The provincial government of Compostela Valley has stepped up the capacities and capabilities of risk reduction management councils of local government units in the province.
The 1st Fire Fighting and Rescue Olympics was facilitated by the provincial government last March 5 in time with the celebration of 10th Bulawan Festival.
The Olympics was aimed to measure the preparedness, competence, skills and knowledge showcasing the effectiveness and efficiency of the local government personnel in terms of fire fighting, as medical first responder and in ropemanship and rescue.
Among the activities undertaken include fire fighting with hose relay, bucket relay and hit the target; medical first responder/first aid with bandaging, splinting, two-man rescue and three-man rescue; and ropemanship with high angle rescue and ropemanship with high line making.
Well-trained personnel of different LGUs performed their best amidst the rainy weather.
Considered “best among the bests” after the competition were the LGUs of Maragusan, Mawab and Maco who were hailed Champion, 1st Runner Up and 2nd Runner Up, respectively.
LGU Maragusan received P30,000.00; Mawab with P25,000.00 and Maco P20,000.00. All other LGUs received P 5,000.00 each as consolation prizes.
The awarding of prizes was led by Governor Jayvee Tyron Uy assisted by F/SINSP. Randolf V. Arbutante, the provincial fire marshal of Compostela Valley and Raul Villocino, head of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO). (Honeylyn T Sayson, PGO/IDS)
