Problems Encountered by The Bureau of Fire Protection in The Province of Capiz
Problems Encountered by The Bureau of Fire Protection in The Province of Capiz
Problems Encountered by The Bureau of Fire Protection in The Province of Capiz
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
Disaster as defined by IFRC(International Federation of
Red Cross) is a sudden, calamitous event that seriously
disrupts
the
functioning
of
community
or
society
and
can
have
human
origins.
disaster
in
their
is
combustion
or
burning,
in
which
substances
fire
disaster
wildfires,
can
accidental
be
providential
(human
error
(natural)
or
such
as
negligence)
or
hundreds
to
thousands
of
families
from
their
to
property
and
may
even
be
cause
of
several
deaths.
In connection to the disastrous effects of fire, the
Bureau of Fire Protection(BFP) under the DILG and by virtue
of Republic Act 6975, otherwise known as DILG Act of 1990,
is
primarily
prevention
to
and
perform
and
suppression
be
of
responsible
destructive
for
the
fires
on
at
piers
or
wharves
anchored
in
major
seaports,
Statistical
Coordination
Board(NSCB)
shows
that
nationwide
which
is
39.8%
higher
than
8,798
fire
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
data
shows
that
1,478
shown
by
the
most
recent,
available
statistics,
be
categorized
into
three
namely:
Human/Personnel,
of
2012
is
nationwide.
In
encountered
are
1:589
the
from
material
lack
of
the
16,252
side,
fire
the
trucks,
total
firemen
common
problems
fire
hydrants
progresses.
Financial
problems
originate
from
the
Protection,
concerns
of
undergo
not
only
series
of
extinguishing
training
fire,
in
but
which
also
the
city
has
one
sub-station
and
five
for
the
Second
Congressional District.
Statement of the Problem
This study aims to determine the problems encountered
by
the
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
firefighters
in
the
Province of Capiz.
Specifically,
it
sought
to
answer
the
following
questions:
1. What are the problems encountered by the Bureau of Fire
Protection firefighters in the Province?
2. What
is
the
degree
of
seriousness
encountered
by
the
Bureau
firefighters
in
term
of
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of
Human
on
the
Fire
Resources
problems
Protection
factors,
Financial
Resources
factors
and
Material
Resources
there
encountered
significant
by
difference
Bureau
of
Fire
in
the
problems
Protection
in
the
such
and
as
Human
Material
Resources,
Resources
and
Financial
the
degree
of
is
no
encountered
significant
by
Bureau
difference
of
Fire
in
the
problems
Protection
in
the
is
no
significant
relationship
on
the
three
and
Material
Resources
and
the
degree
of
Theoretical Framework
Systems theory was originally proposed by Hungarian
biologist Ludwig von Bertalanffy in 1928, although it has
not been applied to organizations until recently (Kast and
Rosenzweig, 1972; Scott, 1981). The foundation of systems
theory is that all the components of an organization are
interrelated, and that changing one variable might impact
many
others.
Organizations
are
viewed
as
open
systems,
state
of
dynamic
equilibrium
as
they
adapt
to
environmental changes.
Senge
understanding
(1990)
how
describes
our
actions
systems
shape
our
thinking
reality.
as:
If
Systems
theory
as
applied
to
the
study
of
this
firefighters
in
the
Province
of
Capiz.
As
Fire
Protection
encounters
namely:
Human
Resources,
DEPENDENT VARIABLES
Problems encountered by
Bureau of Fire Protection
firefighters in the
Province of Capiz
Factors
Human Resources
Financial Resources
Material Resources
Degree of seriousness of
problems framework
Figure 1. Schematic presentation of the conceptual
showing differences and the relationship of variables.
Conceptual Framework
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identified
Resources,
categories
Financial
of
Resources
problems
and
namely:
Material
Human
Resources.
study
aims
recommendation
to
to
the
identify,
involved
analyse
to
and
address
the
give
out
problems
province
to
improve
prevention
destructive fires.
and
suppression
of
who
directly
supervises
the
Bureau
of
Fire
to
better
perform
their
duties
and
responsibilities
Future
Researchers.
This
study
would
benefit
the
future
in
The
the
respondents
Roxas
city
will
Fire
be
all
Marshal
firefighters
and
different
demographic
profile
of
the
respondents
will
be
Definition of Terms
For the better understanding of the readers/researchers
the
following
definitions
are
defined
conceptually
and
operationally.
Bureau of Fire Protection. Created by virtue of RA
6975
under
Department
of
Interior
Local
Government.
anchored
in
major
seaports,
petroleum
industry
agency
to
aid
in
providing
solution
to
the
problem.
Encountered. To come upon a person or a difficulty
such
as
problem.
(www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/encountered)
In
this
study,
it
is
the
identification
of
the
question
or
raised
solution.
for
inquiry,
(www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/problems)
It is the focus of the study to identify the problems and
give out recommendation to solve these specific problems.
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CHAPTER II
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
12
implications
are
to
some
extent
related
to
the
investigation at hand.
