Pagudpud needs a fire truck

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff Reporter

PAGUDPUD, Ilocos Norte—The popular tourist destination of Pagudpud has no functional fire truck.

Pagudpud mayor Marlon Sales said a house at Brgy. Baduang already burned into ashes before responding firefighters from the neighboring Bangui town reached the area on the evening of May 22 when a fire broke out.

“Should there be a fire truck on standby in Pagudpud town, several damages to properties and possible loss of lives due to fire incidents could have been avoided,” the mayor said citing the need for a fire truck in the municipality.

According to Sales, a mini fire truck was earlier donated to the Pagudpud municipality during the past administration of then Pagudpud mayor Matilde “Maja” Sales but unfortunately it was not properly turned-over to the municipality when he assumed as mayor in 2013.

In view of this, the Pagudpud mayor has reiterated his request to the Department of Interior and Local Government to set up a Bureau of Fire Protection station in Pagudpud town.

As a counterpart, Sales said the municipality is willing to donate a portion of lot of the municipality for the establishment of a fire station which is needed in this prime tourist destination town.

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