirements under the
BFP Modernizolion Progrom, ocquisition procedures under RA

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 No. 9184 ond other opplicoble existing lows. Provided thot, no
mojor equipment sholl be purchosed if the some does not
conform with the BFP Technicol Specificolions/Terms of
Reference set by BFP Reseorch ond Development Office.

5.3.21.1 Equlpment Acquisition

Acquisition of new ond modern equipment,
vehicles ond personol protective equipment sholl be
mode in occordonce with the BFP Modernizotion
Moster Plon.

Newly-ocquired properties or ossets, controcts or

ogreements in whlch the BFP hos insuroble interesl, sholl
be insured with the Generol lnsuronce Fund (GlF)
odministered by the Government Service lnsuronce
System (GSIS) pursuont 1o the provisions of R.A. No. 656,
os omended. lt is only when such properties or ony port
thereof ore not occeptoble to the GIF thot these moy
be insured with o privote insuronce compony ot o cosl
most odvontogeous to the government, subject to the
opplicoble provisions of lhe Revised lmplementing Rules
ond Regulotions of RA No. 9184 or the Government
Procurement Reform Act, ond relevont lows.

5.3.4.2 Compelency of BFP Personnel lnvolved in Ptocuremenl

Process

BAC members qnd BFP personnel involved in the

ocquisition or procurement process sholl hove
coniinuous copocity development through extensive
relevont troinings of leosl once every semester. They
ot leost one (l ) yeor. Those
sholl render tour of duty for
who hove rendered duty for of leost one (l) yeor moy
be given preference for promotion to the next higher
ronk subject to monogement prerogotive.

BAC Members sholl be entiiled to legol ossistonce

ond indemnificotion subject to the provisions of RA No.
9184.

5.3.5. Eslobllshmenl ond/or Upgrodlng of Communlcollon Systems

ond Network ln All BFP Offlces. All BFP offices ond operoting
units sholl hove o relioble, secure ond resilienl communicotion
systems ond network. A Modern Rodio Communicolion
Systems (MRCS) sholl be provided in oll BFP offices ond
operoting units. All communicotion ond electronlc equipment
to be ocquired sholl hove security feotures ond copoble of
vorious upgrodes, considering the ropid odvonces in
technology.

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5.3.6. Full Automollon of Systems ond Processes
The BFP sholl creote o centrolized opplicotion system for
the full outomotion of BFP internol processes ond frontline
services thoi sholl be monoged by the lnformotion ond
Communicotions Technology Monogement Service.

The oforemeniioned office sholl mointoin ond monoge the

interoperobility ond integrotion of opplicotion syslems to
ensure its hormonizoiion ond seomless operotions with
outhorized service plotforms.

The BFP sholl ensure thot personol intormotion in oll BFP

informotion ond communicotion syslems ore secured ond
protected pursuont io RA No. 10173 ond other opplicoble rules
ond regulotions.

5.3.7. Phosing Oul ol Uneconomicol ond Obsolete Equipmenl ond

Syslems in Accordonce wlth Exlstlng lows ond lssuonces. The
BFP, ihrough the Directoroie for Logistics (DL), sholl develop o
Logistics Monogement System ond Comprehensive Guidelines
on lhe Monogement of BFP Properties in occordonce with the
Government Accounting Monuol, ond other opplicoble tows,
which sholl be implemented by the Logistics Support Service. lt
shqll cover Property Monogement Areos which include:

I. lssuonce, utilizotion ond custodiqnship of properties;

2. lnventory ond physicol count of properties;

3 Disposol of properties clossified os beyond economic

repoir, unserviceoble, no longer needed ond/or obsolete
properties ond woste moteriols; ond

4 Mointenonce ond sustoinobility procedures ond

guidelines.

5.3.8. Ihe BFP Approlsol ond Dlsposol Commlllee. The BFP Approisol
ond Disposol Committee sholl be slrengthened to efficiently
conduct opproisol ond disposol proceedings. Offices moy
BFP
procure independent property opproiser to
undertoke
opproisol octivity of uneconomicol ond obsolete equipmenl
ond systems should there be no quolified in-house property
opproiser. Disposol of BFP property sholl be in occordonce with
the BFP Disposol Plon thot will be formuloted bosed on
Government Accounting Monuol, Notionol Budget Circulor No.
425 ond other opplicoble rules ond regulotions.