Foreign Studies
According
to
Kirtley
et.
al,
(2007),
on
study
for
USFA,
organizations
NFPA,
interested
and
in
other
national
mitigating
the
and
local
rural
fire
problem .
(1) We recommend the development and implementation of a
model
multihazard
survey
for
homes
that
could
be
homes
that
need
changes
in
their
equipment.
could
check
related
conditions,
such
as
locked,
or
alternate
escape
13
routes.
For
greatest
be
conducted
by
trained
professionals,
though
not
is
not
envisioned
as
hand-off
instrument
for
We
recommend
partnering
with
national
and
regional
Barbecue
Association;
and
the
HEARTH
Education
priorities
in
terms
of
the
range
of
hazards
and
affordable
modifications
suitable
existing
homes;
We
the
(4)
recommend
for
use
development
of
in
a
would
communicate
communities
and
the
would
importance
portray
of
the
reaching
variety
rural
of
rural
Local Studies
According to Bacareza, (2012), on a study titled:
Capability of The Bureau of Fire Protectionnational Capital
Region in Responding to Chemical Biological Radiological
Nuclear Explosives and Hazardous Materials in Metro Manila:
an Assessment. The findings of the study are as follows: The
study arrived at the following findings: On the status of
the BFP with regard to
created
by
following
virtue
its
of
functions:
expanded
RA
6975
Responsible
role, the
primarily
for
the
to
and
of
of
the
Phil.
if necessary
emergency,
assist
the
AFP
(PD
file
upon
in
2008,
the
case
the
BFPs
the
in
court;
national
Fire
role
Code
was
15
of
Investigate
direction
meeting
passage of RA 9514 or
of
1185);
perform
the
its
and
of
and
Fire
causes
In
times
the President
emergency.
of
was
prevention
BFP
the
extended
With
the
Philippines
to
include:
enforcement
Safety
of
the
Fire
Code,
Inspection
and
Ensuring
Hazardous
handling
Materials.
HAZMATs
mandate,
and
policies,
(personnel,
capabilities,
On
the
CBRNE
and
level
of
incidents
its
in
identified
policies
and
logistics,
funding,
capability
terms
in
of
its
implementing
unit
systems,
human
coordinative
resource
mechanism,
New
Fire
Code
of
to
responding
HAZMATs
the
highest
assessment
capability
hazardous
of
the
the
and CBRNE.
with
BFP-NCR
materials
is
Philippines
in
On
regard
in
the
application
other
hand,
measuring
the
responding
to
CBRNE
and
in
terms
of
improving
human
resource
capabilities
Hence, it can
BFP-NCR
enhance
should
be
construed
that
the
of
the
key
CBRNE
priority
assessment
responding
Station
in
to
for
terms
CBRNE
of
with
Preparedness
the
Plan
should
be
the
BFP-NCRs
regard
to
the
capability
BFP
in
Operational
CHAPTER III
METHODOLOGY
This chapter presents the method of research used, the
respondents,
the
instruments
17
including
its
validity
and
reliability,
the
manner
of
fielding,
gathering
and
study
will
conduct
year
2015-2016
in
on
the
the
second
Province
semester
of
of
Capiz
Frequency
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9
10
8
13
25
11
9
11
11
139
Percentage
22.43%
6.57%
7.19%
5.90%
9.34%
17.99%
7.99%
6.59%
7.99%
7.99%
100%
City
has
the
greatest
number
respondents
of
each,
and
Sigma
with
the
least
number
of
Frequency
Percent (%)
Male
110
79.14
Female
29
20.86
Total
139
100%
85
61.15
54
38.85
Total
139
100%
Single
48
34.53
Married
90
64.75
0.72
139
100%
SEX
AGE
21 years old and below
CIVIL STATUS
Widow/er
Total
LENGTH OF SERVICE
19
89
64.03
9 years to 15 years
33
23.74
17
12.23
Total
139
100%
shows
the
socio-demographic
profile
of
the
when
the
length
of
service
was
put
into
problems
encountered
by
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
as
age,
sex,
civil
status,
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length
of
service
and
Province
of
Capiz.
Part
III
dealt
on
degree
of
Protection
firefighters
in
term
of
Human
Resources
encountered
by
the
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
Scoring Interval
Response Categories/
Verbal Interpretation
4.20-5.0
Always/Very Serious
3.40-4.19
Frequent/Serious
2.60-3.39
Often/Fairly Serious
1.80-2.59
Seldom/Not Serious
1.0-1.79
Statistical Tools
22
= Mean
x = sum of scores
N
= number of cases
23
level,
was
used
to
determine
if
there
was
=
Mean square within
variables
namely:
Human
Resources,
Where:
( OE )2
E
the sum of
observed frequency
expected frequency
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Material
CHAPTER IV
PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
The
gathered
presents
the
findings,
analyses,
and
Statements
HUMAN RESOURCES
1. Delay in fire
Mean
response
due
Verbal Interpretation
to
Not Serious
and management.
3.
