Miri firemen put out bush fire
MIRI: Firemen from Lopeng Fire station prevented a bush fire from spreading at Jalan Miri by-pass today. According to a spokesperson of Miri Fire and Rescue Department, the fire had destroyed around five acres of the bush area in the incident. Firemen managed to bring the fire under control at 11.55 am. They were also […]
Fire leaves 12 homeless
MIRI: A fire destroyed two houses yesterday, leaving 12 people homeless in Kampung Muhibbah Kuala Baram. Acting Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) Zone 6 Miri chief Senior Supt II Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee said, 11 firemen from Lopeng fire station were despatched to the scene located 24km from the station in response to an alert call […]
Forest fire management programme: Initiatives to tackle forest, bush fires
KUCHING: The State Fire and Rescue Department has put in place initiatives to deal with forest and bush fires which are common occurrences especially during dry weather in Sarawak. Its director Khirudin Drahman said controlling forest and bush fires is a challenging task as heavy equipment has to be carried on foot to the locations […]
Cease open burning activities
KUCHING: The Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) has warned locals and all industries operating in Sarawak not to practise open burning. It said that open burning was a major contributor to the deterioration of Sarawak’s air quality, causing harm to public health as well as the economy of the country. It warned that the […]
Bush fire put out in 50 minutes
MIRI: About three acres of land at Canada Hill here were on fire this afternoon (Aug 6). Five firemen from the town’s fire station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 1.35pm. Upon arriving, the team found that the fire had ravaged three acres of land. The fire was put out […]
Bush fire hits South Lake
MIRI: A fire blazed across three acres of land in South Lake, Permyjaya here on Sunday (August 9) as the hot season rears its head in the country. Eight firemen of Lopeng and Miri Fire and Rescue Stations, led by PBK II Rorudi Umas, were deployed to the scene after responding to an emergency call […]
