IN PREPARATION for the possibility of an earthquake disaster, rescue teams from Singapore, Brunei and Malaysia participated in the first Asean regional disaster emergency response exercise (Ardex ’05) on Monday at a construction site in Seri Kembangan.
Personnel from the Special Malaysian Assistance and Response Team (SMART), Fire and Rescue Department, Malaysian Red Crescent Society and the police force took part in the drill, as well as personnel from Singapore’s Disaster Assistance Reserve Team (DART) and Brunei’s Fire Services Department.