The BFP moy estoblish o Fire Service Museum which sholl

showcose the history ond evolulion of the fire service. For ihis
purpose, the BFP sholl determine which omong the disposed
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 properties sholl be exhibited in the museum, in occordonce
with the BFP Disposol Plon.

5.4. Speclollzed Servlcec Developmenl. The BFP sholl enhonce the

copobility of its personnel in providing fire protection services such qs
high-rlse building fires, lorest tires, oircroft ond oirport fires, chemicol
fires, disoster rescue services ond emergency medicol services. For
this purpose, the BFP sholl provide stote-of-theqrt equipmenl,
focilities, ond necessory troinings of its personnel.

5.4.1. Estobll3hmenl of Speclol Re3cue Force. There sholl be

estoblished o Speciol Rescue Force (SRF) os o notionol support
service which sholl perform seorch ond rescue functions of the
BFP. lt sholl consist of the following components:

I Seorch ond Rescue Unit

2 Morine Fire Unit
3 Aviotion Fire Unit
4 K9 Unit

5 Poromedic Unit
6 HAZMAT Unii

There sholl likewise be o speciol rescue force in oll

regions under the operotionol control of the Regionol Director
while the odministrotive supervision over lhe some shqll remoin
with the SRF in the Nolionol Heodquorters. The some sholl olso
be estoblished in every fire stotion under the supervision of the
Fire Morshol.

The speciol rescue force sholl be comprised of quolified

ond troined personnel with stote-of-the-ort equipmenl. The
specific dulies ond functions, composition, quolificolions of
members ond iroinings required for the SRF sholl be developed
by the BFP.

5.4.2. Estqbllshmenl of the Securlty ond Prolecllon Unlt (SPU). The BFP
sholl estoblish o Security ond Protection Unii (SPU) solely
mondoted to protect every BFP personnel in the performonce
of criiicol f unctions.

5.4.2.1. Dulles ond Funcllons. The SPU sholl undertoke its

mondole through the following duties:
'I
. Provide security during fire, rescue. medicol ond
HAZMAT/CBRN E operotions;

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 2. Assist the BFP Personnel during lhe enforcement
of closure ond obotement orders qnd the
enforcemenl of R.A. No. 95.l4, in generol;
2 Aid in the conduct of fire investigoiion ond
intelligence operotions os well os in the
performonce of ofticiol functions of o BFP
personnel which moy require the ossistonce of
SPU; ond
4. Perform oll other octs pertinent to the BFP's
mondote.

The SPU sholl be provided with oppropriote

equipment necessory to perform the foregoing
duiies ond f unctions.

5.4,2,2. Unll Composlllon. There sholl only be one (i) SPU for
every region ond city under the odministrotive qnd
operotionol control of the Regionol Director or City Fire
Morshol, os the cose moy be. Eoch unit sholl hove o
moximum composition of fourteen (14) personnel,
including its two (2) teom leoders.

The regionol directors moy cluster the regionol

SPU to provinces or municipolities where their services
moy be needed bosed on poteniiol threot, probobility
of incident qnd LGU clossificotion (e.9.. lst or 2nd closs
municipolity. etc.), provided thot SPU personnel
ossigned to these provinces ond/or municipolities
remqin under the operotionol control of the regionol
directors.

The quolificotions ond troinings required for SPU

sholl be developed by the BFP, provided thot the
requirements menlioned under Section 4 (D) of R.A. No.
'l 'l
589 sholl be complied with.

5.4,2.3. Creotlon ol the Security ond Proleclion Servlce (SPS).

lmmediotely ofter the opprovol of this lRR, there sholl be
estoblished o ond Proteciion Service (SPS)
Sicherheit
which is o notionol support unit in the Notionol
Heodquorters hoving odminisirotive supervision over oll
the SPU. lt sholl olso be the policy-moking body for oll
the issuonces relotive to the performonce of SPU's
mandote,

5.4.3. Ertobllrhment of Emergency Medlcol Servlce (EMS),

lmmediotely ofter the opprovol of this lRR, Emergency Medicol
Service (EMS) sholl be estoblished os o notionol support unit of
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 the BFP responsible for the formulolion of policies, stondords
ond medicol directions.

