Over 50 Join Fire Service Volunteer Course
By Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan - More than 50 Mukim Berakas B residents Sunday showed up for a briefing on the first ever Bomba Volunteer Course.

The Department of Fire Services organized the course.

The programme will eventually spread out to every mukim and district in the country with hopes of creating reliable volunteering manpower in the event of an emergency, natural disaster or even for communal works.

The briefing was held at the Kampong Lambak Kanan Fire Department, which will also be the venue for the upcoming three-day course scheduled for March 25, March 27 and April 1. Meanwhile, the certificate presentation ceremony is planned for April 3.

Heading the volunteers at the briefing was Awg Hj Ismail bin Hj Apong, Mukim Berakas B Penghulu.

Awg Osman Jailani bin Haji Ismail, Assistant Commanding Officer, Public Relations Fire Services, was on hand to deliver the course structure and objectives.

He also provided a brief outline on the duties and responsibilities of the Fire Services.

The day saw participants being provided with the Bomba Volunteer Terms of Reference, outlining their extended roles and responsibilities as a volunteer.

The volunteers will work closely and provide support to the Fire Services Department in preserving the safety, harmony and welfare of their communities when facing situations and probabilities of natural disasters, human disasters, fire and other emergencies.

Emergencies include situations such as floods, typhoons, collapse of buildings and forest fire, among others.

The volunteers will also assist in community works such as welfare works, cleaning campaigns, tree cutting and forest clearing.

However, the volunteers were reminded to leave the riskier tasks such as snake catching to the experts.

During the three-day course, volunteers will undergo various exercises such as fitness, hose holding technique, marching and coupling. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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