Proposal to set up air base

Mohd Khairul (second from left) congratulating the firemen who received badges for completing their Commercial Pilot Licence during a ceremony at the Sungai Rengit Fire Station.

PENGERANG: The government is looking into setting up a Fire and Rescue Department air base in Johor in view of the vast development taking place in the state.

Public Service Department director-general Datuk Mohd Khairul Adib Abd Rahman said establishing a southern region air base would be part of the government’s efforts to improve the Fire and Rescue Department’s emergency and rescue services.