Nearly 25,000 officers, personnel, volunteers to be ready for floods, says Bomba chief

KUALA TERENGGANU, 23 Okt -- Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Bomba Penyelamat Malaysia Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin semasa sidang media pada Majlis Anugerah Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (APC) Tahun 2022 dan Sijil Perkhidmatan 30 Tahun JBPM Negeri Terengganu di Taman Tamadun Islam hari ini. --fotoBERNAMA (2023) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA

KOTA BHARU: The Fire and Rescue Department has instructed its 24,283 officers, personnel and volunteers to be prepared to face the possibility of flood during the Northeast Monsoon (MTL) season this year.

Its director-general, Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin (pic) said a freeze on leave was also affecting more than 80% of 13,475 officers and personnel.