South Korean firefighters have deployed helicopters as the country's biggest wildfires on record that ravaged wide areas of its southeast reignited in one of the region's cities, an official said.
South Korean firefighters deployed helicopters Saturday as the country's biggest wildfires on record that ravaged wide areas of its southeast reignited in one of the region's cities, an official said.
JASIN: A father discovers that his two young sons were locked inside his car after he went to buy Ramadan delicacies at a bazaar in Merlimau.
GEORGE TOWN: A pair of volunteer firefighters were injured during a firefighting operation involving two factories and a shop in Jalan Patani here Sunday (March 16).
ALOR SETAR: The Fire and Rescue Department has taken disciplinary action against 13 firefighters who have been declared bankrupt.
GEORGE TOWN: Fire and Rescue Department personnel and a volunteer firefighting squad are still putting out the fire that engulfed an old factory at Jalan Patani on Sunday (March 16).
KOTA KINABALU: Firefighters in Beaufort town are battling exhaustion and hypothermia after extended exposure to treacherous floodwaters while carrying out their mission to evacuate stranded residents.
KOTA KINABALU: The usual roar of fire trucks and blaring sirens took a backseat as some firefighters from the Lintas Fire and Rescue Station traded their helmets for chef's hats in the spirit of Ramadan.
Some 500 Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) retirees had a reunion of sorts at its first appreciation event celebrating their years of service.
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,000 retired or soon-to-retire firefighters will receive free training to become certified workplace safety experts, giving them new career opportunities, says Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming.
KUALA LUMPUR: About 1,000 retired or soon-to-be retired firefighters will be given a new lease in their careers through free training to become certified experts in workplace safety, says Nga Kor Ming.
KOTA KINABALU: Firefighters in Beaufort are battling rising floodwaters, extreme cold, and exhaustion as they race to evacuate stranded residents.
More than 2,000 firefighters are battling the country's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said, as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.
SINGAPORE: Firefighters have been battling a blaze at a recycling plant in Kranji since 10.30am on Wednesday (Feb 19).
KOTA KINABALU: Firefighters swapped their usual duties for a different role, joining forces with multiple agencies to deliver food baskets to flood victims in two Sabah districts.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A contingent of 72 Mexican firefighters received a briefing from U.S. fire officials on Monday alongside their American counterparts before heading out to help fight the wildfires plaguing Southern California.
KOTA KINABALU: A man in Kota Marudu was successfully rescued by firefighters after the vehicle he was driving got carried away by strong currents in a river there on Friday (Jan 10).
LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Firefighters finally started gaining control over two major wildfires on the eastern and western flanks of Los Angeles on Friday (Jan 10) as fierce winds that supercharged the fires for days finally eased.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Thousands of firefighters were still working hard battling the two major wildfires in Southern California on Friday as winds fade in the area.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Firefighters on Tuesday held the line against two massive wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles for the past week, even as desert winds and a parched landscape presented extremely hazardous conditions.