First responders ready to ensure a smooth polling day

Safety first: Firemen checking their gear in preparation for possible floods at the Sungai Bakap station. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

NIBONG TEBAL: Firemen are on standby to ferry voters by boat should it flood on polling day.

“We have a combined force of 25 personnel from the Sungai Bakap fire station together with personnel from the Nibong Tebal fire station,” said Sungai Bakap fire station chief Mohd Tarmizi Abdul Salam.