29,103 officers, personnel and 1,070 assets ready for floods, says Fire Dept


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 29,103 officers and personnel of the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) are all ready with 1,070 assets including five aircraft to be mobilised to face any disasters.

Its director-general Datuk Seri Mohamad Hamdan Wahid said it included 1,065 light transport vehicles,127 heavy vehicles and 403 marine vessels as well as five helicopters for disaster monitoring, evacuation and assistance during floods.

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