Organizational Structure Bureau of Fire

Protection (BFP)

CSUPT. HERBERT B. CEZAR DSC, (Ret) Ed.D

Registered Criminologist
BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION
• R.A. 6975, DILG Act of 1990 (An Act
Establishing the PNP under a
Reorganized DILG and for other
purposes.) Otherwise known as the
"Department of the Interior and Local
Government Act of 1990."

• Approved on December 13, 1990.

 CHAPTER IV OF RA 6975
BUREAU OF FIRE PROTECTION

Section 53. Composition

The Bureau of Fire Protection, hereinafter
referred to as the Fire Bureau, is hereby created
initially consisting of the existing officers and
uniformed members of the fire service of the
Integrated National Police as constituted under
Presidential Decree No. 765.
 POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
OF THE BFP
1. Be responsible for the prevention and suppression of
all destructive fires on:

a. Building, houses and other structures;

b. Forest;
c. Land transportation vehicles and equipment;
d. Ships and vessels docked at piers or wharves
anchored in major sea ports;
e. Petroleum industry installations;
f. Plane crashes; and
g. Other similar activities
 POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
OF THE BFP
2. Be responsible for the enforcement of the Fire
Code of the Philippines RA 9514 and other
related laws;

3. Shall have the power to investigate all causes of

fires and if necessary, file the proper complaint
with the city or provincial prosecutor who has
jurisdiction over the case;
 POWERS AND FUNCTIONS
OF THE BFP

4. In time of national emergency, all elements of the

BFP shall upon direction of the President, assist the
AFP in meeting the national emergency; and

5. Shall establish at least one (1) fire station with

adequate personnel, firefighting equipment and
facilities in every provincial capital, city and
municipality subject to standard rules and regulations
as maybe promulgated by the Department of the
Interior and Local Government.
 BFP Organization
 The Fire Bureau shall be headed by a Chief who
shall be assisted by Deputy Chief. It shall be
composed of

 It shall be composed of Regional Office,

 Provincial Offices,

 District Offices; and

 City or Municipal Fire Stations.

 BFP Organization
 Provincial level - headed by the Provincial Fire
Marshal which shall implement the policies, plans
and programs of the Department; and monitor,
evaluate and coordinate the operations and
activities of the fire service operating units at the
city and municipal levels.

 In the case of large provinces, district offices may

be established, to be headed by a district fire
marshal.
 BFP Organization
 City or Municipal Level - headed by a city or
municipal fire marshal:

 In the case of large cities and municipalities, a

district office with subordinate fire stations
headed by a district fire marshal may be
organized as necessary.
 Section 56. Establishment of
Fire Station
 There shall be established at least one (1) fire
station with adequate personnel, firefighting
facilities and equipment in every provincial
capital, city and municipality subject to the
standards, rules and regulations as may be
promulgated by the Department.

 The local government unit shall, however, provide

the necessary and or site of the station.

R.A. 6975 Approved on December 13, 1990

 Qualification Standards

 A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;

 A person of good moral character;

 Must have passed the psychiatric/psychological, drug

and physical test for the purpose of determining his/her
physical and mental health;

 Must possess a baccalaureate degree from a

recognized institute of learning;

 Must possess the appropriate civil service eligibility;

(2nd level eligibility);
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 Qualification Standards
 Must not have been dishonorably discharged or dismissed for
cause from previous employment; and

 Must not have been convicted by final judgement of an

offense or crime involving moral turpitude.

 Must be at least one meter and sixty-two centimeters (1.62

m.) in height for male, and one meter and fifty-seven
centimeters (1.57 m.) for female: Provided, That a waiver for
height and age requirement \s shall be automatically granted
to applicants belonging to the cultural communities; and

 Must weight not more or less than five kilograms (5 kgs.) from
the standard weight corresponding to his/her height, age and
sex;

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

 Republic Act No. 11549 May 26, 2021
An act lowering the minimum height requirement for
applicants of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau
of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology (BJMP), and Bureau of Corrections (BUCOR),
amending Republic Act No. 6975, as amended, Republic
Act No. 9263, and Republic Act No. 10575.
 Republic Act No. 11549, May 26, 2021

Section 4 of Republic Act No. 9263 is amended to

read as follows:

"SEC. 4. Professionalization and Upgrading of

Qualification Standards in the Appointment of Uniformed
Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP.

