Drop in open burning cases

Participants trying their hand at handling the high-pressure water hose used by firefighters during the ‘Bomba with the Media’ programme held at the state Fire and Rescue Department headquarters.

JOHOR BARU: The joint efforts between the Fire and Rescue Department and the local authorities have contributed to the drop in open burning cases in Johor despite the current El Nino heatwave.

In the first three months of this year, 610 cases of open burning were recorded compared to the total of 2,721 cases recorded from January to March last year.