DPM: SMART among world's elite rescue teams, should be kept under Nadma

PUCHONG: A mechanism will be worked out to retain Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) personnel, who are among the world's elite, under the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said SMART had carved out an international reputation for itself but its team members were on secondment from three agencies – the police, Fire and Rescue Department, and Malaysian Armed Forces.