Senior Fire Officer Wendell Villanueva, information officer of the Cebu City Fire Station answers questions from the media during the kick off of the Fire Prevention Month 2023 on March 1, 2023. CDN Digital Photo | Jessa Ngojo
The fire bureau in the city gave this reminder as it opened this year’s Fire Prevention Month celebration on Wednesday, March 1, 2023.The theme intends to raise awareness among Cebuanos that in times of fire occurrences, they should not hesitate to call for aid, especially that there was aSenior Fire Officer Wendell Villanueva, information officer of thethat they have the capability to respond to fires as long as they are called in as soon as possible.
Villanueva said in an interview after a motorcade that kicked off Fire-Prevention Month on Wednesday morning.fire simulation exercises and rescue operations were conducted and participated by students from the school. This is an increase from 2020 and 2021, wherein 192 and 203 cases of fires were reported, respectively.