Republic of the Philippines Department of the Interior and Local Government

BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION Region – 02

Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Office Villaverde Fire Station

Ibung, Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya Hotline: 0917-532-7582

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VILLAVERDE FIRE STATION

(STATION PROFILE, CAPABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES)

Following the arrival of the one (1) new 500 litre Jiangte Fire Truck in Villaverde from the Bureau of Fire Protection,

Villaverde Fire Station was activated and established on July of 2016. With its first personnel strength of five (5) BFP

Personnel, the station now has a total strength of eight (8) personnel headed by SFO3 Lope C Dipanio as the Officer in

Charge and SFO2 Florante M Laguit as the Deputy and Chief Admin. Villaverde Fire Station is also the first station in the

province of Nueva Vizcaya to have the Typical Fire Station which is part of the modernization program of the Bureau.

Currently, Villaverde Fire Station is situated in Baranggay Ibung which is the commercial capital of the municipality.

Villaverde Fire Station is providing its service to all nine (9) barangays of the town. To further enhance the capability of

the station to respond in different types of emergencies, the Local Government Unit of Villaverde headed by Municipal

Mayor Hon. Ronelie U Valtoribio lend one (1) Rescue Ambulance on December 2017. The Memorandum of Agreement

regarding the lending of the Rescue Ambulance to the station was signed on October 2018. Villaverde Fire Station also

have different EMRS Materials like Spine board, Splints and other medical supplies which was provided by the LGU and

MDRRMO. The station also has one (1) SCBA which can be used in responding to fire incidents. Currently, the station has

five (5) Fire Safety Inspectors headed by SFO1 Helen Grace C Buen as the Chief FSES. The station also have two (2) official

drivers responsible in manning the Jiangte Fire Truck and two (2) official drivers for the Rescue Ambulance.

With the arrival of the Rescue Ambulance, BFP Personnel of this station responds to different Vehicular Accidents

and Medical Emergencies within the AOR. For the year 2018, Villaverde Fire Station Personnel responded to three (3) fire

incidents within the AOR two of which were residential fire. The first incident was in Brgy. Ocapon and another in Brgy.

Nagbitin and which was investigated by personnel of this station. BFP Personnel of this station, together with MDRRMO,

PNP and other local agencies, also actively been part of operations during Typhoons such as T.S. Ompong on September

2018 and T.S. Rosita on October 2018. Villaverde Fire Station, together with other local agencies, regurarly conducts the

Quarterly National Simutaneous Earthquake Drills to different schools and Government Buildings within the AOR.

BFP Personnel of this station also actively conduct different trainings such as First Aid, Bandaging, ERT and Fire

Fighting Training to students of different schools and other stake holders. Personnel regularly conducts Baraggay Ugnayan

through different Baranggay Assemblies. Villaverde Fire Station, with the overwhelming support of the LGU, continues to

deliver its services to the people of Villaverde and other places.

PICTORIALS

SFO3 Dipanio Jr., FO3 Buen and FO1 Galvez conducted investigation re: 31 May

2018 grassfire at Purok Diamond, Bintawan Norte this Municipality

NOVEMBER 27 2018- SFO1 Helen Grace C Buen, C,I&I, conducted investigation

re: a Nov 26 Residential fire at Purok 6, Nagbitin, Villaverde. After the

investigation, and Arson Case was filed against Arnold Dacusin at Regional

Trial Court Bayombong.

DURING T.S. OMPONG

September 11-15 2018: All Personnel of this station, in close coordination with the PNP, MDRRMO and

LGU Villaverde, conducted monitoring, inspection and clearing during the Tropical Storm Ompong

DURING T.S. Rosita

October 28-31 2018: All Personnel of this station, in close coordination with the PNP, MDRRMO and

LGU Villaverde, conducted monitoring, inspection and clearing during the Tropical Storm Rosita

TRAININGS AND LECTURES

EMR TRAINING TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF BINTAWAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

AND OUR LADY OF FATIMA SCHOOL OF VILLAVERDE

BASIC FIRE FIGHTING TRAINING TO BARANGGAY PEACEKEEPING ACTION TEAM

(TANOD) OF DIFFERENT BARANGGAYS

National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill 2018

VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS AND MEDICAL EMERGENCIES RESPONDED