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Community Fire
Auxiliary Group
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What is the CFAG?

The Community Fire Auxiliary Group or CFAG, established
under the BAYANIHAN Program, is a neighbourhood-based
organization anchored on the Filipino “bayanihan” concept of
communal unity, work, and cooperation to achieve a particular
goal. Its main responsibilities are: responding to localized
fire incidents as BFP responding teams are in transit, and
promoting community safety through activities guided by the
BFP. It is a structured organization of volunteers, composed
of local residents, clustered by sitio / purók, neighbourhood
blocks or by number of households in every barangay.
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Guiding Policy
1. A CFAG unit shall be established in every barangay
following the standard structure and responsibility herein
enumerated. This shall be the immediate responder in case
of fire, as well as serve as the main organization that will
ensure the mitigation of hazards in its area of concern.
CFAG Sub-Units shall be created, herein to be referred as
“Community Fire Defense Sub- Units,” in every sitio or purók
or 100-house cluster;
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Guiding Policy
2. Prior to the implementation of the BAYANIHAN
program, the City / Municipal Fire Marshal shall properly
coordinate the activity with the barangay officials. If
necessary, endorsement from the ABC / Liga President or
the Local Chief Executive should be secured to ensure the
support of the LGU for the program;
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Guiding Policy
3. The assigned Bumbero sa Barangay in the specified barangay
along with the barangay council shall ensure the registration of every
CFAG member. Accordingly, the following shall be done:
• Establish a data base for CFAG members, to be consolidated by the
station’s Operations Section. Such data base can include contact numbers for
group messaging to facilitate immediate response in case of a fire alarm in their
immediate vicinity or neighboring cluster, sitio or purók or barangay.

• An identification card shall be issued to CFAG members who passed the

required training as certified by the Barangay Chairman and the City/Municipal
Fire Marshal. The same ID shall be signed by both the Barangay Chairman and
the City/Municipal Fire Marshal and shall be presented at a fire scene
whenever required by the BFP.
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Guiding Policy
4. The basic skills and knowledge of this group will be put
to the test as they execute the CFPP during the conduct of
drills and simulation exercises.
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CFAG Functions
a. Assist the BFP in the inspection and removal of fire
hazards in the community and household, such as illegal
electrical connections, street obstructions, flammable and
easily ignitable piles of materials, and the like;

b. Assist the BFP in delivering the message of safety and

fire prevention through their own activities;
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CFAG Functions
c. Develop fire prevention programs and plans of action
for companies or organizations to address the fire safety
situation in the community;

d. Conduct evaluation of necessary precautionary

measures in the barangay such as:
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CFAG Functions
• Identifying hazards,
• Identifying obstructions that can hamper access and fire and emergency
operations,
• Posting of alarm and evacuation signage,
• Establishment of evacuation areas,
• Setting up localized fire hydrants, especially in interior areas where
accessibility by fire truck is not possible,
• Proper marking of street fire hydrants, and
• Provision of immediate fire fighting implements such as fire hose, buckets and
water drums, sand bags, etc.
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CFAG Functions
e. Assist BFP responding teams in the discharge of other duties and
responsibilities; and,

f. Conduct fire drills according to the established hazard zones in the area.
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COMMUNITY FIRE AUXILIARY GROUP
LOCAL FIRE
STATION
CHIEF CFAG
(Barangay Captain)
MGA BAYANI NG
BARANGAY
SOCIAL MEDIA
PAGE
Assistant CHIEF CFAG
Barangay Councilor / Committee on
Public Safety, Peace and Order

EVACUATION SEARCH AND RESCUE MEDICAL / FIRST AID SECURITY AND TRAFFIC
COMMUNICATION UNIT
UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT

COMMUNITY DEFENSE UNIT

(CFDU)

FIRE SAFETY TEAMS

Established
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY COMMUNITY CFDSU based
FIRE DEFENSE FIRE DEFENSE FIRE DEFENSE FIRE DEFENSE on the
SUB-UNIT SUB-UNIT SUB-UNIT SUB-UNIT number of
(CFDSU) (CFDSU) (CFDSU) (CFDSU) sitios/ purok
or cluster
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CFAG Structure and Responsibilities

A. CHIEF (Barangay Captain)

The Chief shall perform overall administrative supervision

and control of the CFAG organization. He / She shall be
responsible for the implementation of fire prevention
measures, and shall ensure that the units under his/her
supervision shall adhere to or follow the operational rules
and regulations, and obey the tactical command.
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CFAG Structure and Responsibilities

