President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has appointed Fire Director Jesus Piedad Fernandez as the new chief of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), according to a statement from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
Fernandez officially took over the role on April 11, 2025, following the mandatory retirement of former Fire Chief Louie Puracan in November 2024. Prior to this, Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos had designated Fernandez as officer-in-charge of the bureau.
Fernandez has held several key leadership roles within the BFP. He was Director for Logistics in 2016 and Director for Comptrollership in 2017. He also led BFP Region 4A for two years and served as Chief Directorial Staff and Acting Deputy Chief for Administration in 2022.
Earlier in his career, he served as City Fire Marshal in Tuguegarao and District Fire Marshal in Quezon City. He is a proud member of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) “Sandigan” Class of 1994.