Bomba better equipped to tackle situation


Practice makes perfect: Perak Road fire station firemen preparing boats as A’Azelan Hassan looks on. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: With the aid of technology, the Fire and Rescue Department is now better prepared in planning its flood operations.

“We have a control room with a monitor to display satellite images of the affected areas.

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