5.4.3.1. Estobllshment of Emergency Medlcol Servlce Unils

(EMSU). The BFP sholl estoblish on Emergency Medicol
Service Unit (EMSU) in every city ond municipol tire
stotion. Eoch EMSU sholl be comprised of on
ombulonce with odequote medicol equipment, ond
quolified qnd troined personnel. ll sholl respond, with
strengthened poromedic copobility, on troumo,
medicol, pre-hospitol core ond potient tronsportotion in
cose of fire incidents ond other emergency medicol
situotions. To supplement the services of the EMSU, the
BFP moy enter into o Memorondum of Agreement
(MOA) with heolth core focilities or hospitols for the
lreotment of injured victims ond BFP responders.

5.5. Humon Resource Developmenl

5.5.1. Developmenl ol Comprehenslve Trolnlng Progrom. The BFP

sholl develop o
comprehensive troining progrom for iis
personnel ond the BFP Auxiliory, including mondotory troinings
for new entronts ond newly-oppointed personnel of the BFP.

5.5.1.1. Troining Progrqm for BFP Personnel. The 8FP sholl

provide speciolized troining progroms for BFP Personnel
bosed on
compelency requirements, prioritized
competency gops ond proposed interventions.

5.5.1.2. Mondolory Coreer Courses lor New Enhonls ond Newly-

Appolnted Personnel. The BFP sholl enhonce the
cuniculum for the mondotory troinings of new entronls
ond newly-oppointed personnel oppropriote to every
level of responsibility ond existing troining requirement
of BFP personnel.

5.5.1.3. Troinlng Progrom tor BFPAuxiliory. The BFP sholl

develop o troining progrom ond conduct troining
octivities ond exercises for BFP Auxiliory.

5.5.2. Developmenl of Guidelines lor Enlislmenl of BFP Auxiliory. The

BFP sholl regulole the orgonizotion of fire volunteers through
ihe enlisiment of individuol ond group volunteers os port of the
BFP Auxiliory. For this purpose, the BFP sholl develop guidelines
which sholl prescribe for the specific requirements for
enlistmeni.

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 The BFP Auxiliory sholl ossist the BFP in fire suppression,
rescue. emergency medicol services ond reloted emergency
response. Provided, however, thoi the BFP Auxiliory sholl be
under the commond, control ond supervision of the BFP
Ground Commonder. They sholl be orgonized, troined,
developed ond molntoined to ensure their preporedness ond
reodiness to immediotely respond to the coll of sarvice, There
sholl be no employer-employee relotionship between the BFP
ond the members of the BFP Auxlliory.

5.5.3. Estobllshment ol lrolnlng SchooB ond Focllltles wlth Complete

Accessorles ond Equlpmenl nollonwlde.
The BFP sholl estqblish stote-oFthe-ort troining schools
ond focilities with complete occessories ond equipmenl
notionwide to copocitoie ond enhonce the skills of BFP
personnel.

Further, the BFP sholl propose the creolion of its own fire
service ocodemy which sholl be lhe source of odditionol
Commissioned Officers of the BFP.

5.5.3.1. Hiring ol lnternotlonolly Accredlled Ttolnlng Consullonls

qnd Advlsers

ln the obsence of competenl, oble ond wllllng

Flllplno troining consultonts ond odvisers, the BFP moy
hire internotionolly-occredited troining consultonts ond
odvisers, subject to the provisions of R.A. No. 9184 ond
its lmplementing Rules ond Regulqlions.

For this purpose, the the oppropriole

BFP sholl set
educotion, troining ond relevont experience of
consultonts ond odvisers necessory to deliver the
required services through o Memorondum Circulor to
be issued by the Chief, BFP.

5.5.4. EMS Speclollzed Troinlngs. The BFP sholl provide necessory

troinings for its EMS, which include infection conirol ond
exposure. emergency vehicle response, incident rehobilitoiion,
criticol incident stress monogement, response to HAZMAT,
response to moss cosuolty incidenls (MCl), ond response to
vehicle occidents, omong oihers. Soid troinings sholl be
provided in coordinotion with the Deportment of Heolth
(DOH)ond Technicol Educotion ond Skills Development
Authority (TESDA).

