KUCHING: The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department is ready to enhance its personnel and equipment capabilities to face any eventualities following the proposed construction of a nuclear power plant in the country, says its director-general Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad.
He said the fire department has already been on standby in terms of basic training in radioactive exposure through the establishment of 17 Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) Response Teams involving a total of 429 personnel nationwide.
