7/26/2019 Essay for Fire Prevention Month

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Sirens wail, marking an unfathomable force of destruction; water dripsfrom fear stricken faces of men and women, fear for the lost of the thingsthey only have: properties, futures, LIVES

!ire is said to be one of the ma"or constituents of nature !ire symboli#es

courage, power, and dominance, a gift $rometheus gave to men disregardingthe conse%uences of his actions, an element from where &od decided tocook man paving the way to the creation of di'erent races, a part of ourdaily life, a source of power for cooking meals, of energy for photosynthesisamong others Indeed, (re is very bene(cial to man; but, on the other side of things, (r can be destructive, catastrophic, and malevolent

Every now and then on the news, we hear reporters covering newsscopes featuring destructive forces, including (re)related incidences, whichoften cost lives, properties, and other damages *n news coverages, we (ndvictims crying for properties lost, lives taken, futures destructed, +ut, have

we asked ourselves, -ho is to blame for these losses./ -ho deserves tosu'er conse%uences from these actions./ 0nswers never lieit is "ust thatsuch are hard to accept

 1he government has continuously e2erted e'orts in establishing (re)prevention methodologies among !ilipinos 1he government consistentlytried making the people aware on various ways to avoid (re)relatedincidences but how come that still many (re)related incidences transpire.0re advertisements paid for by the government and the tough campaign thegovernment is having right now futile. If not, so why. 1he answer lies not onthe government but on us who continuously not heed the preventive

measures the government is trying to instill on us It is on us whocontinuously re"ect the pieces of advice given to us through popular media,and who continuously adhere to the concept I know what is better formyself/

 3ust recently reports on (re have roamed television 4ost of which arecaused by carelessness in terms of using alternative light sources like lampsand candles 0ccording to reports, incidences rooted because parents, or anyother individuals left a candle burning or lit amidst a pile of cloth or paper;put lamps or candles on areas reachable by children which might eventuallycause such to fall causing massive destruction -hat do these citations tell

us. In my personal view, these things try to open our minds on thereali#ation that we cannot "ust settle on the idea that we are safe in ourhome 1hese things remind us to be more vigilant and careful on whateverand whenever we will be using these things It is sad to believe that stillmany failed to learn from the grief of those who su'er the conse%uences of consistently neglecting government warnings, for the mere reason thatalternative light sources still topped the chart of the things which often cost(re

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0nother problem lies on discipline 5iscipline for the mere sense that stillmany !ilipinos do illegal connections on electricity lines without eventhinking of the conse%uences things like illegal electrical connections mayhave !urthermore, still many hotel owners, restaurant and barentrepreneurs, and other heads of establishments fail to cooperate on

government programs which aim to lessen the rate of (re)related incidences4any hotels, inns, apartels, restaurants, bars seemed not to follow theprovision of the +ureau of !ire $rotection concerning non)ha#ardousestablishments; many still do not have appropriate number of (ree2tinguishers; many still do not have su6cient (re e2its 1he, what will bethe cost of these things. Let us not forget an incident which caused amassive grief to the entire !ilipino people: 1he *#one 5isco 1ragedy 4anycould have survived if only the (re e2its were open, if only a suitable numberof (re e2tinguishers were present, if only there were trained employees tohandle the situation, if onlyShould we wait for another tragedy such as this "ust to remember and appreciate the signi(cance of the ads for (re)

prevention measures we often neglect on 1V. Should we wait for another lifeto end. for another family to grieve. Should you wait for your family tosu'er. -ould you want to su'er the pain of losing a family member, a lovedone. -ould you bear.

$revention is better than cure 1his does not only apply to healthmeasures but to every thing which we can do to avoid catastrophice2periences 1here are a lot of 1V ads which tells us what we should do intimes of (re: government o6cials and personnels try to make us aware;many want to help us )) but these helps are super7uous if we will not helpourselves Let us be vigilant on observing (re)preventing measures the

government tries to instill on us; be careful on every decision and product wewill make and buy, for a single mistake can cost us all we have 4ost of all,let us be disciplined not only towards matter of personal safety but alsotowards matter of public safety and care Let us support and adhere the (reprevention measures and warnings the government emphasi#es ) ) LE1 8S+E9*4E *E 1IS !I<E $<EVE1I* 4*1