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 5.5.4.1. Mechonlsm of Coordlnotlon. The Directors for Troining
ond Heollh Service sholl coordinote with DOH ond
TESDA for Emergency Medicol Technicion (EMT) courses
ond speciolized troining ot oll EMS personnel for coreer
development.

5.5.4.2. Conducl ond Moniloring of Irolnlngs of BFP EMS

Personnel. The BFP Notionol Heodquorters sholl focilitote
the preporotion, execution, conduct ond monitoring of
EMS troining ond developmenl in coordinotion with
DOH ond TESDA.

5.5.4.3. Guldelines on lhe Troinings of BFP EMS Personnel by

DOH ond TESDA. The BFP sholl develop o
comprehensive policy governing the troinings of BFP
EMS Personnel on lhe following oreos:

L Driving Course Requirement for Ambulonce

Driver;

2 Regulor Troining for EMS personnel ossigned in the

ombulonce;

Speciolized Troining for EMS personnel ossigned in

the ombulonce; ond

4. Other Types of Speciolized Troinings.

SEC 6. SUBMISSION IO
CONGRESS. Wilhin one hundred eighty (180) doys
from the effeciivily of this Aci, the BFP shqll, in consultotion with the
Secretories of the DILG, DBM ond the Deportment of Finonce (DOF),
submit the BFP Modernizotion Progrom to Congress. lt sholl contoin the
following:

l. Personnel strength ond inventory of focilities ond equipment;

2. Modernizolion projects ond octivilies to be undertoken ond the

porticulor component ond conesponding objective lo which
such projects relote to;

3. Priorities, schedules ond phoses of implemenlolion of

modemizotion projects ond octivities; ond

4. Estimoted overoge cost of eoch modernizotion project or octivity

to be undertoken.

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 Thereofter, the BFP sholl, ihrough the DILG Secretory, submit to the
Office of the President ond Congress, on onnuol report contoining the
progress ond stotus of the implementotion of the BFP Modernizotion
Progrom.

SEC 7. MUTTI.YEAR CONIRACI AND OIHER CONIRACTUAT ARRANGEMENIS

The BFP moy enter into multi-yeor conlrocts or other controcluol

onongements with locol or foreign suppliers ond controctors in the
implementotion of this Act, pursuont to the BFP Modernizotion Progrom,
Projects ond Appropriotions. opproved by Congress, subject to the
opprovol of the President, the provisions of existing lows ond regulotions
including lhose of the Commission on Audit ond under such terms ond
conditions most fovoroble to the Government.

Multi-Yeor Controcts (MYC) ore those controctuol onongements

entered into for the purpose of securing or obioining Multi-Yeor Projects
(MYP).

Multi-Yeor Projects (MYP) refer to budgetory

progroms/projecis/octivities which will toke more thon one ('l ) yeor lo
compleie ond require multi-yeor oppropriotions.

The Congress sholl, upon issuonce of o Multi-Yeor Obligotionol

Aulhority by the DBM for multi-yeor controcts, moke the conesponding
oppropriotion for the ensuing fiscol yeors: Provided, thot the BFP ond lhe
DBM sholl jointly issue policies lo ensure consislency with the BFP
Modernizolion Progrom ond existing guidelines in the conlrocting of multi-
yeor projects.

Mulii-Yeor Obligotionol Authority (MYOA) is the document issued by

DBM, either for locolly funded projects (tFPs) or foreign-ossisted projects
(FAPs) implemented by ogencies, in order to outhorize the lotter to enter
into MYPs for the full project cost.

to the bidding of multi-yeor controcts, the BFP must first secure o

Prior
MYOA from the Deportment of Budget ond Monogemenl (DBM) to
ensure thot the succeeding funding requirements sholl be included in the
budget progrom for the conesponding yeor.

Multi-yeor procurement projects, or those with on implementotion

period exceeding l2 months. sholl require the issuonce of o multi-yeor
controctuol outhority (MYCA) by the DBM for BFP prior to the conduct of
procurement. The MYCA or equivolent outhority sholl cover the full project
cost, ond sholl be the bosis of lhe opproved budget for the conlroct.

