Bomba deploys helicopter from Miri to help put out open fires in Sabah

Miri based Fire and Rescue Department helicopter in operation to help put our open fires in Kota Belud on Sunday (Mar 10).

KOTA KINABALU: The Fire and Rescue Department is dispatching a Sarawak-based Mi17 helicopter to help fight open and peat fires in various areas across Sabah.

The department's director-general, Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad, said the Miri-based helicopter would be used for water bombing operations to control fires in large open areas.