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BY GLENDA SOLOGASTOA
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016
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ILOILO City – In preparation for the New Year revelry, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) here is on “red alert.”
Firefighters are ready to respond to emergencies, the city fire marshal assured.
All leaves of absence were suspended, according to Jerry Candido.
Fifteen fire trucks are in good condition and ready for eventualities, he said.
Candido also called on the public to join the government’s campaign against the use of firecrackers.
The fire marshal discourages the use of firecrackers in greeting the new year.
There is nothing significant in it; it brings nothing good, said Candido.
Like Candido, the assistant head of the City Health Office also discouraged the public from using firecrackers.
“Ipahilayo gid ang mga kabataan,” said Dr. Mae Delmo. “Indi manipon sang firecrackers nga ara sa dalan, basi maglupok kag madisgrasya.”
Delmo advised the public to treat firecracker blast injuries, especially those on the eyes, as “emergency cases.”
The injured must be immediately taken to a physician, she said.
As first-aid treatment, flush eye injuries and blast burns with water; do not apply toothpaste or vinegar on them, said Delmo./PN
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