The Chief of the BFP sholl submit copies of these multi-yeor conlrocts
ond other orrongements to Congress, through the Choirpersons of the
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Senote Committees on Public Order ond Dongerous Drugs ond Finonce
ond ihe Choirpersons of the House Commiltees on Public Order ond
Sofety ond Appropriolions, to enoble Congress to oppropriote funds
theretor.

SEC 8. BFP MODERNIZATION TRUSI FUND

8.1. 8FP Modernkollon Trusl Fund

The trust fund creoted pursuont to Section l3 of RA No.95l4
sholl be renomed os the BFP Modernizotion Trust Fund refened lo
under RA No. I 1589.

The BFP Modernizolion Trust Fund, in occordonce with existing

government budgeting, occounting ond ouditing rules ond
regulotions, sholl be used exclusively for the implementotion of the
BFP Modernizotlon Progrom os provided for under RA No. 11589. This
sholl include oll expenses necessory for the procurement of focilities.
mochineries, equipment ond services os well os repoirs, moinlenonce
ond improvements. However, this sholl not cover the solories ond
ollowonces of BFP Personnel which is opproprioled under Generol
Appropriotions Act (GAA). As such, the BFP sholl continue to pursue
its mondote of implementing progroms ond projecls from the regulor
GAA oppropriotions ond from funds under the Trust Fund.

8.2. Administrollon of BFP Modernlzolion Trusl Fund. Pursuont to Section 7

ofRA No.'l 1589, the BFP Modernizotion Trust Fund sholl be
odministered by the Chief, BFP in occordonce with existing
government budgeting. occounting ond oudiling rules ond
reg u lotions.

8.3. The Trusl Fund Commlllee. The BFP sholl creole o BFP Modernizotion
Trusi Fund Commitlee wiih composition, duties ond functions os
herein provided.

8.3.1. Composltlon. The Chief, BFP sholl designote the personnel who
sholl compose the BFP Modernizotion Trust Fund Committee. li
sholl be composed of not less thon five (5) members with o
Choirmon, Vice Choirmon. ond lhree (3) Members ond Heod,
Secretoriot which sholl be chosen occording to their position,
technicol expertise, integrity ond compelence.

8.3.2. Dutles ond Funcllons. BFP Modernizotion Trust Fund Committee

sholl hove the following generol duties ond f unctions:
L Execute ond monitor the implementotion of Section 7 of
RA No.ll589;

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 2 Plon ond formulote Memorondum Circulors ond oiher
issuonces relotive to the policies ond guidelines in the
implementotion of the BFP Modernizotion Trust Fund;

Progrom the onnuol ollocotion of the Trust Fund or

disbursement subject to the opprovol of its Chief, BFP
ond review by the Secretory, DILG;

4 Prepore on onnuol report in relotion to Section 5 ond

Section 1 I of RA No. I 1589 for opprovol of the Chief, BFP
ond review by the Secretory, DILG;

5 Forecost the cosh collection bosed on the ovqiloble ond

submitted dolo from the regionol offices, lower units ond
other sources to the Directorote for Comptrollership (DC);
ond

6 lnlroduce other guidelines os moy be necessory to fulfill its

mondote under the low.

8.4. Sourcer ol BFP ModGrnlzollon Trurl Fund. The BFP Modernizotion Trust
Fund sholl be sourced from the following:

l. Appropriotions for the BFP Modernizotion Progrom os provided

in Section l2 of this Act;

2. Eighty percent (80%) shore of the BFP from oll toxes, fees, ond
fines collected pursuont to Republic Act No. 9514;

3. Proceeds from the disposol of excess ond uneconomicolly

repoiroble equipment ond other movoble ossels of the BFP;
4. Funds from ony budgetory surplus, os moy be outhorized by
Congress;

5. Loons, gronts, bequesls, or donotions from locol ond foreign

sources, specificolly eormorked to be used for the BFP
Modernizotion Progrom; ond
6. All interest income thol occrues to the trusl fund.

8.4.'1. Appropriolions lor the BFP Modernizolion Progtqm os provided

in Section 12 of RA No. 11589

to the modernizotion of the BFP ore

Funds pertoining
releosed under Copitol Outloy (CO) of the Generol
Appropriotion Act (GAA) of the cunent yeor. Whether the
omount onnuolly opproprioted be retoined or increosed
bosed on BFP's Budget Proposol sholl be upon the
recommendotion of the DBM.

