Lyceum-Northwestern University – Institute of Graduate and Professional Studies ABSTRACT Title CAPABILITY OF FIRE SAFETY INSPECTORS IN THE BFP CALAMBA CITY, LAGUNA Author ANNAMARELLA A. CARDINEZ Degree Master in Public Administration Institution Institute of Graduate and Professional Studies Lyceum- Northwestern University Dagupan City Date July 2022 Adviser Dr. Josefina Bitonio Keywords Fire inspectors, fire control, fire safety inspectors, fire prevention, safety inspectors, capability Firefighting practices are conducted to educate the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel and the community residents regarding the ill effects of fire. The challenge of firefighting lies in the sole dedication and competence of the officers in the BFP. The study's goal was to assess fire safety inspectors' capability in fire control, suppression, and prevention conducted at Calamba City for the fiscal year 2021-2022. This study's respondents were 36 Fire Safety Inspectors from the Bureau of Fire Protection. The scope of the study covered their profile such as age, gender, length of service, highest educational attainment, and relevant trainings, challenges encountered by the FSIs while delivering the service. It employed a mixed method of research utilizing questionnaires with follow-up interviews. Based on the merits of the findings, the following conclusions are drawn: Most of the fire inspectors FY 2020-2021 are middle adults who are in their prime working lives, while the majority are males with most of them finished their bachelor's degrees, with at least ten years and above the length of service rendered, and the majority have not completed FBRC; The FSIs were “very capable” of fire control and prevention. There are areas to be improved under fire control: Serves court appearance summonses and or condemnation notices on parties responsible for violations of fire codes, laws, and ordinances and Arranges for the replacement of defective firefighting equipment and repair of fire alarm and sprinkler systems, making minor repairs such as servicing fire extinguishers when feasible.