45 ops keep canines and handlers busy

KUCHING: K9 Units were involved in 45 operations across the state last year. Their services were deployed in over 24 operations for SAR cadaver and wilderness operations and 21 operations in the FI discipline. The K9 unit was expanded to Sarawak and Sabah in 2018 and each state was given six K9 dogs for three... Read More

Sarawak News

January 2, 2023

SAR for senior citizen found missing on New Year’s Day

MIRI: An 61-year-old man was reported missing from his home in Kuala Suai since Jan 1. Batu Niah Fire and Rescue station chief Rary Binjie said they received an emergency call from his family members at 9.54pm, prompting a search by his children. The family realised that he went missing since 11am from Sunday (Jan... Read More

Sarawak News

December 28, 2022

Salute the unsung heroes of Batang Kali

I’ve always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it. — Dwayne Johnson, American actor Following the end of the search and rescue (SAR) operation at the Batang Kali landslide site on Christmas Eve, I would like to pay my... Read More

Column, Opinion

December 20, 2022

Batang Kali landslide: SAR sweeper team members increased to 28 personnel

BATANG KALI: The search and rescue (SAR) sweeper team that was deployed to a river area near ground zero to hunt for the remaining nine victims of the landslide incident here, has been increased to 28 compared to only seven people yesterday. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (Operations) Hafisham Mohd Noor said the... Read More

Nation, Top Story

December 19, 2022

Batang Kali landslide: Softening ground pose new challenge for SAR team

BATANG KALI: Rescuers at the Father’s Organic Farm landslide in Gohtong Jaya today faced a new challenge in their search and rescue (SAR) efforts to locate nine more victims who are still missing. Besides softening of the ground, the rescuers are also faced with squelchy soil as deep as 16 metres. “The depth is the... Read More

Nation, Top Story

December 14, 2022

SAR launched for foreigner feared drowned

KUCHING: A search and rescue (SAR) operation has been launched to find a foreigner who is feared to have drowned in Sungai Tabuan at the Samajaya Free Industrial Zone last night (Dec 13). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received a call from the police around 1.20am this morning (Dec... Read More

Sarawak News

December 13, 2022

SAR launched for man who went missing in Kg Kuap forest

KOTA SAMARAHAN: A search and rescue (SAR) operation was launched to locate a man reported missing in a forest at Kampung Kuap, Jalan Batu 10 on today (Dec 13). A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said they received an emergency call pertaining to the incident around 3.35pm and dispatched firefighters from the... Read More

Sarawak News

November 6, 2022

Woman found dead after vanishing in flash floods

KAPIT: An elderly woman who was reported missing in Long Singut, Balleh during a flash flood on yesterday (Nov 5), was found dead yesterday afternoon. A flash flood had occurred around 4am on the day of the incident at a longhouse area in Long Singut. According to a police report lodged, the complainant said the... Read More

Sarawak News

October 17, 2022

SAR operation for foreigner called off

SARATOK: The search and rescue (SAR) operation to locate a foreigner who fell into a river in Maludam on Oct 10, has been called off. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the decision was made around 2pm on the police’s advice. The search will only be reactivated if any clue is... Read More

Sarawak News

October 16, 2022

SAR for missing tugboat man called off

MIRI: The search and rescue (SAR) operation for the 35 year-old tugboat man, who went missing in the waters off the Kuala Baram on last Wednesday night was called off yesterday. According to Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) Miri deputy director (operation) Commander Maritime Eizanizam Muhammad Eng the decision was made after no clues were... Read More

Sarawak News

45 ops keep canines and handlers busy

SAR for senior citizen found missing on New Year’s Day

Salute the unsung heroes of Batang Kali

Batang Kali landslide: SAR sweeper team members increased to 28 personnel

Batang Kali landslide: Softening ground pose new challenge for SAR team

SAR launched for foreigner feared drowned

SAR launched for man who went missing in Kg Kuap forest

Woman found dead after vanishing in flash floods

SAR operation for foreigner called off

SAR for missing tugboat man called off

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