The Terminal Management Office of Balingoan organized a Fire Fighting seminar-training on 11 November 2021 at Balingoan Port, in partnership with the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Balingoan.

This activity is aimed to equip the port personnel with the basic knowledge on the causes of fire, and prevention and fire fighting techniques in the event of fire or similar emergency.

There were twenty-five (25) attendees in the seminar-training, composed of personnel from the TMO and cargo handling operator. The resource speakers from the BFP first conducted a lecture to the participants followed by hands-on training on how to operate a fire extinguisher and fire fighting hose.

The BFP also conducts quarterly fire safety inspection at Balingoan Port to ensure that the port facility and building are compliant to the Fire Code of the Philippines, including the availability of fire fighting equipment to use to immediately respond to fire emergencies at ports.