FIRE FIGHTERS/SARAWAK

Date: 13/03/2008 [THURSDAY]

Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (BOMBA) had saved 2.1 million ringgit of properties from being destroyed by fire so far for this year. Its State Director, Encik Othman Abdullah says however, 7.2 million ringgit of total properties losses were recorded with 47 fire incidents were reported during the same period. last year, Miri zone attended to 201 fire calls compared to 372 fire calls in the previous year. Meanwhile, total loss of properties on 2007 was valued at about 4.7 million ringgit and property saved was estimated at 2.5 million ringgit. BOMBA Miri zone wil continues to encourage more civilians and rural folks to join as voluntary fire fighters especially in dealing with emergencies in the rural areas.
So far, seventeen team with 811 members of voluntary fire fighters have been set up in the Northern region, comprising of Miri, Lopeng, Marudi, Limbang and Lawas.