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2019-11-06 - INITIATIVES TO PREVENT AND REDUCE LONGHOUSE FIRES Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department to longhouse. Housing Development Corporation at existing traditional crops. – used to store rice and other dried – to dry padi, pepper and rubber as well as their laund

Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department set to intensify efforts to

– combined unit consists of living room, bedroom and kitchen.

raise awareness and educate longhouse folks on fire safety and prevention.

Gas and cooking appliances and short circuits are the two main factors that contribute to longhouse fires. The trend or pattern of the causes has been similar in the past 10 years.

From 2012 to September this year, 164 longhouse fires were reported, affecting some 2,374 families. 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 (Up to Sept)

Number of units (pintu or bilik) in a traditional longhouse:

train more volunteer firefighters and equip them with firefighting equipment and fire extinguishers

offers loans for longhouses with proper planning and standard design with fire safety features and more fireproof materials.

Party wall between each door to prevent fire from spreading fast.

are built and the structure’s size. determines the number of units and their capacities in each longhouse.

and availability of land.

80 units.

six family members.

10to

five to

between 50 and 480

occupants in a longhouse. depends on how many units