Women ready to be deployed as SMART rescuers

At the ready: Kpl Nur Fitrah (right) with the other two female SMART personnel checking their rescue gear at the SMART headquarters in Pulau Meranti, Puchong.

PUTRAJAYA: Three women are among the 122 people who have joined the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART), ready to respond to emergencies during the monsoon season.National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) deputy director general (Operation Implementation Division) Meor Ismail Meor Akim said they joined SMART in June 2021 from the police, Air Force, and Fire and Rescue Department.

He added that this was the first time women had joined the team since SMART was established in 1995.