MAYOR Eric C. Codilla led the groundbreaking ceremony on the construction of a new fire station building last Apr. 2. The existing 50-year-old fire station in Anubing St. at the government center will be torn down to give way to a new structure to be built at a cost of P9,157,806.92.
Pedro A. Noval Jr., regional director of the Department of Interior and Local Government, lauded the project as a manifestation of the importance given by Mayor Codilla to Ormoc’s fire department. He said that contrary to general perception, firemen are not only called to fight fires but also to rescue people who fall into manholes as well as those who climb tall buildings to commit suicide.
Mayor Codilla echoed Noval’s statement, saying he recognizes the fire department as a vital component of the Organized Rescuers and Medical aides of Ormoc City. He also mentioned his plan to procure a trauma van for victims of disasters like fires, earthquakes, typhoons, etc.
The two-storey fire station will have eight service bays, dormitory as well as administrative and training areas. Contractor Magnam Konstrukt is given 208 calendar days to finish the project. The building will be bigger and better than the old structure and will even encroach on the provincial jail next door.
The two-storey fire station will have eight service bays, dormitory as well as administrative and training areas. Contractor Magnam Konstrukt is given 208 calendar days to finish the project. The building will be bigger and better than the old structure and will even encroach on the provincial jail next door.
As such, Mayor Codilla asked Noval and Bureau of Fire Protection SSupt. Pablito D. Cordeta who was also present, to appeal to Gov. Carlos Jericho L. Petilla to transfer the provincial jail so that the BFP can fully utilize the site owned by the city government.
(West Leyte Weekly Express issue of Apr. 2-8, 2012)
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