 Must be at least one meter and fifty-seven centimeters

(1.57 m.) in height for males and one meter and fifty-two
centimeters (1.52 m.) for females: Provided, That a
waiver for height and age requirements shall be
automatically granted to applicants belonging to the
cultural communities/indigenous peoples;
Section 58. Rank Classification
 Director
 Chief Superintendent
 Senior Superintendent
 Superintendent
 Chief Inspector
 Senior Inspector
 Inspector
 Senior Fire Officer IV
 Senior Fire Officer III
 Senior Fire Officer II
 Senior Fire Officer I
 Fire Officer III
 Fire Officer II
 Fire Officer I
R.A. 6975 Approved on December 13, 1990
 KEY POSITION - QUALIFICATION
1. Municipal Fire Marshal - should have the rank of
Senior Inspector.

 Must have finished at least 2nd year Bachelor of

Laws or earned at least 12 units in a master’s
degree program in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology
or other related discipline.

 Must have satisfactory passed the necessary training

of career courses for such position as may be
established by the fire bureau.

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

 KEY POSITION - QUALIFICATION
2. City Fire Marshal - should have the rank of Chief
Inspector.

 Must have finished at least 2nd year Bachelor of

Laws or earned at least 24 units in a master’s degree
program in public administration, management,
engineering, public safety,
criminology or other related disciplines.

 Must have satisfactory passed the necessary training

or career courses for such position as
may be established by the fire bureau.

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

 KEY POSITION - QUALIFICATION
3. District Fire Marshal / Provincial Fire Marshal /
Assistant Regional Director for Administration /
Assistant Regional Director for Operations / Chief of
Directorial Staff - should have the rank of Superintendent.

 Must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder

of a Master’s degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety,
criminology, or other related disciplines.

 Must have satisfactory passed the necessary

training or career courses for such position as may
be established by the fire bureau.

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

 KEY POSITION - QUALIFICATION
4. District Fire Marshal for the NCR / Regional Director
for Fire Protection / Director of the Directorate of the
National Headquarters Office - should have at least the
rank of Senior Superintendent.

 Must be a graduate of Bachelor of Laws or a holder

of master’s degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology,
or other related disciplines.

 Must have satisfactory passed the necessary training

or career course for such position as may be
established by the fire bureau.

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

 KEY POSITION - QUALIFICATION
5. Deputy Chief for Administration and Deputy Chief for
Operation of the Fire Bureau - should have the rank of
Chief superintendent.

 Must be a member of the Philippine Bar or must be a

holder of a master’s degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology
or other related disciplines.

 Must have satisfactory passed the

necessary training or career courses as may be
established by the fire bureau.

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

 KEY POSITION - QUALIFICATION
6. Chief of the Fire Bureau - should have the rank of
Director.

 Must be a member of the Philippine Bar or

a master’s degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety,
criminology or other related discipline.

 Must satisfactory passed the necessary the

training or career courses for such position
as may be established by the fire bureau.

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

R.A. 9263 the "Bureau of Fire Protection
and Bureau of Jail Management and
Penology Professionalization Act of 2004."

An Act Providing for the

Professionalization of the BFP and BJMP
amending certain provisions of R.A. 6975
providing funds thereof and for other
purposes.
Organization and Key
Positions of the BFP
 The BFP shall be respectively headed by a
Chief who shall be assisted by two (2) deputy
chiefs, one (1) for administration and one (1) for
operations, all of whom shall be appointed by
the President upon recommendation of the
Secretary of the DILG from among the qualified
officers with at least the rank of senior
superintendent in the service:
 No officer who has retired or is retirable within six
(6) months from his/her compulsory retirement age
be appointed as Chief of the Fire Bureau.

 The Chief of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail

Bureau shall serve a tour of duty not to exceed four
(4) years:

 Provided, however, that in times of war or other

national emergency declared by Congress, the
President may extend such tour of duty.
 The heads of the BFP and BJMP with the rank of
Director shall have the position title of Chief of
the Fire Bureau and the Chief of the Jail Bureau
respectively.

 The second officers in command of the BFP and

the BJMP with the rank of Chief Superintendent
shall have the position title of Deputy Chief for
Administration of the Jail Bureau, respectively.