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 Appropriolion os port of the Generol Appropriotion Act
follows the policy of "comprehensive releose". As such,
oppropriotion outhorized under the cunent yeor's GAA, sholl
be ovoiloble for releose, obligotion ond disbursement for the
purpose specified therein ond under the some generol ond
speciol provision of the soid GAA opplicoble thereto until
December of the opplicoble yeor.

8.4.2. Toxes, Fees ond Flnes Collected Pursuonl to Republlc Acl No.
9514.

This pertoins to
Code Revenues stoted under Speciol
Fire
Provision of the Generol Appropriotion Act sourced from eighty
percent (80%) of lhe toxes, fees ond fines collected in
occordonce with Section 13 of R.A. No.9514. The releose of
funds sholl be subject to lhe submission of o Speciol Budgei
Request.

8.4.2.1 Collecllon qnd Remlllonce. The LGUs moy ossess

ond collect ordinory fire code fees os moy be outhorized
ihrough o Joinl Memorondum Circulor to be issued by the
DILG. For this purpose, the LGU sholl turn-over one hundred
percent (100%) of the ordinory Fire Code Fees collected to the
locol fire stotion, which sholl in lurn remit the some in
occordonce with RA No. 11032 ond other reloted lows ond
regulolions. The locol fire stotion sholl ensure thot the one
hundred percent (100%) of the soid Fire Code fees collected
sholl be remitted to the BFP Modernizotion Trust Fund. The
determinotion of the 80% BFP shore ond the 20% IGU shore in
the Fire Code Fees collected sholl be in occordonce with
exisiing government budgeting, occounting ond ouditing rules
ond regulotions.

The BFP sholl develop on oppropriote online system

should it shift into full outomotion in the monner of ossessment,
collection ond remittonce of ordinory Fire Code Fees. The
system to be developed sholl conform fo relevqnt lows ond
reg u lotions.

8.4.3. Proceeds from the Disposol of Excess ond Uneconomlcolly

Repoiroble Equipmenl ond Olher Movoble Assels ol the BFP

When government property hos become unserviceoble

or no future economic benefits or service potentiol is

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 expected from its use or disposol ond if found to be voluoble
moy be sold ot publlc biddlng or ot o negotioted sole in the
event thot public blddlng folls.

The Disposol Committee sholl recommend to the heod of

the ogency the proper mode of disposol. Property moy be
disposed through oppropriote modes os provided under
pertinent lows ond regulotions os moy be deemed most
odvontogeous to the government. Proceeds from the disposol
of the properties sholl be deposited directly to the BFP
Modernizotion Trust Fund.

8.4.4. Funds hom ony budgetory surplus, os moy be oulhorized by

Congress

Budget Surplus refers lo the cumulotive results of normol

ond continuous operotions of the Notionol Governmenl
including prior period effects of chonges in occounting policy
ond enors, ond other copitol odjusiments os moy be
outhorized by Congress. When government income exceeds
government expenses or when iox revenue is greoter thon
government spending.

ln relotion thereto, instonces where there is o budgel

surplus, Congress moy enoci lows to provide omounts to be
used for the BFP Modernizotion Progroms.

8.4.5. loons/Gronls/Donollons lrom locol ond Forelgn Sources lo be

Utllized ln the BFP Modernlzollon Trusl Fund

The BFP moy occept donotions, contributions, gronis,

bequests ond/or loons, in cosh or in kind, from vorious sources,
domestic or foreign, for the BFP Modernizotion Progrom.
Provided thot, in cose of donotions from foreign governments,
ond occeptonce thereof, it sholl be subject to the prior
cleoronce ond opprovol by the President of the Philippines
upon recommendotion of the Secretory of Foreign Affoirs ond
sholl conform to lhe government budgeting, occounting ond
oudiling rules ond regulotions for foreign donotions.

Receipts from donotions sholl be occounted for in the

books of the donee-government ogency in occordonce with
pertinent occounting ond ouditing rules ond regulotions. Such
donotions incosh sholl be
deemed outomoticolly
opproprioted for the purpose specified by the donor. The
receipts from cosh donotions or its equivolent sholl be

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 deposited with the Notionol Treosury ond recorded under the
BFP Modernizotion Trust Fund.

