FIRE SAFETY

Carlito Romero
Former Head of Bureau of Fire
Protection
Lung Center
– compartmentation
– not fire-rated
Hotel
– fire alarm
-- smoke detector
Cellphone service provider
– arson
Serendra
– unplugged gas detector

1. Gas detector normally open and

normally closed
2. Gas detector permanently tapped
to wiring system
3. Gas detector must be included to
emergency generator
Ozone
– overheated rectifier
Book store
– junction boxes
-- mica tube
Grenfell Tower
– refrigerator
– aluminum composite panel
– 72 dead
Quezon
City Hall
– circuit
breaker
Mall in Makati
– safety switch with wire jumper
HCFC fire extinguisher for delicate electronic equipment

Welding hot work has short circuit effect
Overheated electric fan
Central Bank storage grounded convenient outlet
Residential

smoke detector
in every room

heat detector
in kitchen
PPE for firefighters and in-house fire brigade must be with
protection against accidental electrocution
Thermal imaging camera can be used for fire prevention
and suppression
1. Mechanical parking structure, outdoor, indoor,
basement
2. EE room not required to install AFSS
3. Pressurization system
4. Internet
5. Flooring directional sign
6. Height of service drop (aerial ladder fire truck)
7. Car engine running while parked
8. Rice cooker of construction workers.
9. Roof deck fire escape exit sign
 Causes of Fire Incidents in the Philippines (Jan-Aug 2019)
UNDER INVESTIGATION: 3,670
ELECTRICAL IGNITION: 3,202
OPEN FLAMES: 3,120
OTHER CAUSES: 1,250
SMOKING (CIGARETTES/PIPES): 927

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: 431

IGNITION CAUSES: 359
OVERHEATED APPLIANCES/MACHINERY/VEHICLES: 357
KIDS PLAYING W/ MATCHSTICKS/LIGHTERS: 271
UNDETERMINED: 175

INTENTIONAL FIRES: 131

LPG EXPLOSIONS: 79

MAGNIFIED / AMPLIFIED SUN RAYS: 69

SPARKS FROM MACHINERY: 12 Total Number of Fire Incidents (Jan-Aug 2019)

DUST EXPLOSIONS: 5

LIGHTNING STRIKES: 2 14,060

SKY LANTERNS: 0

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

 Causes of Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2015)
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS / APPLIANCES / MACHINERIES: 4,555

OTHERS: 3,650

UNDER INVESTIGATION: 3,567

OPEN FLAME DUE TO UNATTENDED LIGHTED CANDLES/ GASERA/ TORCH/ SULO/ UNATTENDED COOKING/ DIRECT FLAME CONTACT OR STATIC ELECTRICITY: 2,939

LIGHTED MATHCSTICK OR LIGHTER/ CIGARETTE BUTT: 1,574

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: 446

LPG EXPLOSION DUE TO DIRECT FLAME CONTACT OR STATIC ELECTRICITY: 137

INCENDIARY DEVICE / MECHANISM OR IGNITED FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS: 111

CHEMICALS: 80

PYROTECHNICS: 61
Total Number of Fire Incidents (CY 2015)
LIGHTNING: 18
17,138
BOMB EXPLOSION: 0

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000
 Causes of Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2016)
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS / APPLIANCES / MACHINERIES: 5,474

UNDER INVESTIGATION: 4,102

OTHERS: 3,874

OPEN FLAME DUE TO UNATTENDED LIGHTED CANDLES/ GASERA/ TORCH/ SULO/ UNATTENDED COOKING/ DIRECT FLAME CONTACT OR STATIC ELECTRICITY: 2,637

LIGHTED MATHCSTICK OR LIGHTER/ CIGARETTE BUTT: 2,152

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: 603

INCENDIARY DEVICE / MECHANISM
OR IGNITED FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS:
138
CHEMICALS: 135
LPG EXPLOSION DUE TO DIRECT
FLAME CONTACT OR STATIC
ELECTRICITY: 130
PYROTECHNICS: 30
Total Number of Fire Incidents (CY 2016)
LIGHTNING: 14
19,292
BOMB EXPLOSION: 3

