Fire and Rescue Dept needs new assets to strengthen services, says DG
The Fire and Rescue Department needs new and modern firefighting assets to strengthen the agency’s services, director-general Mohammad Hamdan Wahid says. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, January 9, 2023.
“We need both new and existing assets to be maintained. Now people are talking about auto systems, robotic firefighting, drone manoeuvring and also connectivity as well as the use of AI . For that, he said the application for allocations to have more assets and asset maintenance would be submitted under the 12th and 13th Malaysia Plans.
He also said the dogs would undergo daily training in disaster management based on simulated scenarios.At the event, Local Government Development Minister Nga Kor Ming presented certificates of appreciation to Fire and Rescue Operations Division director Nor Hisham Mohamad who represented the firefighters and K9 unit involved in the Batang Kali landslide tragedy last month and Selangor deputy director Wan Md Razali Wan Ismail, representing his team.
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