KOTA BHARU, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- The Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia (JBPM), Malaysia Civil Defence Force (APM) and Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) in Kelantan have coordinated the allocation of operational areas by district to prevent overlapping responsibilities during flood response operations.
Floods: Kelantan Rescue Agencies Coordinate Operations To Avoid Overlapping Duties
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- Kelantan JBPM director Farhan Sufyan Borhan said the arrangement would enable each agency to provide an initial response within its designated area while ensuring that emergency calls from other locations were not left unattended.
- He said that without such coordination, several agencies could end up being dispatched to the same location after receiving emergency calls through the 999 hotline.
- Farhan Sufyan said operational areas had been divided at both district and state levels, while the on-scene command post would serve as a platform for coordinating disaster response operations.
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