Floods: Housing and Local Govt Ministry to ask for emergency procurement to beef up Fire and Rescue Dept


SHAH ALAM: The Housing and Local Government Ministry will apply for emergency procurement for equipment and assets needed for the improvement of the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department, says Datuk Seri Reezal Merican Naina Merican (pic).

The Housing and Local Government Minister said the application did not mean that the existing allocation was insufficient, but was done to ensure the Fire and Rescure Department was highly prepared to perform its duties.

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