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KUALA LUMPUR: The Fire and Rescue Department will utilise the Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS) to monitor hotspot areas nationwide during the current dry season.
Its Operations Management Centre officer Yusri Basri said the forest or vegetation fire monitoring system helps with fire management around the country through the gathering and delivery of accurate, timely information.
"FDRS has the ability to predict fire behaviour... to help decision-making in fire mitigation and haze pollution,” he said in an interview with a local English radio station on Thursday (May 11).
Yusri said the department also will monitor the temperature and weather nationwide around the clock through its Operations Management Centre in Putrajaya.
Meanwhile Yusri said this year’s hot spell is different due to the absence of haze and advised the public to avoid open burning which may cause air pollution.
On Tuesday (May ), the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) reported that the south-west monsoon is expected to begin on Monday (May 15) and will continue until September, causing dry spells to increase dramatically in several areas around the country.
During the season, haze is projected to occur if open burning is not controlled, especially from July to September. – Bernama
