News about Fire and Rescue Department

KUALA LUMPUR (June 11): There were 3,354 fire rescue calls during the Ops Raya 2017 campaign, up by 39% from 2,400 calls recorded in the previous year, said the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (Bomba) director-general Mohammad Hamdan Wahid (pictured) today.

PUTRAJAYA (June 5): The Housing and Local Government Ministry (KPKT) will discuss with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) on relaxing current lending guidelines to enable more homebuyers from the B40 and M40 groups to secure housing loan.

PETALING JAYA (May 31): Do not make the grave mistake of assuming that your home or property is safe from fire just because you have secured a Fire Certificate, warned Architect Centre Sdn Bhd (ACSB) accredited building inspector and trainer Anthony Lee Tee.

PETALING JAYA (May 30): Half of the 8,638 buildings nationwide which are listed in the “high risk” category do not comply with fire safety standards, said the Fire and Rescue Department.

PETALING JAYA (May 24): A transformer room outside the Melaka Planetarium was destroyed in a fire at noon yesterday, reported Bernama.

IPOH (March 26): A row of shoplots in Sungai Burung, Cameron Highlands was destroyed in a fire last night, reported Bernama.

PETALING JAYA (March 8): Melaka housing, local government and environment committee chairman Datuk Wira Ismail Othman has proposed for commercial buildings in the state be given a star-based fire safety rating system, The Star Online reported yesterday.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 13): Sparks and plastic cladding are a lethal combination.

PETALING JAYA (Feb 13): There has been no compromise to data integrity or members savings in any manner following the fire at the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) Petaling Jaya office and branch today.

SEREMBAN (Feb 2): The Negeri Sembilan Fire and Rescue Department has revealed that 60 premises in the state were not issued with fire certificates last year, Bernama reported today.