Bomba honours auxiliary firefighters
BY LEE SHAW WEI KUCHING: Thirty-five auxiliary firefighters and 10 Swift Water Rescue Team (SWART) personnel were honoured during a ceremony at the state Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) headquarters here yesterday. Bomba director Datuk Khirudin Drahman, who officiated at the ceremony, said the group would be assigned to various fire and rescue stations across […]
Three more fire stations for Sarawak ready next month
KUCHING: Sarawak will have three more fire stations when they are completed next month, completing the existing 36 stations statewide. Sarawak Fire Department director Datuk Khirudin Drahman said the three fire stations in Asajaya, Kidurong and Lutong were expected to complete either end of this month or early February. “Ideally to have an effective fire […]
Quick response team for water rescue and recovery soon
MIRI: A Safety Water and Rescue team or SWART will be established, Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) national director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid has disclosed. “In Sarawak, we have many locations identified as high-risk areas involving drowning incidents, thus the establishment of SWART is indeed a must to provide swift response,” he pointed out […]
