fire and flood services-Important for firefighters in flood-prone provinces

 

Covid-19 booster dose: Important for firefighters in flood-prone provinces, says Fire and Rescue Dept D-G

Kelantan Fire and Rescue Service workers exhibit at North-east Monsoon Preparatory Program at Kota Baru headquarters, October 14, 2021. - Bernama picKelantan Fire and Rescue Service Exhibition demonstrates North-East Monso Preparatory Program at departmental headquarters in Kota Baru, October 14, 2021. - Photo of Bernama

KUANTAN, Nov 1 - The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Service (JBPM) has prioritized officials and officials working in flood-prone provinces to secure capacity to strengthen Covid-19 vaccine.

 

Its director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said the booster volume was an additional protection for JBPM staff involved in rescue and evacuation operations.

 

“Even though our staff received two doses of vaccine, the risk of infection is still the same as performing rescue operations, we will never know the health status of the victims because the most important thing for us is safety for life.

 

"Some older people may need to be exposed to emergencies and at risk of infection even though they have been fully vaccinated so we need to protect them as well," he said.

 

Mohammad Hamdan made the remarks at a press conference after presiding over the 2020 Outstanding Service Award (APC) and the JBPM Pahang 30 Years of Service Certificate at Pahang JBPM headquarters here today.

 

Also present were Pahang JBPM director Wan Mohammad Zaidi Wan Isa and his deputy Mohd Zahar Abdullah, where a total of 75 officers and staff were awarded the APC while the other 25 received a 30-year Service Certificate with JBPM Pahang.

 

"There is no barrier to getting a booster because all our officials and staff have gone six months after the second dose of vaccine as prescribed by the Department of Health (MOH)," he said.

 

Mohammad Hamdan said that to date, the number of JBPM staff members tested for Covid-19 since the outbreak last year was more than 1,400 and 83 new cases have been confirmed as of today.

 

In other developments, Mohammad Hamdan said a special water rescue training course for small dams and rapid water rescue at the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Academy in Wakaf Tapai, Terengganu is expected to be completed next year.

 

The building, one of the largest in Southeast Asia, is one of the developments launched following the tragedy of six firefighters who drowned while rescuing a teenager from the Taman Putra Perdana Mine in Puchong, Selangor in October 2018.

 

“The findings of the committee investigating the incident indicate that there is further training and additional equipment required. From there, we sent officials to the United Kingdom to learn how to work as an expert at a low-density dam and to quickly reclaim water to return as trained trainers here.

 

"Training facilities have also been upgraded to ensure maximum capacity for staff who need ongoing training to deal with new situations and lives at risk or to find themselves in dire straits if there is no ongoing training," he said. -Bernama

 

02 A gift from a stranger to the uninitiated flood heroes

It seemed like a chore as usual when Tim Henson stopped for his day job to hold the fire department call, but this time, he was not the one who needed help.

 

The woman, on the other hand, who was unknown until then, said she had something to give Cruso Volunteer Fire Department to honor her for her post-flood relief work: a $ 10,000 check.

 

“They are the first to enter and the last to leave. They are our American heroes, ”said Annie Sutton-Gey, who made the donation. Not enough attention to them.

 

While scores of stories have been written and told about the devastating floods that have rocked Haywood County, the volunteer fire department is lagging behind - quietly carrying out its role as a community anchor for good and evil.

 

"We do not want to rob anyone of the community they go through," said Henson, a Cruso Fire Chief who has been a volunteer for 36 years since the day he turned 16. “But we got our stuff. , and. ”

 

Firefighters were hit by floods. Water flows in it, sweeping the extinguishing equipment stored in wooden houses.

 

"Everyone's boots and pants floated away," Henson said.

 

The floodwaters engulfed the Cruso fire station, carrying whatever was not tied up, including equipment and a gear that turned on fire extinguisher cubbies. Finding a list of what was lost and converted into an ongoing process. Pictured is Fire Chief Tim Henson.

 

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It costs $ 3,500 to replace the complete set of exit gear. And without equipment, the station itself was smashed, including large garage doors.

 

“During the night floods, water damaged the doors and we were unable to open them to get our trucks out. So we had to remove the doors from the hinges, ”said Henson. "Actually we just tear them up to be honest using wrenches and screwdrivers and whatever we had."

 

Although insurance covers most of it, a $ 10,000 donation from Annie and her husband, Wayne, is much needed.

 

“We have missing and missing equipment that we still do not know. A year later we will be like, ‘weren’t we used to having one of those?’ ”Henson said. "That donation will go a long way."

 

The Geys drove from their home in Maggie Valley to Cruso a few weeks ago to deliver a check to Henson in person. Henson shared some of the heroic stories he saw with firefighters on the night of the floods and their commitment to the community during the ongoing recovery.

 

“We appreciate you. You are nice. Thank you for everything you do, ”said Annie.

 

The role of fire doors is imminent and appealing to Geys. Wayne is in charge of the company