 The third officer in command of the BFP and the

BJMP with the rank of Chief Superintendent shall
have the position title of Deputy Chief for
Operation of Fire Bureau and Deputy Chief for
Operation of the Jail Bureau, respectively.

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 The fourth officers in command of the BFP and
the BJMP with the rank of Chief Superintendent
shall have the respective position title of Chief
of Directorial Staff of the Fire Bureau and Chief
of Directorial Staff of the Jail Bureau, who shall
be assisted by the directors of the directorates
in the respective national headquarters office
with at least the rank of senior superintendent.

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 Regional Office - headed by a Regional Director
for Fire Protection and a Regional Director of
Jail Management and Penology with the rank of
Senior Superintendent.

 Assisted by the following officers with the rank

of:
 Superintendent: Assistant Regional
Director for Administration;

 Assistant Regional Director for

Operations; and

 Regional Chief of Directorial Staff.

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

BFP ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
BFP R5 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
 DISTRICT/PROVINCIAL
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
CITY/MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
SEC. 4. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Appointment of
Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP.

– No person shall be appointed as uniformed

personnel of the BFP and the BJMP unless he/she
possesses the following minimum qualifications:

a) A citizen of the Republic of the Philippines;

b) A person of good moral character;

c) Must have passed the

psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical
test for the purpose of determining his/her
physical and mental health;
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 d) Must possess a baccalaureate degree from
recognized institution of learning;

e) Must possess the appropriate civil service

eligibility;

f) Must not have been dishonorably discharged

of dismissal for cause from previous
employment;

g) Must not have been convicted by final

judgement of an offense or crime involving
moral turpitude;

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

h) Must be at least one meter and sixty-two
centimeters (1.62 m.) in height for male, and
one meter and fifty-seven centimeters (1.57 m.)
for female: Provided, That a waiver for height
and age requirement shall be automatically
granted to applicants belonging to the cultural
communities; and

i) Must weight not more or less than five

kilograms (5 kgs.) from the standard weight
corresponding to his/her height, age and sex;

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

Provided, That a new applicants must be less
than twenty one (21) nor more than thirty (30
years of age: except for this particular
provision, the above–enumerated
qualifications shall be continuing in character
and an absence of any one of them at any
given time shall be ground for separation or
retirement from the service:

Provided, further, That the uniformed

personnel who are already in the service upon
the effectivity of this Act shall be given five (5)
years to obtain the minimum educational
qualification and one (1) year to satisfy the
weight requirement.
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After the lapse of the time of period for the
satisfaction of a specific requirement, current
uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP
who will fail to satisfy any of the requirements
enumerated under this Section shall be
separated from the service, if they are below
fifty (50) years of age and have served in the
government for less than twenty (20) years, or
retired if they are age fifty (50) and above and
have served in the government for at least
twenty (20) years without prejudice in either
case to the payment of benefits they may be
entitled to under existing laws.

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

SEC. 5. Appointment of Uniformed Personnel to the
BFP and the BJMP. – The appointment of the BFP
and the BJMP shall be effected in the following
manners:

a) Fire/Jail Officer I to Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV. –

Appointed by the respective Regional Director
for Fire Protection and Regional Director for Jail
Management and Penology for the regional office
uniformed personnel or by the respective Chief
of the Fire Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau
for the national headquarters office uniformed
personnel, and attested by the Civil Service
Commission (CSC);

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b) "Fire/Jail Inspector to Fire/Jail Superintendent. –
Appointed by the respective Chief of the Fire
Bureau and Chief of the Jail Bureau, as
recommended by their immediate superiors, and
attested by the CSC;

c) Fire/Jail Senior Superintendent. – Appointed by

the Secretary of the DILG upon recommendation
of the respective Chief of the Fire Bureau and
Chief of the Jail Bureau, with the proper
attestation of the CSC; and

d) Fire/ Jail Chief Superintendent. To Fire/Jail

Director.- Appointed by the President upon
recommendation of the Secretary of the DILG,
with the proper endorsement by the Chairman of
the CSC.
Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004
SEC. 6. Lateral Entry of Officer into the BFP and
the BJMP

In general, all original appointments of officers

in the Fire Bureau and Jail Bureau shall commence the
rank of fire/jail INSPECTOR with highly specialized
and technical qualifications such as, but not limited to:

