GEOGRAPHICAL MAPPING OF FIRE

INCIDENTS IN BISLIG CITY

FROM FEBRUARY 28, 2014 TO
FEBRUBARY 28, 2019

CAYAMAY, JULIE E.
PLAZA, RAE GENEVIEVE S.
Rationale of the Study

The Research Study was conducted in Bislig City to

map the fire incidents from February 28, 2014 to February
28, 2019.Furthermore, the study is conducted to pinpoint
which areas are more prone to fire occurrence and to
determine its causes.
Objectives of the Study

The main objective of this study is to map out the

fire incidents in Bislig City from Febraury 28, 2014
to February 28, 2019.
This study also aims to:

• Determine the causes of fire occurrence in Bislig City.

• Determine which areas in Bislig City are more prone to
fire.
Statement of the Problem

Fires continue to be a major concern in Bislig

City because it can break out anytime and anywhere.
It may lead to catastrophic situations such as death
and it can burn down entire properties within
minutes.

• What are the causes of fire incidents in Bislig City?

• Which areas in Bislig City that are more prone to fire
occurrence?
Significance of the Study

Fire mapping is a tool that can be used to pinpoint

areas that are at risk and it gives significant
measurements to develop effective fire prevention
and awareness.
Framework of the Study

Fire Data

Review and
Recoding of Data

Geographical Mapping using

GIS (Google Map)

Fire Mapping
Methodology

Researchers collected the data’s of fire incidents in

Bislig City from February 28, 2014 to February 28, 2019
from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Bislig Chapter.
After the collection of Data’s, the fire records were
reviewed to identify variables that were relevant to the
study and to determine the extent of documentation of fire
events.
The variables identified for inclusion were date, location
and causes. Since the data entries were not consistently
encoded, a second review was conducted and master list
was prepared.
Once completed, the raw data were examined for
consistency before being processed. Through this tool,
frequency distributions for all variables were generated.
The study also made use of the location coordinates to the
map the location of the fire incidents using Google map.
Google map allows for geographic analyses. With this tool,
the distribution of fire incidents based on date in Bislig was
visually presented through heat maps thus it was easy to
detect areas having more concentration of fire incidents.