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In the last decade alone, fire incidence increased in worldwide report, having four (4) million reports related to fire from 2020. Fire Safety Awareness, on the other hand, remains general knowledge in many residences. In this correlative study, variables level of incidence and level of safety awareness of Tarlac City households are examined, aiming to explore the existence of correlations between the two. Gathered data through surveys shows that out of 72 barangays, 46 respondents from 34 barangays resulted to have high level of fire safety awareness. Level of Fire Incidence from January 2021 to June 2024 are summarized to have most of the fire accidents are low frequency (54.35%), while moderate frequency (32.61%), and intense frequency (13.04%) comes second and third. As a result, there is no significant correlation between the level of fire safety awareness and level of incidence of fire. However, problems encountered by both households-respondents and BFP personnel are majorly caused by lack of participation on both sides, inaccessibility of firefighting equipment, and lack of fire safety education. It is generally recommended that collaboration between the two respondent groups should be well-implemented to improve the reduce the states of potential fire hazards. This study can be presented as future references for improving fire-awareness-related policies.