B. ASSISTANT CHIEF (Barangay Councillor /
Committee on Public Safety, Peace and Order)

Shall assist the CFAG Chief and assume duties and

responsibilities in his/her absence in all activities relating to fire
safety measures and related programs.
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CFAG Structure and Responsibilities

CFAG RESPONSE UNITS

A. COMMUNICATION UNIT

In normal situation, is responsible for the dissemination of information

regarding the overall plan, function and responsibilities of each individual
in case of fire. During fires, the Communication Unit is in charge of: (A)
sounding the alarm; (B) calling the fire station for assistance; (C)
communicating with the first responding units to guide them to the
specific location of the fire.
CFAG
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CFAG Structure and Responsibilities

CFAG RESPONSE UNITS

B. EVACUATION UNIT

(A) Direct residents to the pre-designated evacuation area, leading

them through the safest evacuation route; (B) Control the flow and
movements of evacuees to avoid panic and accidents; (C) Account for
affected residents under his charge and report about missing persons
and their possible location.
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CFAG RESPONSE UNITS

C. SEARCH-AND-RESCUE UNIT

(A) Take charge of evacuation of “special case” occupants such as

elderly individuals, pregnant women, persons with disability and the like,
who cannot be evacuated in the normal manner; (B) Conduct room-by-
room or house-to-house search to make sure that everyone is evacuated;
(C) Search for occupants reported missing; and (D) Rescue trapped
occupants.
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CFAG RESPONSE UNITS

D. MEDICAL / FIRST AID UNIT

Responsible for (A) the immediate administration of first-aid or

immediate medical intervention on injured persons, and (B) stabilizing
victim(s) and bringing them to the hospital or treatment facility.
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CFAG RESPONSE UNITS

E. SECURITY AND TRAFFIC UNIT

(A) Secure and cordon area where fire is in progress; (B) Prevent entry of
looters, onlookers or bystanders, and other persons not involved in the emergency
operations, to avoid hampering movements of firefighting units; (C) Secure
salvaged valuables to minimize damages and loses; (D) Assist in guiding
responding vehicles and units to the incident site or the designated staging areas).
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CFAG Structure and Responsibilities

CFAG RESPONSE UNITS

F. COMMUNITY FIRE DEFENSE UNIT (CFDU) AND COMMUNITY FIRE

DEFENSE SUB-UNIT (CFDS) (SITIO or PURÓK or CLUSTER FIRE DEFENSE
SUB-UNIT)

The Community Fire Defense Unit (CFDU) is an expanded barangay fire

brigade with two interacting structures.

The CFDU shall be the primary brigade and shall be composed of not less than
10 members who are residents of the barangay. It is to be headed by a Team Leader
designated by the Chief CFAG.
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CFAG RESPONSE UNITS

The CFDU shall have sub-units established in every sitio, purók, or residential
cluster of about 100 households. Each sub-unit shall have members of not less than
seven (7) member residents of the cluster and shall have a selected team leader.

Both units shall have the following functions. (A) The CFDU/CFDS shall be
responsible for the initial extinguishment of the fire; (B) Upon arrival of the first BFP
unit, they shall assist in the firefighting operations under the direction and control
of the BFP Ground Commander.
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CFAG RESPONSE UNITS

G. FIRE SAFETY TEAM

Members of the community chosen and tasked with the regular conduct of
inspection in their area/neighborhood taking note of all hazards to be reported to
the BFP station having jurisdiction through the social media platform or other
means. (see attached inspection and reporting guide) Members of the CFDU and its
sub-units can compose this team as they are the ones within the vicinity. During
the conduct of fire safety inspection under the LIGTAS-BAHAY PROGRAM of this
project, members of this team shall accompany the BFP’s designated Bumbero sa
Barangay.
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Mga Bayani sa Barangay Social Media Mileage

All municipal/city station shall create a group in the social media to be named
as “MGA BAYANI NG BARANGAY” to be administered by the fire prevention unit or
the unit responsible for the community activities in the stations. This Portal shall be
the venue of all the public safety concerns particularly on fire safety, fire safety
advisories, information drives and reporting of hazardous conditions and activities in
the community that require immediate action from the BFP and Barangay Officials.
The members of this group shall be the fire safety watchers and advocates of a
safe.
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CFAG RESPONSE UNITS

Training and Fire Responders’ Competition

Critical to the conduct of training for the CFAG is the training’s relevance to the
individual functions of the responding units. training modules should be responsive to
each individual function.

Schedule of training for the CFAG shall be performed at least once a year.
Although consideration has to be given to the individual responding units’ skills,
training the whole CFAG on every skill would be beneficial as it would afford the
CFAG members the chance to perform other functions from time to time. This will
encourage dynamism amongst the members.