Bomba to get more personnel, 2 new aircrafts at Miri Air Base
MIRI: The Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) will increase the number of its personnel at Miri Bomba Air Base including pilots apart from adding two new aircraft this year to meet operational requirements.
Its training division assistant director, senior assistant fire commissioner Mohamad Hamdan Wahid said an effectiveness study which was conducted by the department showed that the air base in Miri has a high impact on the society.
“I hope the increase in aspects of logistics and personnel would strengthen Bomba’s services to the community,” he said when closing a course on Wilderness Search and Rescue ( SAR) and presentation of certificates to team members at Miri Institute of Teacher’s Training ( IPG) here on Thursday.
Commenting further on the training, he said the fitness and intelligence of members of the Multi Skill Team ( MUST Team) and the Malaysia Rescue Operation Tactical Special Team ( STORM) have achieved the required level of resilience.
He said JBPM would also continue to strengthen the development of certain courses continuously which included exposing its members with new technologies such as hybrids, solar panels and working in tunnels so that members’ efficiency could be enhanced according to
Meanwhile, JBPM state director Nor Hisham Mohammad said zone 6 Bomba Sarawak office in collaboration with Miri Amateur Radio Club will participate in the statelevel Innovative and Creative Group ( KIK) convention in October to introduce the SAR Tracking System used during the Wilderness SAR Training in Mulu recently.
The 12- day training which ended Thursday involved 33 team members from MUST and STORM team from Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan.