March 02, 2021 THE Cebu City Fire Department (CCFD) kicked off Fire Prevention Month on Monday, March 1, 2021, without the usual fanfare.
Although fire volunteers pushed through with the motorcade and went around the city to promote safety consciousness, they were not joined by Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) 7 personnel.
Also, there was no parade of BFP uniforms and BFP 7 personnel didn’t show off their talents at the SM City Cebu unlike last year.
SFO2 Wendell Villanueva, CCFD spokesman, said they had to cancel their program after 13 firefighters tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
However, City Fire Marshal Chief Insp. Josephus Alburo said everything is under control, adding that the personnel who were exposed to the patients are confined in their quarters until the result of their swab test is released.