There sholl be no donotion whether from internotionol or

locol source, unless o formol occeptonce for the purpose is
issued by the Chief. BFP or his outhorized representotive.

Cosh donotions sholl be used for ocquisiiion of items

thot ore necessory for upgroding of the BFP services which ore
oligned to the progrom ond thrusts of the BFP Modernizotion
Progrom, or for specific purpose/s consistent with
modernizotion.

All income from gronts ond donoiions sholl be

opproprioted os trust receipts ond sholl be remitted under the
BFP Modernizotion Trust Fund.

Receipts from donotions, whether in cosh or in kind, sholl

be occounled for in ihe books of the donee-ogency in
occordonce with occounting ond ouditing rules ond
regulotions. The receipis from cosh donotions ond proceeds
from sole of donoled commodities sholl be deposited with the
Notionol Treosury ond recorded os BFP Modernizotion Trust
Fund, ond sholl be ovoiloble to the implementing ogency
concerned through o Speciol Budget pursuont to Section 35,
Chopter 5, Book Vl of E.O. No. 292. The cosh volue of the
donotions sholl be deemed outomoiicolly opproprioted for the
purpose specified by the donor. Donotions with o term not
exceeding one (l) yeor sholl be treoled os port of the trust
fund.

All donotions in cosh sholl be supported by the required

documents. including controcts/ ogreements if there ore ony,
ond sholl conform to existing lows or policies ond guidelines.

8.4.6. All lnleresl lncome lhol Accrues lo the Irusl Fund. ln ony event
thot the trust fund occrues interests, it sholl form port of the BFP
Modernizotion Trust Fund.

Modernlzolion Irusl Fund. The

8.5. Appropriollon ond Utilizotlon ol the BFP
BFP Modernizoiion Trust Fund sholl be geored towords the
implementotion of the BFP Modernizoiion progrom os provided for
underSection 4 of RA No. 11589.

8.6. Trust Fund rholl nol be sublect to ony celllng by lhe Deportment ol
Budgel ond Monogerncnt. Fund releoses chorged ogoinst the trust
fund regordless of income source sholl not be subject to ony ceiling
by the DBM.

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SEC. 9. tOCAt EQUIIY lN THE 8FP MODERNIZATION.City ond Municipol
governments sholl be outhorized to use their respective shore from oll
toxes, fees ond fines collected pursuont to RA No.9514, for the following
purposes:

l. Operotionol ond Mointenonce of locol fire stoiions ond offices.

For this purpose,operoiionol ond mointenonce of locol fire

stotlons moy include instollotlon of bosic utilities, provlsion of
service vehicles, office supplles, physicol fitness focilities ond
equipment omong others.

o Construction, repoir, rehobililotion, renovotion, restorotion ond

improvement of locol fire stotions, focilities, offices ond its
oppurtenonces.

3 of lois ond righl-of-woy for locol fire slotions ond

Acquisition
offices including demolition of existing building for
construction/repoir or renovotion.

The LGUs moy donote lot/s for the estoblishment of locol

fire stotion ond offices. ln oddition to this, they moy olso instoll
street lighting system ond construct roods leoding to locol fire
slotions.

4 Acquisition or instollotion of firefighting equipment including fire

trucks. fire bools. oeriol lodders ond ombulonces.

( Procurement of personnel prolective equipment, self-conloined

breolhing opporoius ond other firefighting tools ond
investigotion equipment.

6 Oiher relevont progroms, projects ond octivities os moy be

identified by the BFP in occordonce wlth Seclion 4, subsections
(o), (c), ond (d) of RA No. 11589.

Locol Government Units sholl be outhorized to implement

development progroms qnd projects complementory ond
supplementory to the BFP Modernizolion Progrom, to be chorged
ogoinst the ollocolion for locol development projects os provided in
Seclion 287 of RA No 7l60, os omended. Provided, thol development
progroms ond projecls implemented by LGUs in occordonce with this
Act sholl be included in their respeclive locol development plons ond
onnuol investment progroms.