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000

 Causes of Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2017)
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS / APPLIANCES / MACHINERIES: 5,366

UNDER INVESTIGATION: 3,401

OTHERS: 1,801

OPEN FLAME DUE TO UNATTENDED LIGHTED CANDLES/ GASERA/ TORCH/ SULO/ UNATTENDED COOKING/ DIRECT FLAME CONTACT OR STATIC ELECTRICITY: 1,646

LIGHTED MATHCSTICK OR LIGHTER/ CIGARETTE BUTT: 1,322

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: 228

INCENDIARY DEVICE / MECHANISM
OR IGNITED FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS:
139
CHEMICALS: 137
LPG EXPLOSION DUE TO DIRECT
FLAME CONTACT OR STATIC
ELECTRICITY: 124
PYROTECHNICS: 25
Total Number of Fire Incidents (CY 2017)
LIGHTNING: 7
14,197
BOMB EXPLOSION: 1

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000

 Causes of Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2018)
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS / APPLIANCES / MACHINERIES: 5,861

UNDER INVESTIGATION: 3,821

OTHERS: 2,358

OPEN FLAME DUE TO UNATTENDED LIGHTED CANDLES/ GASERA/ TORCH/ SULO/ UNATTENDED COOKING/ DIRECT FLAME CONTACT OR STATIC ELECTRICITY: 2,325

LIGHTED MATHCSTICK OR LIGHTER/ CIGARETTE BUTT: 1,567

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION: 370

INCENDIARY DEVICE / MECHANISM OR IGNITED FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS: 138

LPG EXPLOSION DUE TO DIRECT FLAME CONTACT OR STATIC ELECTRICITY: 104

CHEMICALS: 93

PYROTECHNICS: 22
Total Number of Fire Incidents (CY 2018)
LIGHTNING: 14
16,675
BOMB EXPLOSION: 2

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000

 Structural Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2015)
RESIDENTIAL: 6,109

MERCANTILE: 536

MISCELLANEOUS: 382

INDUSTRIAL: 377

STORAGE: 292

EDUCATIONAL: 236

MIXED TYPE OCCUPANCY: 221

BUSINESS: 195

PLACES OF ASSEMBLY: 117

Total Number of Structural Fire Incidents (CY 2015)
HEALTH CARE: 28
8,501
DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL: 8

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000

 Structural Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2016)
RESIDENTIAL: 6,305

MERCANTILE: 591

MISCELLANEOUS: 491

INDUSTRIAL: 394

STORAGE: 271

EDUCATIONAL: 234

BUSINESS: 227

MIXED TYPE
OCCUPANCY: 207

PLACES OF ASSEMBLY: 107

Total Number of Structural Fire Incidents (CY 2016)

HEALTH CARE: 51

DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL: 6 8,884

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000
 Structural Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2017)
RESIDENTIAL: 5,541

MERCANTILE: 612

MISCELLANEOUS: 394

STORAGE: 323

INDUSTRIAL: 301

EDUCATIONAL: 232

BUSINESS: 218

MIXED TYPE
OCCUPANCY: 120

PLACES OF ASSEMBLY: 114

HEALTH CARE: 25 Total Number of Structural Fire Incidents (CY 2017)

DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL: 6 7,886

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
 Structural Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2018)
RESIDENTIAL: 6,307

MERCANTILE: 621

MISCELLANEOUS: 429

INDUSTRIAL: 401

STORAGE: 398

BUSINESS: 299

EDUCATIONAL: 256

MIXED TYPE
OCCUPANCY: 120

PLACES OF ASSEMBLY: 116

HEALTH CARE: 35
Total Number of Structural Fire Incidents (CY 2018)

DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL: 5 8,987

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 7,000
 Non-Structural Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2015)

GRASS: 4,981

ELECTRICAL POST: 1,797

RUBBISH: 841

Total Number of Non-Structural Fire Incidents (CY 2015)

FOREST: 176
7,795
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
 Non-Structural Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2016)