1. Civil Engineers 7. Criminologists

2. Mechanical Engineers 8. Certified Public Accountants
3. Electrical Engineers 9. Nurses
4. Chemical Engineers 10. Physical Therapists
5. Chemist 11. Dentists
6. Architects

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

SEC. 6. Lateral Entry of Officer into the BFP and
the BJMP

While applicants for lateral entry into the

BJMP shall include all those with highly
specialized and technical qualifications such as,
but not limited to:
social workers
psychologists
teachers
nurses
dentists
engineers

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SEC. 6. Lateral Entry of Officer into the BFP and
the BJMP

 Doctor of Medicine, members of the Philippine

Bar and Chaplains shall be appointed to the
rank of fire/jail Senior Inspector in their
particular technical service

 Graduate of the Philippine National Police

Academy (PNPA) shall be automatically
appointed to the initial rank of fire/jail
Inspector.

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Designation of
Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to
Key Positions

a) No person shall be designated to the following key

positions of the BFP and the BJMP unless he/she
has met the qualifications provided therein:

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SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Designation of
Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to
Key Positions

1) Municipal Fire Marshal.

 Senior Inspector
 Must have finished at least second year Bachelor
of Laws or
 At least twelve (12) units in a master's degree
program (public administration, management,
engineering, public safety, criminology or other
related discipline from recognized institution of
learning)
 Must have satisfactory passed the necessary
training of career courses for such position as may
be established by the Fire Bureau.

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SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Designation of
Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to
Key Positions

2) City Fire Marshal

 Chief Inspector
 Must have finished at least second year Bachelor of
Laws or
 At least twenty four (24) units in a master's degree
program (public administration, management,
engineering, public safety, criminology or other
related disciplines from recognized institution of
learning) and
 Must have satisfactory passed the necessary
training or career courses for such position as may
be established by the Fire Bureau.

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SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Designation of
Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to
Key Positions
3) District Fire Marshal, Provincial Fire Marshal, Assistant
Regional Director for Administration, Assistant Regional
Director for Operations and Regional Chief Directorial Staff.

 Superintendent
 Graduate of bachelor of laws or
 Holder of a master's degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology or
other related disciplines from recognized institution of
learning,
 Must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or
career courses for such position as may be established
by the Fire Bureau.

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SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Designation of
Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to
Key Positions
4) District Fire Marshal for the National Capital Region,
Regional Director for Fire Protection and Director of the
Directorate of the National Headquarters Office.

 At least has the rank of Senior Superintendent

 Graduate of bachelor of laws or
 Holder of a master's degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology or
other related disciplines from recognized institution of
learning,
 Must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or
career courses for such position as may be established
by the Fire Bureau.

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SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Designation of
Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to
Key Positions
5) Deputy Chief for Administration of the Fire Bureau,
Deputy Chief for Operations of the Fire Bureau and Chief
Directorial Staff of the Fire Bureau.

 Superintendent
 member of the Philippine Bar or
 Holder of a master's degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology or
other related disciplines from recognized institution of
learning,
 Must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or
career courses for such position as may be established
by the Fire Bureau.

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SEC. 7. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Designation of
Uniformed Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to
Key Positions

6) Chief of the Fire Bureau.

 Should have the rank of Director

 member of the Philippine Bar or
 Holder of a master's degree in public administration,
management, engineering, public safety, criminology or
other related disciplines from recognized institution of
learning,
 Must have satisfactory passed the necessary training or
career courses for such position as may be established
by the Fire Bureau.

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

SEC. 8. Professionalization and Qualifications
Upgrading Program. –

The DILG shall design and establish a

professionalization and qualifications upgrading
program for uniformed personnel of the BFP and
the BJMP in coordination with the CSC and the
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) though
an off-campus education program or other similar
programs within ninety (90) days from the effectivity
of this Act.

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SEC. 9. Attrition System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP.

There shall be established a system of

attrition for the uniformed personnel of the BFP
and the BJMP within one (1) year from the
affectivity of this Act to be submitted by said
bureaus to the DILG for approval. Such attrition
system shall include, but is not limited to, the
provision of the following principles:

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SEC. 9. Attrition System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP

a) Attrition by Demotion in Position or Rank.

Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and

the BJMP who is relieved and assigned to a
position lower than that is established for
his/her grade in the respective staffing pattern
of the Fire Bureau and the Jail Bureau, and who
shall not be assigned to a position
commensurate to his/her grade within two (2)
years after such demotion in position shall be
separated or retired from the service

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SEC. 9. Attrition System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP

b) Attrition by Non-Promotion.

Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and

the BJMP who has not been promoted for a
continuous period of ten (10) years shall be
separated or retired from the service, except for
those who are occupying a third-level position

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SEC. 9. Attrition System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP

c) Attrition by Other Means.

Any uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP

with at least five (5) years of accumulated active
service shall be separated from the service based on
any of the following factors:

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SEC. 9. Attrition System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP

c) Attrition by Other Means.

1) Inefficiency based on poor performance during

the last two (2) successive semestral ratings
period;

2) Inefficiency based on poor performance for three

(3) cumulative semestral rating period;

3) Physical and/or mental incapacity to perform

his/her duties and functions; or

4) Failure to complete the required career courses

and/or appropriate civil service eligibility for
his/her position except for justifiable

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 SEC. 9. Attrition System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP

d) Separation or Retirement from the Fire Bureau

and the Jail Bureau under this Section.

Any personnel who is dismissed from the

BFP and the BJMP pursuant to the above-
enumerated principles in this Section shall be
separated if he/she has rendered less than
twenty (20) years of service, and be retired if
he/she has rendered at least twenty (20) years of
service unless the concerned personnel is
disqualified by law to receive such benefits

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SEC. 10. Promotion System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and BJMP.

Within six (6) months after the effectivity of

this Act, the DILG shall establish a system of
promotion for the uniformed personnel of the BFP
and the BJMP though the following principles

a) Rationalized Promotion System.

The system of promotion shall be based on merits and

on the availability of vacant ranks in the BFP and the BJMP
staffing pattern. Such system shall be gender-fair so as to
ensure that women personnel of the Fire Bureau and the Jail
Bureau shall enjoy equal opportunity for promotion as to men

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SEC. 10. Promotion System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and BJMP.

b) Requirement for Promotion.

1) Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP shall not

eligible for promotion to a higher rank unless he/she
has met the minimum qualification standards or the
appropriate civil service eligibility set by the CSC, and
has the satisfactorily passed the required
psychiatric/psychological, drug and physical test

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SEC. 10. Promotion System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and BJMP.

b) Requirement for Promotion.

2) Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who has

exhibited act of conspicuous courage and gallantry at
the risk his/her life above and beyond the call of duty,
or selected as such in a nationwide search conducted
by any accredited civic organization, shall be
promoted to the next higher rank, Provided, That
these shall be validated by the DILG and the CSC
based on established criteria.

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SEC. 11. Performance Evaluation System.

There shall be established a performance

evaluation system which shall be administered
with accordance with the rules, regulations and
standards, and a code of conduct for the
uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP to
be promulgated by the Fire Bureau and the Jail
Bureau through the DILG. Such performance
evaluation system shall be administered in such a
way to foster the improvement of the individual
efficiency and behavioral discipline as well as the
promotion of organizational effectiveness and
commitment to service.

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SEC. 12. Standardization of the Base Pay,
Retirement and other Benefits of the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and the BJMP.

In order to enhance the general welfare,

commitment to service and professionalism of
the uniformed personnel of the BFP and the
BJMP, they shall receive the minimum starting
salary equivalent to the salary grade level of the
corresponding rank classification of their
counterparts in the PNP, as provided under
Section 36 of Republic Act No. 8551, and in the
AFP, as provided under Section 2 of Republic
Act No. 9166

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The rate of the base pay of the uniformed personnel of
the BFP and the BJMP shall be adjusted in accordance
with the following salary grade schedule

RANK SALARY GRADE

Fire/Jail Director 28
Fire/Jail Chief Superintendent 27
Fire/Jail Senior Superintendent 26
Fire/Jail Superintendent 25
Fire/Jail Chief Inspector 24
Fire/Jail Senior Inspector 23
Fire/ Jail Inspector 22
Senior Fire/Jail Officer IV 19
Senior Fire/Jail Officer III 18
Senior Fire/Jail Officer II 17
Senior Fire/Jail Officer I 16
Fire/ Jail Officer III 14
Fire/Jail Officer II 12
Fire/Jail Officer I 10

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R.A. 9592 An Act Extending for Five (5) Years
the Reglementary Period for Complying with
the Minimum Educational Qualification and
Appropriate Eligibility in the Appointment to
the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) and the
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology
(BJMP), Amending for the Purpose Certain
Provisions of Republic Act No. 9263,
Otherwise Known as the “Bureau of Fire
Protection and Bureau of Jail Management
and Penology Professionalization Act of
2004” and for Other Purposes.

