The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department has executed over 10,000 monitoring and response operations since November, maintaining 24-hour readiness for the ongoing Northeast Monsoon.
KANGAR: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) has conducted 10,038 monitoring and response operations nationwide since November 11 last year.
Deputy director-general (Operations) Datuk Ahmad Izram Osman said the department carried out an average of 139 daily operations during the period.
These operations included monitoring flood-prone areas, evacuating victims, and conducting rescue missions.
They also involved transferring patients and providing logistical assistance to the public and security personnel.
Ahmad Izram said the figures reflect JBPM’s high state of preparedness across the country.
He emphasised that the department remains on 24-hour standby despite weather conditions being generally under control in most states.
“Even though the situation isn’t too bad right now, we’re never in our comfort zone,” he told reporters.
“JBPM is always ready, especially while the Northeast Monsoon is still ongoing.”
He said this preparedness involves personnel, assets, standard operating procedures and logistics.
All resources have been mobilised to ensure a quick response to any possible disaster.
Ahmad Izram spoke after officiating a welfare contribution programme at the Perlis JBPM headquarters.
The programme provided contributions to 31 officers and firefighters in the state affected by last year’s flood disaster.
A widow of a firefighter who died in the line of duty also received a RM2,000 contribution.
