Mindanaotoday.com | Oro’s outstanding fire stations hailed
By: Theresa Arlene Gambe
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Fire Station 3 of Barangay Carmen, this city, was hailed the “most outstanding fire station” during the “DILAAB: Araw ng Parangal” ceremony held by the city government through the Oro Youth Development Office (OYDO) on March 28.
This awarding is after the second round of evaluation for the “Search for the Outstanding Fire Station.”
According to the OYDO, the sets of awardees are determined through a series of on-site evaluations and community validation, where barangays and schools validate the fire station’s performance.
After extensive deliberation, Fire Station 3 or Barangay Carmen Fire Station, was conferred “Most Outstanding Fire Station.”
The award was succeeded by Fire Station 6, Barangay Kauswagan, as the first runner-up, and Fire Station 9, Barangay Lumbia, as the second runner-up.
“The search for the most outstanding fire station is poised to empower the fire stations and strengthen their prevention initiatives through leadership trainings, project management, project implementations, and community empowerment,” said Lord Saver Centina, OYDO OIC, during the awarding ceremony held at Limketkai Center.
From a general accumulated performance score of 76.93% across all fire stations in the city in March 2022, the score has increased to 82.43% in March 2023.
“Overall, our shared effort has paved the way to achieving the safety, security, and human development aspects of the ‘RISE CDO’ agenda; specifically, the disaster resilience, peace, order, and human security components,” said Centina.
Firefighters are also given other special awards. With the theme “Sa pag-iwas sa sunog, hindi ka nag-iisa,” fire officers present also emphasized the need for every household’s involvement as partners in fire prevention. (TAAG | PIA-10)
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