GRASS: 5,595

ELECTRICAL POST: 2,625

RUBBISH: 990

Total Number of Non-Structural Fire Incidents (CY 2016)

FOREST: 177
9,387
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000
 Non-Structural Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2017)

ELECTRICAL POST: 2,622

GRASS: 2,002

RUBBISH: 643

Total Number of Non-Structural Fire Incidents (CY 2017)

FOREST: 46
5,313
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000
 Non-Structural Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2018)

GRASS: 2,886

ELECTRICAL POST: 2,699

RUBBISH: 985

Total Number of Non-Structural Fire Incidents (CY 2018)

FOREST: 103
6,673
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500
 Vehicular Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2015)

MOTOR VEHICLE: 819

SHIP / WATER VESSEL: 20

LOCOMOTIVE: 3

Total Number of Vehicular Fire Incidents (CY 2015)

AIRCRAFT: 0
842
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
 Vehicular Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2016)

MOTOR VEHICLE: 997

SHIP / WATER VESSEL: 24

LOCOMOTIVE: 0

Total Number of Vehicular Fire Incidents (CY 2016)

AIRCRAFT: 0
1,021
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200
 Vehicular Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2017)

MOTOR VEHICLE: 978

SHIP / WATER VESSEL: 18

LOCOMOTIVE: 1

Total Number of Vehicular Fire Incidents (CY 2017)

AIRCRAFT: 1
998
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200
 Vehicular Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2018)

MOTOR VEHICLE: 991

SHIP / WATER VESSEL: 21

LOCOMOTIVE: 3

Total Number of Vehicular Fire Incidents (CY 2018)

AIRCRAFT: 0
1,015
0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200
 Classification of Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2015)

ACCIDENTAL FIRE: 13,173

UNDER INVESTIGATION:
3,638

INTENTIONAL FIRE: 272

Total Number of Fire Incidents (CY 2015)

UNDETERMINED: 55
17,138
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000
 Classification of Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2016)

ACCIDENTAL FIRE: 14,725

UNDER INVESTIGATION:
4,180

INTENTIONAL FIRE: 271

Total Number of Fire Incidents (CY 2016)

UNDETERMINED: 116
19,292
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000
 Classification of Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2017)

ACCIDENTAL FIRE: 10,576

UNDER INVESTIGATION:
3,350

INTENTIONAL FIRE: 202

Total Number of Fire Incidents (CY 2017)

UNDETERMINED: 69
14,197
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000
 Classification of Fire Incidents in the Philippines (CY 2018)

ACCIDENTAL FIRE: 12,534

UNDER INVESTIGATION:
3,827

INTENTIONAL FIRE: 214

Total Number of Fire Incidents (CY 2018)

UNDETERMINED: 100
16,675
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000
 Fatalities and Injuries during Fires in the Philippines (CY 2015)

INJURED CIVILIAN: 725

FATALITIES IN CIVILIAN: 356

INJURED FIREFIGHTER:
113

FATALITIES IN Total Number of Casualties in Fire Incidents (CY 2015)

FIREFIGHTER: 0
1,194
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800
 Fatalities and Injuries during Fires in the Philippines (CY 2016)

INJURED CIVILIAN: 894

FATALITIES IN CIVILIAN:
285

INJURED FIREFIGHTER:
93

Total Number of Casualties in Fire Incidents (CY 2016)

FATALITIES IN
FIREFIGHTER: 0
1,272
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1,000
 Fatalities and Injuries during Fires in the Philippines (CY 2017)

INJURED CIVILIAN: 835

FATALITIES IN CIVILIAN:
304

INJURED FIREFIGHTER:
54

Total Number of Casualties in Fire Incidents (CY 2017)

FATALITIES IN
FIREFIGHTER: 1
1,194
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
 Fatalities and Injuries during Fires in the Philippines (CY 2018)

INJURED CIVILIAN: 817

FATALITIES IN CIVILIAN:
260

INJURED FIREFIGHTER:
75

Total Number of Casualties in Fire Incidents (CY 2018)

FATALITIES IN
FIREFIGHTER: 0
1,152
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900