Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department
- Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department
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| Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department
(Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia)
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| Established |
1883 |
| Commissioner |
Dato' Hamzah bin Abu Bakar |
The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (Malay: Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia), popularly known as Bomba, is the fire and rescue services agency in Malaysia. The Malay term 'Bomba' is borrowed from the Portuguese word bombeiros which carries the same meaning.[clarification needed]
History
The fire and rescue services in Malaysia started in 1883 with the establishment of the Selangor state fire and rescue volunteers squad headed by H.F.Bellamy with 15 crews. In 1946 after the World War II, the Malayan Union Fire Services (MUS) was formed with Flight Lt. W.J Gerumandi being appointed as the Director of Malayan Union Fire Services. MUS was based in Kuala Lumpur.
Through the Federation of Malaya's agreement, the fire and rescue service was handed over to the state governments. The service was then integrated as a federal-level department on 1 January 1976, reporting to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. On 8 January 1977, the department was renamed as the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department.
Current Inventory
Vehicles
- Fireman motorcycles
- Terrain Buggy
- Isuzu light fire engine
- Scania medium fire engine
- Volvo heavy fire engine
- GMC C3500 Rapid Fire Rescue Tender
- Ford F350XL Rapid Fire Rescue Tender
Sea units
- Fire hovercraft
- Fire boat
Air units
Gallery
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Sniffing dog in rescue training session
External links
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