SEC.10. PERIOD OF IMPIEMENIATION. The BFP sholl implement the

Modernizotion over o period of ten (10) yeors effective upon the dote of
the opprovol of this Act. Provided, however, thot poyment for
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omortizotion of outstonding multi-yeor controcls ond obligotions incuned
under the modernizotion progrom moy extend beyond ihis period.

SEC. II. STRICT APPTICATION OF EASE OF DOING BUSINESS AND EFFICIENI

GOVERNMENT SERVICE DETIVERY ACT OF 2OI8

ln oddition to the provisions of RA No. 95,l4 ond its RIRR, the BFP sholl
likewise strictly implement RA No. 11032 ond its implemenling rules ond
regulotions in the processing of ony opplicoiion or renewol of fire sofety
permits, cleoronces ond certificqtes.

Any low to the conlrory notwithstonding, o fire sofety inspection

certificole sholl nol be required for the processing ond opprovol of locol
business permits for professionols, freeloncers, self-employed persons,
individuol controctors, ond one-person corporotions who ore engoged in
service octivities ond who registered their respective residences os their
principol ploce of business.

SEC. 12. CONGRESSIONAT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE

There is hereby creoted o Joint Congressionol Oversight Committee

composed of four (4) Senolors ond four (4) Representotives oppoinied by
the Senote President ond the Speoker of the House of Representotives,
respectively. The Oversight Committee sholl be co-choired by the
choirpersons of the Senqte Commitlee Public Order ond Dongerous Drugs
ond the House of Representotives Commitlee on Public Order ond Sofety.
The Minority sholl hove ot leost one (l) representotive from eoch
Chomber.

The Oversight Commiltee sholl monitor ond oversee the

implementotion of the provisions of this Act. lt sholl odopt its iniernol rules
of procedure, conduct heorings ond receive testimonies, reports, ond
technicol odvice, invite or summon by subpoeno od festil'icondurn ony
public officiol or privote cillzen to testify before it, or require ony penon by
subpoeno duces fecum documents or other moleriols os it moy require
consistent with the provisions of this Act. Provided, thot within five (5) yeors
ofter the effectivity of this Act, or os the need oriscs. the Congressionol
Oversight Committee sholl conduct o sunset review ot this Act. The term
'sunset review' sholl meon o systemotic evoluotion of the
occomplishments ond impoct of this Act, os well os the performonce ond
orgonizotionol structure of its implementing ogencies, for purposes of
determining rcmediol legislotion

SEC. 13. APPROPRIATIONS. The omount necessory to implement the

provislons of this Act sholl be sourced from the BFP Modernizotion Trust
Fund os provided in Section 7 of RA No. 11589. ln oddition, lhe onnuol
oppropriolions for ihe BFP Modernizotion Progrom sholl include the
omount necessory to support the funding requirements for oll
modemizotion projects submitted toCongress. The f unds be to
opproprioted to implement the provisions of this Act sholl be included in
lhe Generol Appropriotions Act under the BFP.

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SEC. 14. GUIDEIINES. The Chief, BFP moy issue such guidelines to further
clorify ond effectively implement these rules ond regulotions.

SEC. 15. SEPARABILIW CI.AUSE. lf ony port, section or provision of this IRR is
declored involid or unconslitutionol, the sections or provisions which ore
not otfected sholl remoin volid ond subsisting.

SEC. 16. REPEALING CLAUSE. Section 54 of RA No.6975, os omended ond

Sections 5. l2 ond l3 of RA No.9514 ore hereby omended or modified
occordingly. All oiher lows, decrees, ordinonces, rules, regulotions, other
issuonces or ports thereof which ore inconsislent with the provisions of RA
No. I 1589 ore olso hereby repeoled, omended or modified occordingly.

ond Regulotions sholl toke effect (15)

SEC. 17. EFFECIIVITY. These Rules
fifteen (15) doys ofter its complete publicotion either in the Officiol
Gozette or in two (2) notionol newspopers of generol circulotion ond from
filing of three {3) certified copies in the University of the Philippines Low
Center.

Done, in Quezon City, this 30th doy of December in the yeor 2021.

Recommend Approvol:

I.OUIE S PURACA , CEO VI

TIRE DIRECIOR (Dsc)
Chlef, BF

Approvad by;

M ANO
SECRETAiY, DIt
t/
Dote: FEBt5Zon

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