Auxiliary firemen yearn to be absorbed into service

(From left) Auxiliary firefighters Muhammad Nazrul, Razzaaq and Muhammad Haziq with their commendation letters during the awards presentation event in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

CATCHING animals − especially snakes − has become a norm for auxiliary firefighter Muhammad Haziq Noradzarrudin, as the fire station in Batu Pahat, Johor, responds to at least a dozen such cases each week.

The 21-year-old said that pythons and cobras were top on their list of “catches”, besides monitor lizards, musang (civet cat) and dogs.