Republic Act No. 9592 March 10, 2004

"SEC. 4. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Appointment of
Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP. - No
person shall be appointed as uniformed personnel
of the BFP and the BJMP unless he/she possesses
the following minimum qualifications

REPUBLIC ACT No. 9592 May 08, 2009

"SEC. 4. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Appointment of
Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP.

……Provided, further, That the uniformed personnel

who are already in the service prior to the effectivity of
this Republic Act No. 9263 shall be given another five
(5) years to obtain the minimum educational
qualification and appropriate civil service eligibility to be
reckoned from the date of the effectivity of this act:
Provided, furthermore, that concerned BFP and BJMP
members who have rendered more than fifteen (15)
years of service at the time of the effectivity of this Act
shall no longer be required to comply with the
aforementioned educational and eligibility requirements.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 9592 May 08, 2009

"SEC. 4. Professionalization and Upgrading of
Qualification Standards in the Appointment of
Uniformed Personnel to the BFP and the BJMP.
……Likewise those personnel who have acquired
National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) eligibility
prior to the effectivity of Republic Act No. 9263 shall no
longer be required to obtain the appropriate civil service
eligibility:

Provided, finally, That within the five-year

extension period stipulated herein, the issue of whether
or not the BFP shall be devolved to local government
units shall be revisited by Congress, and as
circumstances demand, be immediately implemented.

REPUBLIC ACT No. 9592 May 08, 2009

 "After the lapse of the time period for the
satisfaction of a specific requirement, current
uniformed personnel of the BFP and the
BJMP who will fail to satisfy any of the
requirements enumerated under this Section
shall be separated from the service if they are
below fifty (50) years of age and have served
in the government for less than twenty (20)
years, or retired if they are from age fifty (50)
and above and have served in the
government for at least twenty (20) years
without prejudice in either case to the
payment of benefits they may be entitled to
under existing laws."

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

"SEC. 10. Promotion System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and BJMP. - Within six (6)
months after the effectivity of this Act, the DILG
shall establish a system of promotion for the
uniformed personnel of the BFP and the BJMP
though the following principles:

"a) Rationalized Promotion System. - The system of

promotion shall be based on merits and on the
availability of vacant ranks in the BFP and the BJMP
staffing pattern. Such system shall be gender-fair so as
to ensure that women personnel of the Fire Bureau and
the Jail Bureau shall enjoy equal opportunity for
promotion as to men

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

 "SEC. 10. Promotion System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and BJMP.
"b) Requirement for Promotion.

"1) Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP shall not be eligible
for promotion to a higher rank unless he/she has met the
minimum qualification standards or the appropriate civil service
eligibility set by the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and has
the satisfactorily passed the required psychiatric/psychological,
drug and physical test: Provided, however, That concerned BFP
and the BJMP personnel who obrained NAPOLCOM eligibility
prior to the effectivity of Republic Act No. 9263 shall be
considered to have complied with the appropriate civil service
eligibility requirement

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

 "SEC. 10. Promotion System for the Uniformed
Personnel of the BFP and BJMP.
"b) Requirement for Promotion.

"2) Any personnel of the BFP and the BJMP who has
exhibited act of conspicuous courage and gallantry at
the risk his/her life above and beyond the call of duty,
or selected as such in a nationwide search conducted
by any accredited civic organization, shall be
promoted to the next higher rank, Provided, That
these shall be validated by the DILG and the CSC
based on established criteria."

Republic Act No. 9263 March 10, 2004

 VISION

A modern fire
service fully capable of
ensuring a fire safe nation by
2034.
 MISSION
We commit to prevent and suppress
destructive fires, investigate its causes;
enforce Fire Code and other related
laws: respond to man-made and
natural disasters and other
emergencies.
THANK YOU!!!