Slow
fire
2.53
Not Serious
Not Serious
personnel
5. Poor planning
2.66
Fairly Serious
2.57
2.68
2.53
Not Serious
Fairly Serious
Not Serious
2.83
Fairly Serious
3.14
Fairly Serious
2.91
2.68
Fairly Serious
Fairly Serious
Fairly Serious
Fairly Serious
Not Serious
Not Serious
Not Serious
response
with
due
to
regards
to
an
properly
communication.
10. Fire personnel
through
do
not
to
radio
have
fire
trucks
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in
2.58
2.30
2.49
6.
Not
separated
gender-concerned
2.37
Not Serious
2.52
Not Serious
2.64
2.70
Fairly Serious
Fairly Serious
3.05
2.60
Fairly Serious
Fairly Serious
3.15
3.00
Fairly Serious
Fairly Serious
Fairly Serious
equipment.
8. Lack of
communication
investigative
fire investigation.
9. Outdated equipment.
10. The current Bureau
gear
of
for
Fire
technology
such
as
in
regards
for
3.06
Fairly Serious
Fairly Serious
Fairly Serious
of
Fire
Protection
does
funds
to
increase
self-allocation
Province
of
Capiz
has
high
3.28
Fairly Serious
have
substantial
their
fees
two-percentum
(2%)
3.63
Serious
of Capiz.
3.54
10. The Bureau of Fire Protection do
Serious
gains
collection
of
in
Fee
training
management
leading
and
to
facility
a
under
3.65
3.25
2.84
28
Serious
Fairly Serious
Fairly Serious
encountered
by
the
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
stated
as
follows:
firefighters
are
unable
to
to
specific
type
of
fire
(e.g.
Aqueous
Film
old
or
lacking
facilities
with
mean
of
3.65.
29
Sum of
Squares
2.31
2.32
4.63
Mean
Square
0.257
0.232
Df
9
10
19
F value
1.107
of
fire
station.
There
is
no
significant
respondents,
regardless
of
their
location
of
fire
30
Prob.
n.s.
hypothesis
which
stated
that
there
is
no
significant
Problems Encountered On
Human
Material
Financial
Resources
Resources Resources
DEGREE OF
SERIOUSNESS
Not Very
Serious
Not Serious
Fairly Serious
Serious
Very Serious
Total
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39
29
25
15
139
27
43
38
20
11
139
2
29
55
38
15
139
2 = 81.777
df = 8
= 0.05
critical value of 2 = 15. 507
Relationship of the three factors:
Human Resources, Material Resources
and Financial Resources in the
problems encountered by the
Bureau of Fire Protection
firefighters in Province
of Capiz
The Chi-square test of independence in table 5 revealed
that
there
between
the
is
significant
relationship
that
existed
three
categorical
variables
the
problems
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in
variables
namely:
Human
Resources,
Material
CHAPTER V
SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND IMPLICATIONS
This chapter presented the summary of the study, its
findings, conclusions, recommendations, and implications.
Summary
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the
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
firefighters
in
the
province of Capiz.
Specifically,
it
sought
to
determine
the
degree
of
Protection
firefighters:
(1)
What
are
the
problems
encountered
by
the
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
station
in
the
Province
of
Capiz?;
(4)
Is
there
encountered
by
the
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
There
is
no
significant
difference
in
the
problems
encountered
by
the
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
revealed
that
out
of
139
respondents,
34
were
single.
Ninety
(90)
or
64.75%
of
the
had
eight
(8)
years
and
below
of
service,
(9
15)
years
of
service
and
the
remaining
encountered
by
the
Bureau
of
Fire
Protection
Serious.
The
result
implied
that
all
problems
province
of
Capiz
has
somehow
35
significant
in
the
Results
difference
revealed
existed
in
that
the
there
degree
was
of
no
significant
seriousness
of
the
(9 40)
= 3.02 was
has
the
same
perception
on
the
degree
of
Protection
stated
that
firefighters.
there
is
no
Thus
the
significant
hypothesis
difference
which
in
the
across
the
the
degree
categorical
of
seriousness
variables
of
used
the
to
problems
Capiz,
critical
value
significance
81.777
of
level
2
of
significantly
15.
0.05.
507
This
at
greater
eight
indicates
than
(8)
that
the
df
and
Human
36
three
factors
such
as
Human
Resources,
Financial
the
concluded
encountered
findings
that
by
the
the
of
the
most
Bureau
study,
common
of
the
encountered
Fire
Protection
the
greatest
mean
across
the
categories,
Human
to
specific
type
of
fire
(e.g.
Aqueous
Film
37
categorized
variables
such
as
Human
Resources,
38
equipments
through
the
governments
Modernization Program.
3 The Bureau of Fire Protection must intensify their
Fire Inspection Procedures on buildings in order to
stabilize gains as mentioned in Sections 13 and 14
of PD 1185.
Implications
The findings of the present investigation had led to
certain implications for practice in relation to the degree
of seriousness of the problems encountered by Bureau of Fire
Protection firefighters in the province of Capiz.
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