Manila, Oct. 28 -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) on Tuesday said it will put all of its units under heightened alert or Code Blue from Oct. 28 to 29, and full alert or Code Red from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 as part of this year's observance of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day or Undas.

At a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) media forum, BFP Public Information Service director Senior Supt. Bonifacio Carta said around 27,500 firefighters will be deployed to provide immediate emergency response and strengthen fire prevention efforts in cemeteries, transport terminals and other places for public convergence, under its Oplan Kaluluwa (Soul).

He added that they will also set up first aid service team stations and motoris...