Inform Bomba, police first if using boats to render assistance to flood victims

Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin (centre) with Kelantan Fire and Rescue director Zainal Madasain visiting stalls set up after the closing ceremony of the JBPM Innovation Week 2023 programme in Kota Baru.

KOTA BARU: The Fire and Rescue Department urges any party or individual intending to provide flood relief aid using boats during the North-East monsoon period to report their presence to both Fire and Rescue and the police before initiating assistance operations.

Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin stressed that this step was crucial to ensure the optimal utilisation of assets during disaster periods at the incident locations.